Restaurant Style Dirty Rice Food

DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• In colander, rinse rice several times until water runs clear. Place rice in pot and add chicken stock. Bring to a boil then cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Do not overcook.
• Saute garlic, onions and bell peppers in vegetable oil until soft for about 15 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaf and cayenne and add to rice. Cook sausage and ground beef together in sautepan and add to rice.
• In separate pot place giblets, cover with water and simmer for 30 minutes with green onions, salt and pepper. Let cool enough to chop into small dice then add to rice mixture. Mix rice well and let simmer on lowest heat for an additional 30 minutes, stirring continuously, until flavors meld.

CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Cook the rice as usual. Move the cooked rice to a sheet pan and lay it out to cool. You need to start with cool rice. And yes, you can do this step a day ahead if you want.
• If you are using gizzards, clean them of grit and that silver membrane and either chop fine or grind in a meat grinder. A meat grinder is better, but not everyone has one. Alternately, you can use any ground meat. Either finely grind or finely chop the livers.
• Heat the duck fat over medium-high heat and, when it is hot, add the ground gizzards and the chopped livers. Toss to coat in the fat and then let them sit a bit to develop a crust on the bottom of the pan. Stir only occasionally, as you want to develop a good crust. If your Cajun seasoning isn't salty, salt the meat now.
• Pour about 1/4 cup of the broth into the pan and use it to scrape up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the onion, peppers, celery and garlic. Mix to combine and Cook for a solid 3 to 5 minutes, until the vegetables are soft.
• Sprinkle over the oregano and the Cajun seasoning and let a crust form on the bottom of the pan again. When it does, add the rest of the broth and the rice and mix to combine. Scrape the bottom of the pan again. When the liquid has almost totally evaporated, mix in the green onions. You're ready when the liquid has all evaporated. Serve hot.

RESTAURANT STYLE MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add the rice and gently stir until rice begins to lightly brown. Add the garlic, salt, and cumin and stir the rice til it looks golden.
• Add the tomato sauce and chicken broth and turn the heat up to medium high. Bring the mix to a boil then turn the heat to low and cover the pan with a lid. Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat and fluff with a fork, then stir in chopped cilantro.

DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and the chopped onions; saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Mix in the bell pepper, chili powder, ground annatto, chili flakes, cumin, and cinnamon. Saute for 2 minutes.
• Pour the rice into the saucepan and stir to coat. Add the water and 1 teaspoon salt, and bring the rice to a boil over high heat. Cover the pan and turn the heat to low. Simmer the rice for 25 minutes.
• When the rice is cooked, mix in tomatoes, corn, black beans, and pine nuts. Stir in salt, pepper and lime juice. When the mixture is heated through, spoon it onto plates and top with the sliced red onion and cilantro. Serve a wedge or two of lime with each plate to squeeze over the rice.

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.

DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• In a 2-quart saucepan, rinse rice with multiple changes of cold water until the water begins to turn clear. Drain rice well, return to saucepan, and cover with 2 cups (475ml) cold water along with a pinch of salt.
• Set saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, stir rice once, cover, and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Let rice stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff the rice with a fork; set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, in a 10- or 12-inch cast iron or stainless-steel skillet, heat 1 tablespoon (15ml) oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery and season with salt. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables begin to soften and onion becomes slightly translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook, stirring frequently to prevent scorching, for 1 minute longer.
• Add the ground meat or sausage, season lightly with salt, then increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring and breaking up chunks of meat with a wooden spoon, until meat is fully cooked and begins to brown in spots, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Scrape vegetables and meat onto a heatproof platter and set aside.
• Wipe out skillet, add remaining 1 tablespoon (15ml) oil and heat over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add chicken giblets and season lightly with salt. Cook, stirring often, until they are fully cooked through and browned on all sides, about 10 minutes (you can check doneness by cutting a thicker piece of giblet in half). Remove from heat.
• Working in batches, if necessary, transfer giblets to food processor or blender and pulse, scraping down sides as necessary, until very finely minced and almost smooth, about 2 minutes. If you don't have a blender or food processor, you can very finely mince the giblets with a knife after letting them cool.
• Wipe out the skillet once more. Return vegetable-meat mixture and processed giblets to skillet. Set over medium heat and stir in black pepper, ground sage, paprika, and cayenne.
• Stir in rice and season with salt, if needed. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring frequently, until all ingredients are incorporated and rice is fluffy and has taken on an even brown tint, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve.

DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Reserve ½ cup (250 ml) chicken broth and pour the rest into a pot.
• Add 1½ (350 ml) cup of water and the bay leaf. Put to boil.
• Add the rice, cover and cook for about 15 minutes over low-medium heat.
• Heat the bacon fat in a Dutch oven. Add the chopped beef and pork and crumble them with a wooden spoon.
• Add the onion, celery and green bell pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the beef is no longer pink and the vegetables are softened.
• Add the chicken liver and garlic and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
• Add the salt, Cajun seasoning and thyme.
• Add the reserved chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the Dutch oven to release all the brown pieces.
• Simmer one minute.
• Remove the bay leaf from the rice and add the rice in the Dutch oven. Stir well.
• Remove from the heat and serve very hot.

BOJANGLES DIRTY RICE RECIPE (EASY COPYCAT)

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet, cook sausage until browned, breaking it up as it cooks (about 10 minutes).
• Remove all but 2 Tablespoons of fat from the pan.
• To the pan, add bell pepper, onion, cayenne, garlic, paprika, and black pepper and stir together.
• With heat on medium, cook for about 10 minutes or until bell pepper is softened.
• Add cooked rice to skillet, reduce heat to low, and stir. Heat 5 minutes or until hot throughout. Serve right away.

RESTAURANT-STYLE MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Once hot, add onions and rice and sauté for 3 minutes then add jalapenos and sauté until rice is toasted, approximately 2-3 more minutes. Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds.
• Stir in all remaining Rice ingredients (except for cilantro and lime juice garnish). Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to LOW. Simmer 12-15 minutes, or until water is evaporated and rice is tender, stirring once at 8 minutes and replacing lid.
• Once water is evaporated, remove from heat, stir, cover and let sit undisturbed for 10 minutes.
• Add cilantro and lime juice if desired and fluff with a fork. Taste and season with additional salt or lime juice if desired.

DIRTY RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• Begin by putting the chicken livers into boiling water and cook until tender. Remove from the water and put in a food processor and process to a pate-like texture. Set aside.
• In a separate pot, add the bouillon granules to boiling water, and then add the eggplant. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Brown the meat in a lightly greased, heavy cast-iron pot. Pour off the excess grease. Remove the meat and melt the butter. Add the celery, onions and bell peppers and saute until tender. Add back the chicken livers, meat mixture and cooked eggplant. Add Cajun seasoning to taste. Slowly simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook the rice according to package directions and add to the dressing a bit at a time until you achieve the balance that you like of rice to dressing mix. At the very end, add the chopped green onion tops. Simmer for a few minutes longer.

DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Prepare vegetables as directed.
• Add crushed garlic.
• Brown sausage in large pot.
• Remove sausage and set aside.
• To sausage drippings, add enough bacon drippings or oil to make 1/2 cup.
• Add flour and brown, stirring constantly, over medium-high-heat until the roux is very dark brown (about the color of an old penny).
• Be careful not to scorch the roux.
• Immediately add chopped vegetables and stir and cook a few minutes.
• Then add chopped giblets and cook until pink color is gone.
• Add water, the sausage and seasonings and simmer 2 hours.
• 30 minutes before serving, add green onion tops and parsley.
• Before serving, add hot cooked rice, mix well.

RESTAURANT STYLE DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Put rice in a microwave safe bowl and add water just to cover rice.
• Cook 5 minutes on high.
• Mix the butter and onions into the hot rice until all of the butter has melted.
• Add the soy sauce and mushrooms and mix well.
• Enjoy!

GREEK RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine all of the ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.

CLASSIC CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large saucepan over high heat, bring the chicken broth to a boil.
• Add the chicken gizzards to the broth and reduce the heat to low; simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove the gizzards with a slotted spoon and grind or chop them very finely. Reserve the broth.
• Add the bacon drippings or oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter to a Dutch oven or flameproof casserole over medium heat. Once the oil and butter mixture is hot, add the ground pork and ground or chopped gizzards.
• Cook, stirring frequently until browned.
• Lower the heat. Add the onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne. Stir and continue cooking until the vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add the rice and reserved broth and then quickly bring to a boil. Heat the oven to 250 F.
• Stir, cover, and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet and sauté the minced chicken livers for 3 minutes.
• Toss the minced chicken livers with the rice, taste for seasoning, and adjust with more salt and pepper as needed.
• Cover the pan and place it in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• Fluff with a fork. Serve and enjoy.