Dirty rice is a traditional Cajun dish
made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver
or giblets, which give it a 'dirty' color and a mild but distinctive
flavor.
Dirty Rice
- 1 pound mild bulk pork sausage
- Melted bacon drippings or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and
finely chopped
- 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 8 ounces chicken giblets, finely chopped
- 2 cups water
- Red pepper hot sauce to taste
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 6 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 10 cups hot cooked rice
- Brown sausage in a large Dutch oven, stirring
until crumbled. Remove sausage, reserving drippings; set sausage
aside.
- Add enough bacon drippings to reserved
drippings to equal 1/2 cup; add flour, and cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly, until roux is caramel-colored, about 15
minutes.
- Add onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic;
cook until tender. Add giblets, and cook, stirring constantly,
5 minutes. Add water and seasonings to taste; stir well. Bring
to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
- Stir in green onion and parsley. Cover
and simmer an additional 20 minutes. Stir in rice just before
serving.
Makes 10 to 12 servings.
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