Lake Charles Dirty Rice Recipes

LAKE CHARLES DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the pork and chicken livers and cook, stirring, until browned. Add the salt, black pepper, and chili powder and stir often, but resist the impulse to stir constantly: You want the meat to stick to the pan and get crusty. Add 1/4 cup of the chicken broth and cook until it has evaporated, allowing the meat mixture to get browned and crusty and stick to the pan once again. Add the onion, celery, garlic, jalapeño, and oregano and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are nicely browned and crusty and beginning to stick to the pan. Add the rice, the remaining 1 1/4 cups broth, the scallions, and parsley. Stir until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is heated through.

LAKE CHARLES DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• In a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil over high heat. Add the pork and liver and cook, stirring, until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the salt, pepper, and chili powder to combine. Add 1/4 cup of the chicken stock and cook until evaporated, allowing the meat mixture to get browned and crusty once again and stick to the pan, an additional 5 to 6 minutes. (Resist the impulse to stir constantly: you want the meat to stick to the pan and get nice and crusty.)
• Add the onion, celery, jalapeno, garlic, and oregano and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are nicely browned and crusty and begin to stick to the pan, about 4 minutes. Add the remaining 1-1/4 cups stock and the rice, scallions, and parsley and stir until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is heated through, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with additional scallions and parsley, if desired.

DIRTY, DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a high-sided pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork until well browned and fat is rendered, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper; saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in paprika, cumin, black pepper, cayenne, garlic powder, oregano, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables continue to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium and add andouille sausage. Cook and stir to release some flavor, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in chicken livers and rice until well coated. Season with salt, pour in broth, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce. Cover tightly; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, without stirring, until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is starting to get tender, about 25 minutes.
• Add green onions and parsley; mix well. Continue cooking over low to medium-low heat until rice is tender, about 10 minutes more. Taste for seasoning and remove bay leaf before serving.

MIMI'S LOUISIANA DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and sausage; cook and stir, breaking into small pieces, until they begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add onion, bell peppers, celery, and garlic. Continue to cook and stir until meat is fully browned, 3 to 4 minutes more. Stir in soy sauce, black pepper, paprika, oregano, Cajun seasoning, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt.
• Stir in broth and bay leaves. Let simmer for 6 to 8 minutes. Fold in rice, 1 cup at a time, until fully coated. Mix in parsley. Simmer for 6 to 8 more minutes. Discard bay leaves and serve.

MADELINE ROSELAND'S DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice in turkey stock in microwave or rice steamer.
• If using the steamer, reduce turkey stock to 2 cups.
• Sauté garlic and vegetables in butter until soft.
• Add ground meat and seasoning to sautéed vegetables.
• Brown until done.
• Do not drain liquid--this is not a low fat recipe!
• Just continue cooking until the liquid is reduced almost completely (leave it a little juicy) back into the meat and vegetable mixture. You don't want the rice runny, just moist.
• Stir meat mixture into rice and serve.