Dirty Rice - New Orleans Style
This Dirty Rice is the kind you would find in New Orleans. This rice is wonderful and is a great side dish.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 pound chicken livers chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 pound pork sausage
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 to 3 green onions chopped
- 1 large green pepper I used half a green sweet pepper and half a red sweet pepper to add some color
- 1 clove of garlic smashed or chopped (could use a teaspoon garlic powder)
- 1 14.5 ounce can chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning I used my recipe for Cajun seasoning
- 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
- Several drops hot sauce or sprinkle cayenne optional
Instructions
- Melt butter in skillet and add chicken livers and sausage. Brown until almost done. (You can drain if needed.) Add celery, chopped onion, green onion, peppers and garlic and saute.
- Pour in chicken broth and add salt, black pepper, bay leaf, thyme, basil, Cajun seasoning and rice.
- Sprinkle on hot sauce or cayenne, bring to low boil, turn down to simmer, cover and cook for about 30 minutes or until rice is tender. Makes 6 to 8 servings.