I have eaten dirty rice or as we call it Rice Dressing since I was a baby. I don’t ever remember a time not eating rice dressing.
I make this for my family every holiday, and remember this really does taste better the next day.
Sauteing the vegetables in olive oil is a must, do not add garlic until last you don’t want to risk burning it.
This is what you end up with once all the vegetables and meat have been cooked. Looks good, I know.
Add parsley last after adding cooked rice and some gizzard cooking liquid if needed.
This is the finished product and yes, I ate it right out the bowl with a spoon, I just couldn’t help myself.
Creole Dirty Rice
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1 lb ground pork
1 small pack of chicken gizzards
1 bell pepper, diced
1/2 white onion, diced
1/2 red onion, diced
4 stalks celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bunch parsley, chopped
1 bunch of green onions
1 can beef broth-small
1 tablespoon. creole seasoning
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
4 cups cooked rice
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Directions:
Rinse chicken gizzards and add to a stock pot, cover with water, cook over medium heat for about 1 1/2 hours, adding more water if needed.
While gizzards cook, in a medium pan, add olive oil and heat over medium-high heat, add bell peppers, onions, and celery. Saute for about 5 minutes then add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
Add ground pork, break up, add seasonings and saute until browned and cooked through. Turn pork-vegetable mixture off heat and set aside.
When gizzards are fork tender, remove from heat, drain reserving gizzard liquid. Add gizzards to a food processor and chop lightly.
Add chopped gizzards to pork-vegetable mixture and heat over medium heat, mix well. Add one can of beef broth and cook for about 5 minutes.
Transfer mixture to a large bowl, add rice a little at a time until all rice has been added, mixing well. Add some gizzard cooking looking if mixture is too dry.
Add chopped parsley and mix well.
Check seasonings, and enjoy.
Anonymous
This looks delicious!
Anonymous
Thank you Sheena, this would go great with those greens you made the other day.