This dirty rice recipe is rice with browned ground meat and onion. It is not jambalaya or red beans and rice.
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Dirty Rice
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Dirty Rice. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 pound (225g) ground beef
- 1/2 pound (225g) ground pork
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups (450g) cooked long-grain rice
- 1/2 cup (120ml) broth
Instructions
- Brown the beef and pork in a skillet. Drain extra fat if the pan is swimming.
- Add onion, pepper, and celery. Cook until soft. Add garlic, paprika, thyme, and salt.
- Stir in the rice and broth.
- Cook until the rice is hot and the broth is gone.
Notes
Chicken liver is traditional and optional. Leave it out and the rice is still dirty rice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Cajun
Meat
Brown it hard. Gray meat makes bland rice.
Rice
Cold, cooked, long-grain.
Broth
A half cup to loosen. Not a soup.
Name
The meat colors the rice. There is no chocolate and no dirt.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 370 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Liver?
Two ounces, chopped, browned with the meat, if you want the classic flavor.
Raw rice?
This version uses cooked rice so it does not go mushy. Jambalaya cooks the rice in the pot.
Day-old rice?
Best. Fresh rice clumps.
Spice?
Paprika and thyme. Cayenne if you want heat.
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