**Indulge in a Culinary Journey with Dirty Rice Recipes: A Symphony of Flavors**
Dirty rice is a Creole and Cajun dish that originated in Louisiana, offering a delectable blend of flavors and textures. Typically made with long-grain rice, this dish gets its name from the uncooked rice being tossed in browned bits left in the cooking pot, giving it a "dirty" appearance. If you're looking to tantalize your taste buds with this iconic dish, we present you with four enticing dirty rice recipes that will transport you to the heart of Louisiana's culinary heritage.
1. **Classic Dirty Rice**: Experience the traditional flavors of dirty rice with this classic recipe, featuring a harmonious balance of aromatic vegetables, savory sausage, and tender rice.
2. **Smoked Sausage Dirty Rice**: Elevate your dirty rice game with smoky, flavorful sausage. This recipe adds an extra layer of richness and depth to the dish, making it a perfect choice for a hearty meal.
3. **Loaded Dirty Rice**: Prepare to indulge in a loaded version of dirty rice that's packed with an abundance of ingredients. From tender chicken to succulent shrimp, this recipe promises a satisfying and flavorful experience.
4. **Seafood Dirty Rice**: Embark on a coastal culinary adventure with seafood dirty rice, a delightful combination of shrimp, crab, and fish. This seafood extravaganza is sure to impress your taste buds and leave you craving more.
Whether you prefer the classic or a more elaborate version, these dirty rice recipes offer something for every palate. Get ready to immerse yourself in a symphony of flavors and textures that will leave you craving for more.
DIRTY RICE
This is an easy recipe to make and it's very flavorful and spicy.
Provided by Candice
Categories Main Dish Recipes Rice Beans and Rice Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- In a heavy saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and the chopped onions; saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Mix in the bell pepper, chili powder, ground annatto, chili flakes, cumin, and cinnamon. Saute for 2 minutes.
- Pour the rice into the saucepan and stir to coat. Add the water and 1 teaspoon salt, and bring the rice to a boil over high heat. Cover the pan and turn the heat to low. Simmer the rice for 25 minutes.
- When the rice is cooked, mix in tomatoes, corn, black beans, and pine nuts. Stir in salt, pepper and lime juice. When the mixture is heated through, spoon it onto plates and top with the sliced red onion and cilantro. Serve a wedge or two of lime with each plate to squeeze over the rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 409.1 calories, Carbohydrate 71.4 g, Fat 9 g, Fiber 9.1 g, Protein 13.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 424.2 mg, Sugar 5.8 g
DIRTY, DIRTY RICE
Believe it or not, the first place I ever had dirty rice was at Popeyes®. They were out of the red beans and rice. I'd never been a huge fan of liver before, but not only have I come to love dirty rice, I've also started to crave it with even more "dirt," i.e. more liver, pork, and aromatic vegetables, hence this redundantly named dish. While the traditional method cooks the rice first before "soiling" it, here we add all the "filth" at the beginning and cook it into the rice.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Pork Shoulder Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Heat oil in a high-sided pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork until well browned and fat is rendered, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper; saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in paprika, cumin, black pepper, cayenne, garlic powder, oregano, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables continue to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and add andouille sausage. Cook and stir to release some flavor, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in chicken livers and rice until well coated. Season with salt, pour in broth, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce. Cover tightly; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, without stirring, until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is starting to get tender, about 25 minutes.
- Add green onions and parsley; mix well. Continue cooking over low to medium-low heat until rice is tender, about 10 minutes more. Taste for seasoning and remove bay leaf before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 355.8 calories, Carbohydrate 55.2 g, Cholesterol 151.5 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 15.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 1479.9 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
DIRTY RICE
This is an old Louisiana recipe that I've had longer than I can remember. It's a very popular Southern dish. To turn this into a main meal, simply add more sausage and chicken livers. -Mrs. Lum Day, Bastrop, Louisiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 30m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large skillet, cook sausage for 2-3 minutes; stir in chicken livers. Cook until sausage and chicken livers are no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain and set aside. , In the same skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, celery and green onions. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender, 3-5 minutes. Add parsley and garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add broth, basil, thyme, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Stir in rice, sausage and chicken livers. Heat through, stirring constantly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 148 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 97mg cholesterol, Sodium 325mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
ANN'S DIRTY RICE
Quick and easy dinner. A family favorite. This was my mother's recipe. In my humble opinion she was the best cook ever. This recipe is very versatile and can be seasoned so many different ways. Please feel free to try your own favorite seasoning combinations. My two boys who are now 27 and 31 and my husband request this simple dinner frequently and I have taught the boys to make it but they say mine tastes different. I love to cook and they love to eat. This is such a simple recipe and I usually double so they have plenty to take home with them. It heats up well.
Provided by Ann Bray
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef, onion, green and red peppers, beef bullion, salt, seasoned salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in the water and rice. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.8 calories, Carbohydrate 43.3 g, Cholesterol 69.8 mg, Fat 18.3 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 23.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 701 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
NEW ORLEANS DIRTY RICE OR CAJUN RICE RECIPE
Cajun rice or "dirty rice" is a well loved New Orleans dish and a Louisiana classic, with as many different recipes as there are cooks. Traditional Dirty Rice uses chopped chicken livers which gives it a distinctive flavor and a dark color dubbing it "dirty" rice. It typically includes the trinity with da' Pope, which is diced...
Provided by Donna Graffagnino
Categories Rice Sides
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- 1. In a large Dutch oven or saucepan, over medium-high heat, sauté the sausage, beef, and livers until no pink remains. Drain all but 3 Tbsp from the pan. (If sausage is very lean add bacon grease or butter to pan to make 3 Tbsp.)
- 2. Add the bell pepper, onions, and celery. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- 3. Cook for 5-7 minutes until the veggies begin to soften and brown. Add the rice, green onions, and garlic; continue to stir for 1-2 minutes until the rice begins to toast or turn brown.
- 4. Add the worcestershire sauce, beef & chicken stock, creole seasoning, sage, and bay leaves. Mix well, turn the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- 5. Cook until the rice is fully tender and the broth has been absorbed. Stir well and remove from heat, then stir in the chopped parsley.
- 6. *Cooks Notes: Don't let the Sage scare you off because you don't taste the small amount of sage in this recipe but it does make a difference in the taste, so don't leave it out. I personally do not like sage in anything, but this recipe is the exception. Some people like to put diced pork or Andouille sausage in their Dirty Rice, which is fine - almost anything goes, however, adding sausage or tomatoes will lean the dish towards a Jambalaya. Dirty Rice shouldn't be too wet or gummy, the grains should separate easily and still be moist enough to hold together on your fork.
DIRTY RICE
Provided by Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 tp 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In colander, rinse rice several times until water runs clear. Place rice in pot and add chicken stock. Bring to a boil then cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Do not overcook.
- Saute garlic, onions and bell peppers in vegetable oil until soft for about 15 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaf and cayenne and add to rice. Cook sausage and ground beef together in sautepan and add to rice.
- In separate pot place giblets, cover with water and simmer for 30 minutes with green onions, salt and pepper. Let cool enough to chop into small dice then add to rice mixture. Mix rice well and let simmer on lowest heat for an additional 30 minutes, stirring continuously, until flavors meld.
CAJUN DIRTY RICE
One of our family's all-time favorites. Make it as spicy or mild as you please. It is hearty on a cold winter's night. If you are cooking for a crowd, this recipe can easily be doubled. Be sure to serve this with cornbread!
Provided by SEISEN
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef, sausage, and onion; drain.
- In a large pan, combine rice mix and 2 cups water. Add diced tomatoes and chilies. Stir in the kidney beans. Bring to a boil, then add meat mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Return to boil, reduce heat, and cover, stirring occasionally. Cook for 25 minutes, until rice is easily fluffed with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 484.8 calories, Carbohydrate 41.4 g, Cholesterol 72.3 mg, Fat 23.5 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 26.2 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 1541.4 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
PAUL PRUDHOMME'S REAL CAJUN DIRTY RICE
Steps:
- how to prepare Place the oil, gizzards, pork and bay leaves in a large, heavy skillet, preferably nonstick, over high heat and stir well. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is thoroughly browned, about 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the Poultry Magic®, mustard and cumin, then add the onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic. Stir thoroughly, scraping the skillet bottom well, and add the butter and stir until melted. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly and scraping the skillet bottom well, for 4 minutes. Add the rice and cook, constantly stirring and scraping the skillet bottom, for 4 minutes, when the rice should start to crackle and pop. Add the stock and stir to loosen any bits stuck to the bottom of the skillet, then cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes. Stir in the chicken livers, cover the skillet, and reduce the heat to very low. Cook for 10 minutes, remove from the heat, and leave covered until the rice is tender, about 10 minutes. (The rice is finished this way to preserve the delicate flavor of the livers by not overcooking them.) Remove the bay leaves and serve immediately.
SOUTHERN DIRTY RICE
This recipe has been passed down for generations.
Provided by Kathleen
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pulse gizzards in food processor, then pulse livers.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan. Saute onion and gizzards over medium heat, stirring constantly, until meat begins to brown (about 5 minutes). Add livers and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until brown (about 3 minutes).
- Add rice and stir until coated with oil. Add broth, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook about 20 minutes, until rice has absorbed liquid. Sprinkle with green onion and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.6 calories, Carbohydrate 41.7 g, Cholesterol 127.4 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 11.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 28.8 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
ZATARAIN'S DIRTY RICE, JAZZED UP VERSION
I love dirty rice, Zatarain's packaged mix has the perfect blend of seasonings and spices, in my opinion. However, I like mine with some add-ins. This quick, easy, and if you like dirty rice, the only disappointment you may have is that you didn't double the recipe. Enjoy!--
Provided by Uncle 12
Categories Cajun
Time 30m
Yield 10 cups, 9-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large pot, combine ground beef and sausage, crumble and mix very well and brown over medium heat. Continue to stir and crumble meat until done.
- Drain fat.
- Add onions, garlic and Zatarains rice mix, (12oz) and specified amount of water (3-1/2 cups).
- Return to high heat, until boiling. Then reduce heat to simmer/low and cook covered for about 20 minutes until rice is tender.
- Stir occasionally.
- Remove from heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes.
- Do a final stir, and serve. I like mine with a little squirt of sriracha as it adds bit of heat and more flavor.
- Enjoy~!
KE'S CAJUN (DIRTY) RICE
This is rice with a kick. It is best served with Cajun chicken or another Cajun dish. You will love how this complements your main dish; however, because this rice contains some meat, it can be eaten alone. Enjoy!
Provided by akatenacious3
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring 1 1/2 cup of water to a boil in a saucepan, and stir in the brown rice. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 40 to 50 minutes. Set the rice aside.
- Place ground turkey into a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the turkey until the meat gives up some of its fat, 2 to 3 minutes; stir in green bell pepper, onion, and minced garlic. Cook and stir until the turkey is crumbly and no longer pink and the vegetables are tender, 5 to 8 more minutes. Drain excess grease, if necessary. Stir in the cooked brown rice, garlic powder, celery flakes, Cajun seasoning, black pepper, and 1/3 cup water.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer, and cook until the liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and additional black pepper, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 141 calories, Carbohydrate 18.1 g, Cholesterol 27.9 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 9.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 106.6 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
SHRIMP, CRAB, CRAWFISH, SAUSAGE, CORN AND DIRTY RICE CASSEROLE
Make and share this Shrimp, Crab, Crawfish, Sausage, Corn and Dirty Rice Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by TxGriffLover
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- First melt the butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Drop in the smoked sausage and cook until slightly browned. Stir in the shrimp and cook until they turn pink, about 3 minutes. Do not overcook the shrimp. Toss in the bell pepper and cook another 3 minutes until tender.
- Pour the water into the pot, stir everything and bring to a boil. Whisk in the dirty rice mix and return to a boil. When everything is fully combined, stir in the corn, shrimp soup, green onions, mushrooms and Kitchen Bouquet.
- At this stage, reduce the heat to low, cover the pot tightly, and simmer for about 25 minutes or until almost all of the liquid is evaporated.
- Fold in the crab meat and crawfish tails. Cover the pot, remove from the burner and let stand for about 5 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork before serving.
CAJUN DIRTY RICE DRESSING
My early years were split between rural east Texas and the heart of Louisiana's Cajun Country....back in my elementary days (before school lunches came frozen in boxes) this was a lunch room staple in Lafayette, Louisiana.....prepared daily by the mother's of my Cajun friends who worked part time in the school cafeteria. To this day a big helping of hot Dirty Rice takes me back to 4th grade! This recipe, from Chef Patrick Mould, calls for ground pork and beef only; which works well for me because, if I'm the one doing the cooking, I simply can not deal with chicken livers! This makes a LOT of Dirty Rice....so if your not cooking for a lunch room full of hungry kids, you may want to 1/2 or even 1/4 the recipe. For the 'dark roux' I recommend you reference recipe #47651 by chef #15851
Provided by FolkDiva
Categories Cajun
Time 1h40m
Yield 20 , 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat large pot over medium heat. Add pork and beef and cook until meat is browned.
- Add 1 cup of onions, 1/2 cup of bell pepper, 1/2 cup of celery, 2 tablespoons garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add dark roux and cook for additional 5 minutes.
- Add Cajun seasoning, salt, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, thyme, hot sauce and pepper.
- Bring mixture to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add remaining onion, celery and bell pepper, cover pot and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in green onions and parsley.
- Stir in cooked rice until completely incorporated.
CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH DIRTY RICE STUFFING AND CREOLE MUSTARD SAUCE
Steps:
- In a small bowl combine well the thyme, the salt, pepper to taste, and the oil and rub the mixture all over the pork, patted dry. Arrange the pork on an oiled round of heavy-duty foil slightly larger than the bottom of the pork in the middle of a lightly oiled shallow roasting pan and fill the center of the crown with some of the stuffing, mounding it. Roast the stuffed pork, the stuffing covered with another oiled round of foil, in a preheated 450°F. oven for 20 minutes, reduce the heat to 325°F., and roast the stuffed pork for 2 1/4 hours more, or until a meat thermometer registers 160°F., or for 2 1/2 hours more, or until a meat thermometer registers 170°F., for well-done meat. In a 2-quart shallow baking dish bake the remaining stuffing in the 325°F. oven during the last 30 minutes of the pork'1s roasting time. Transfer the pork to a platter and let it stand for 15 minutes.
- While the pork is standing add the wine to the roasting pan, deglaze the pan over moderately high heat, scraping up the brown bits, and strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a small saucepan. Add 1/2 cup water and boil the mixture until it is reduced to about 2/3 cup. Add the cream, boil the mixture, stirring, until it is reduced to about 3/4 cup, and whisk in the mustard and salt and pepper to taste. Discard the foil from the stuffing, arrange the parsley and the tomatoes decoratively around the pork, and serve the pork with the mustard sauce and the remaining stuffing.
PORK CHOPS AND DIRTY RICE
This recipe is very easy and quite tasty. I have made it every year for the last 25 years. Children seem to love it. The rice has a wonderful flavor.
Provided by BELVEAL
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes Baked
Time 1h25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat; brown the pork chops on both sides. Remove the pork chops from the skillet, reserving the drippings in the skillet; add the onion soup mix and the water to the drippings; cook and stir until hot.
- Spread the rice evenly into the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Lay the pork chops atop the rice. Pour the mixture from the skillet over the pork chops and rice; cover.
- Place covered dish in preheated oven and bake 45 minutes. Remove cover and bake until the pork is no longer pink in the center, another 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397.9 calories, Carbohydrate 41.3 g, Cholesterol 54.3 mg, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 25.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 657.4 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
LAKE CHARLES DIRTY RICE
Provided by Donald Link
Categories Chicken Pork Poultry Side Mardi Gras Dinner Meat Sugar Conscious Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the pork and chicken livers and cook, stirring, until browned. Add the salt, black pepper, and chili powder and stir often, but resist the impulse to stir constantly: You want the meat to stick to the pan and get crusty. Add 1/4 cup of the chicken broth and cook until it has evaporated, allowing the meat mixture to get browned and crusty and stick to the pan once again. Add the onion, celery, garlic, jalapeño, and oregano and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are nicely browned and crusty and beginning to stick to the pan. Add the rice, the remaining 1 1/4 cups broth, the scallions, and parsley. Stir until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is heated through.
DIRTY RICE DRESSING
Steps:
- Begin by putting the chicken livers into boiling water and cook until tender. Remove from the water and put in a food processor and process to a pate-like texture. Set aside.
- In a separate pot, add the bouillon granules to boiling water, and then add the eggplant. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Brown the meat in a lightly greased, heavy cast-iron pot. Pour off the excess grease. Remove the meat and melt the butter. Add the celery, onions and bell peppers and saute until tender. Add back the chicken livers, meat mixture and cooked eggplant. Add Cajun seasoning to taste. Slowly simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice according to package directions and add to the dressing a bit at a time until you achieve the balance that you like of rice to dressing mix. At the very end, add the chopped green onion tops. Simmer for a few minutes longer.
LOUISIANA DIRTY RICE - CAJUN STYLE
Don't let the name keep you from trying this savory Louisiana classic. Dirty Rice is generally served as a side dish, but is fairly substantial and would make a satisfying main course for lunch or a light supper.
Provided by Alan in SW Florida
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, bring the gizzards, chicken broth, and water to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the gizzards are tender, about 45 minutes. Reserving the broth, remove the gizzards, and when they are cool enough to handle, mince them and set them aside.
- In a Dutch oven or flameproof casserole, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Reserving the fat in the pan, drain the bacon on paper towels; crumble and set aside.
- In the bacon fat, saute the gizzards over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add the green and red bell peppers, the onion, scallions, carrots, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Cook over medium heat until vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the rice and reserved broth. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir once, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the chicken livers and saute until firm, about 5 minutes. Let the livers cool slightly, then coarsely chop them. Toss the chicken livers and bacon with the rice. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
DIRTY RICE
An Authentic recipe for Cajun Dirty rice. My Mother got from a restaurant in LA. Takes a while to cook, but well worth the results.
Provided by ImNotHere
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h15m
Yield 16-20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Prepare vegetables as directed.
- Add crushed garlic.
- Brown sausage in large pot.
- Remove sausage and set aside.
- To sausage drippings, add enough bacon drippings or oil to make 1/2 cup.
- Add flour and brown, stirring constantly, over medium-high-heat until the roux is very dark brown (about the color of an old penny).
- Be careful not to scorch the roux.
- Immediately add chopped vegetables and stir and cook a few minutes.
- Then add chopped giblets and cook until pink color is gone.
- Add water, the sausage and seasonings and simmer 2 hours.
- 30 minutes before serving, add green onion tops and parsley.
- Before serving, add hot cooked rice, mix well.
PAPPADEAUX DIRTY RICE RECIPE - (3.8/5)
Provided by jackiemo
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Brown the ground meat mixture in the oil. Stir in seasoning mixture and the bay leaf and saute about one minute. Add vegetables and sauté 3 to 4 minutes on high heat, stirring frequently. Add the uncooked rice and mix in well. Cover and simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. Stir in steamed rice.
Tips
- Using trinity of diced celery, green bell pepper, and chopped onion is the base of many Cajun and Creole dishes. To save time, pre-chop these ingredients and store them in the refrigerator for future use.
- Washing rice thoroughly before cooking is recommended to remove excess starch and prevent the rice from becoming sticky. Rinse until the water runs clear.
- Cooking the rice in chicken or vegetable broth adds flavor to the dish. To further enhance the taste, consider using a combination of both broths.
- Chopped ham, chicken, or sausage are common additions to dirty rice. Feel free to experiment with different proteins or use a combination of them.
- Green onions and fresh parsley provide freshness and color to the dish. Add them just before serving to maintain their crisp texture.
- When cooking the rice, use a heavy-bottomed pot to ensure even cooking and prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Let the cooked dirty rice rest for a few minutes before serving to allow it to absorb any excess liquid and to develop a more complex flavor.
Conclusion
With its combination of savory flavors and textures, dirty rice is a versatile dish that can be enjoyed on its own or served as a side dish with grilled meats, fish, or vegetables. The addition of trinity (a mix of diced celery, green bell pepper, and onion), protein, and herbs creates a hearty and flavorful dish that is sure to impress. Whether you follow a traditional recipe or experiment with your own variations, dirty rice is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion.
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