Cookbook:Dirty Rice

| Cajun cuisine

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)
 * 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)
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 cup cooked rice

Procedure

 * 1) Mince onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic.
 * 2) Grind livers and gizzards.
 * 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) Stir in the onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, Tabasco, salt, pepper, paprika, mustard, cumin, thyme, and oregano; stir thoroughly, scraping pan bottom well.
 * 5) Add the butter and stir until melted.
 * 6) Reduce heat to medium and cook about 8 minutes, stirring constantly and scraping pan bottom well.
 * 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) Stir in the chicken livers and cook about 2 minutes.
 * 9) Add the rice and stir thoroughly; cover pan and turn heat to very low; cook about 5 minutes.
 * 10) Remove from heat and leave covered until rice is tender, about 10 minutes.
 * 11) Remove bay leaves and serve immediately.