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Dirty Rice

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Dirty rice is a traditional Cajun dish made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver or giblets, which give it a dark ("dirty") color.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons chicken fat
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ lb (225 g) chicken gizzards (optional) (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • ¼ lb (110 g) pork, ground
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 yellow onion
  • ½ teaspoon thyme
  • 1½ stalks celery
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • ½ ea. green bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 cups pork stock
  • 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • ½ lb (225 g) chicken livers (optional) (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cooked rice

Instructions

  1. 1
    Mince onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic.
  2. 2
    Grind livers and gizzards.
  3. 3
    Place fat, gizzards, pork and bay leaves in large heavy skillet over high heat; cook until meat is thoroughly browned, about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. 4
    Stir in the onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, Tabasco, salt, pepper, paprika, mustard, cumin, thyme, and oregano; stir thoroughly, scraping pan bottom well.
  5. 5
    Add the butter and stir until melted.
  6. 6
    Reduce heat to medium and cook about 8 minutes, stirring constantly and scraping pan bottom well.
  7. 7
    Add the stock or water and stir until any mixture sticking to the pan bottom comes loose; cook about 8 minutes over high heat, stirring once.
  8. 8
    Stir in the chicken livers and cook about 2 minutes.
  9. 9
    Add the rice and stir thoroughly; cover pan and turn heat to very low; cook about 5 minutes.
  10. 10
    Remove from heat and leave covered until rice is tender, about 10 minutes.
  11. 11
    Remove bay leaves and serve immediately.
Category
Side Dishes

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Dirty_Rice