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Dirty Rice

A Deep South one-pot of rice cooked with browned pork and chopped chicken livers, bell pepper, celery and chile. The livers give it its dusky color and rich savory depth.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total1 h 19 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 4 tbspolive oil
  • 1onion, finely chopped
  • ½ stalkcelery, finely chopped
  • 1green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 250 gground pork
  • 200 gchicken livers, trimmed and finely chopped
  • 1green chile, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tspsmoked paprika
  • 1 tspcoriander seeds, crushed
  • 300 glong-grain white rice
  • 600 mlchicken stock, hot, about 2 1/2 cups
  • 1 sprigthyme, large
  • 15 gflat-leaf parsley, leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsporegano leaves, finely chopped
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Contains

  • Celery
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Oregano
  • Thyme
  • Parsley
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Paprika
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Dutch oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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