Treat your taste buds to a bowl of Dirty Rice! This hearty dish is a Louisiana staple that’s sure to satisfy with every comforting spoonful.
Dirty Rice
Makes 4 to 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ pound diced smoked sausage
- ½ pound chopped chicken livers
- ½ pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- ½ cup chopped celery
- ½ cup chopped green onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 dried bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
- 2 cups beef broth
- Essential Long-Grain Rice
- (recipe follows)
- Garnish: sliced green onion, fresh oregano
Essential Long-Grain Rice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups long-grain white rice
- 4 cups water or chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove sausage from skillet using a slotted spoon.
- In same skillet, cook livers, beef, and Cajun seasoning over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes. Add bell peppers, yellow onion, celery, green onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and oregano, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, 7 to 10 minutes.
- Stir broth into meat mixture; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Stir in sausage and Essential Long-Grain Rice; cook,
- stirring occasionally, until liquid is absorbed and rice is heated through, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and discard bay leaves. Garnish with green onion and oregano, if desired.
Essential Long-Grain Rice
- In a medium stockpot, melt butter over medium high heat. Add rice, and cook, stirring frequently,
- until aromatic and opaque, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add 4 cups water or broth and salt, and stir until well combined. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
