Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, cajun dirty rice. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Cajun Dirty Rice is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Cajun Dirty Rice is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cajun dirty rice using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Cajun Dirty Rice:
- Take 4 cup cooked rice
- Make ready 3 slice bacon
- Take 1 lb ground beef
- Take 2 -12 oz pkgs Zumo boudain, cases removed and crumbled or 1 lb. ground pork or 1 lb. chicken livers/gizzards, chopped
- Make ready 3 ribs celery, diced
- Get 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
- Make ready 1/2 sweet onion or regular yellow onion, diced
- Take 2 jalapeños, deseeded (unless you like the heat) and diced
- Get 4 green onions, chopped
- Get 3 garlic cloves, minced
- Get 1 tsp black pepper
- Take 1 1/2 tsp cajun seasoning (I use Slap Ya Mama cajun seasoning..yes, thats really a seasoning lol yum!)
Instructions to make Cajun Dirty Rice:
- In a large dutch oven or pot cook bacon until crispy. Remove and drain on paper towels. Set aside.
- In the bacon grease saute the onion, bell pepper, celery and jalapeño. Cook for 5 minutes until softened. Add garlic and saute for another 3 minutes.
- Add the ground beef and crumbled boudain. Cook until browned and cook through. DO NOT drain the grease.
- To the beef mixture add rice, black pepper, cajun seasoning, bacon and green onions. Mix well and test for your liking of seasonings to taste. Serve with a side of veggies or eat alone with your favorite hot sauce.
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