Dirty Rice
Difficulty 3/5 Ingredients 20 Steps 11
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
Steps
- Mince onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic.
- Grind livers and gizzards.
- Place fat, gizzards, pork and bay leaves in large heavy skillet over high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until meat is thoroughly browned, about 6 min.
- Stir in onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, Tabasco, salt, pepper, paprika, mustard, cumin, thyme and oregano. Stir thoroughly, scraping pan bottom well.
- Add butter. Stir until melted.
- Reduce heat to medium. Cook about 8 min, stirring constantly and scraping pan bottom well.
- Add stock or water. Stir until stuck mixture loosens from pan bottom. Cook over high heat about 8 min, stirring once.
- Stir in chicken livers. Cook about 2 min.
- Add rice. Stir thoroughly. Cover pan. Turn heat to very low. Cook about 5 min.
- Remove from heat. Leave covered until rice is tender, about 10 min.
- Remove bay leaves. Serve immediately.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Dirty Rice” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2026-02-03, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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