Best Cajun Dirty Rice Recipes

NEW ORLEANS DIRTY RICE OR CAJUN RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. In a large Dutch oven or saucepan, over medium-high heat, sauté the sausage, beef, and livers until no pink remains. Drain all but 3 Tbsp from the pan. (If sausage is very lean add bacon grease or butter to pan to make 3 Tbsp.)
• 2. Add the bell pepper, onions, and celery. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• 3. Cook for 5-7 minutes until the veggies begin to soften and brown. Add the rice, green onions, and garlic; continue to stir for 1-2 minutes until the rice begins to toast or turn brown.
• 4. Add the worcestershire sauce, beef & chicken stock, creole seasoning, sage, and bay leaves. Mix well, turn the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 5. Cook until the rice is fully tender and the broth has been absorbed. Stir well and remove from heat, then stir in the chopped parsley.
• 6. *Cooks Notes: Don't let the Sage scare you off because you don't taste the small amount of sage in this recipe but it does make a difference in the taste, so don't leave it out. I personally do not like sage in anything, but this recipe is the exception. Some people like to put diced pork or Andouille sausage in their Dirty Rice, which is fine - almost anything goes, however, adding sausage or tomatoes will lean the dish towards a Jambalaya. Dirty Rice shouldn't be too wet or gummy, the grains should separate easily and still be moist enough to hold together on your fork.

CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef, sausage, and onion; drain.
• In a large pan, combine rice mix and 2 cups water. Add diced tomatoes and chilies. Stir in the kidney beans. Bring to a boil, then add meat mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Return to boil, reduce heat, and cover, stirring occasionally. Cook for 25 minutes, until rice is easily fluffed with a fork.

PAUL PRUDHOMME'S REAL CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• how to prepare Place the oil, gizzards, pork and bay leaves in a large, heavy skillet, preferably nonstick, over high heat and stir well. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is thoroughly browned, about 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in the Poultry Magic®, mustard and cumin, then add the onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic. Stir thoroughly, scraping the skillet bottom well, and add the butter and stir until melted. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly and scraping the skillet bottom well, for 4 minutes. Add the rice and cook, constantly stirring and scraping the skillet bottom, for 4 minutes, when the rice should start to crackle and pop. Add the stock and stir to loosen any bits stuck to the bottom of the skillet, then cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes. Stir in the chicken livers, cover the skillet, and reduce the heat to very low. Cook for 10 minutes, remove from the heat, and leave covered until the rice is tender, about 10 minutes. (The rice is finished this way to preserve the delicate flavor of the livers by not overcooking them.) Remove the bay leaves and serve immediately.

CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Bring rice, 1 3/4 cups water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until rice is tender, 15 minutes. Uncover, fluff with a fork, and set aside to cool.
• Combine broth, Worcestershire, soy sauce, paprika, and oregano and set aside. Heat a large skillet (preferably cast-iron) over high. Add 1 tablespoon oil and beef; season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally to break up and brown meat all over, about 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate.
• Return skillet to high heat. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil, onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Sprinkle with salt. Cook, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan and stirring often so garlic doesn't burn, until just starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Add liver and cook, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring occasionally until rice is heated through and browned in places, 3 minutes. Return beef to skillet and add broth mixture. Cook until liquid is completely absorbed and rice gets browned and crisp in places, stirring and scraping every 30 seconds, about 5 minutes more. Check seasoning. Serve with sliced jalapenos and hot sauce.

CAJUN DIRTY RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat large pot over medium heat. Add pork and beef and cook until meat is browned.
• Add 1 cup of onions, 1/2 cup of bell pepper, 1/2 cup of celery, 2 tablespoons garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add dark roux and cook for additional 5 minutes.
• Add Cajun seasoning, salt, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, thyme, hot sauce and pepper.
• Bring mixture to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add remaining onion, celery and bell pepper, cover pot and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Stir in green onions and parsley.
• Stir in cooked rice until completely incorporated.

KE'S CAJUN (DIRTY) RICE

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/2 cup of water to a boil in a saucepan, and stir in the brown rice. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 40 to 50 minutes. Set the rice aside.
• Place ground turkey into a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the turkey until the meat gives up some of its fat, 2 to 3 minutes; stir in green bell pepper, onion, and minced garlic. Cook and stir until the turkey is crumbly and no longer pink and the vegetables are tender, 5 to 8 more minutes. Drain excess grease, if necessary. Stir in the cooked brown rice, garlic powder, celery flakes, Cajun seasoning, black pepper, and 1/3 cup water.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer, and cook until the liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and additional black pepper, if desired.

LOUISIANA DIRTY RICE - CAJUN STYLE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring the gizzards, chicken broth, and water to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the gizzards are tender, about 45 minutes. Reserving the broth, remove the gizzards, and when they are cool enough to handle, mince them and set them aside.
• In a Dutch oven or flameproof casserole, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Reserving the fat in the pan, drain the bacon on paper towels; crumble and set aside.
• In the bacon fat, saute the gizzards over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add the green and red bell peppers, the onion, scallions, carrots, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Cook over medium heat until vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the rice and reserved broth. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir once, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the chicken livers and saute until firm, about 5 minutes. Let the livers cool slightly, then coarsely chop them. Toss the chicken livers and bacon with the rice. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

AUTHENTIC CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• 1. For the dark roux. In a heavy pot melt the oil and get it hot. Slowly whisk in the flour and continue to whisk and cook over medium heat until dark brown dark brown about 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool and set aside.
• 2. Heat a large pot over medium heat and add the pork, chicken livers, onions, celery and garlic. Cook and saute until meat is no longer pink. Add the dark roux and cook for 5 minutes.
• 3. Add the Cajun seasoning, salt, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, thyme, and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil, lower heat and simmer 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and discard. Stir in the rice and cook 5 minutes. Stir in the green onion and parsley and cook 1 minute.

MAW-MAW'S TRUE LOUISIANA CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground beef and ground pork together. Then add livers and gizzards and brown those a little.
• 2. Add yellow onion and salt and pepper to taste.
• 3. Add broth, parsley, and green onions. Cook until meat is tender and broth has reduced by a third.
• 4. While broth is reducing, cook four cups of long grain white rice in a rice cooker if available (NOT PARBOILED RICE)
• 5. When rice is done and broth has reduced by a third, add about a cup of rice at a time, mixing thoroughly. Add enough rice until mixture is still wet and there is a good proportion of rice to meat.

CAT'S CAJUN DIRTY CAULIFLOWER "RICE"

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Cook and stir seasoning blend in a large skillet over medium heat until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cauliflower and garlic; cook and stir until slightly softened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir cooked ground beef, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, Creole seasoning, pepper, garlic powder, onion salt, and bay leaf into the cauliflower mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, until almost all of the beef broth has been absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in green onions and hot sauce. Discard bay leaf before serving.

CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Place chicken gizzards and bay leaves in a saucepan and cover with water to one inch above gizzards. Bring to a simmer and cook with cover on at least 30 minutes while chopping and preparing ingredients. When done preparing ingredients, drain gizzards, (reserve water if you want to use for part of stock) and chop fine.
• While gizzards are cooking, chop veggies and gather spices. I personally use my food processor to speed up the process of grinding the livers and chopping the veggies.
• If you are going to sub out the chicken livers for ground beef or ground turkey, brown it while browning the pork mixture and then reserve -- drained. If you are using roasted chicken, shred it now and reserve.
• Place oil, simmered, drained & chopped gizzards & ground pork in a large heavy skillet over high heat and stir well; cook until meat is thoroughly browned, 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain all oil off and put back on burner.
• Lower heat to medium and stir in Poultry Magic, mustard and cumin. Then, add onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic; stir thoroughly, scraping pan bottom well. Add butter and stir until melted. Reduce heat to medium and cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly and scraping pan bottom well. (if you are not using a heavy-bottomed skillet, mixture will stick a lot).
• Add rice and cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring and scraping pan bottom constantly (the rice should crackle and pop and look similar to puffed rice cereal). Add stock and stir until any mixture sticking to pan bottom comes loose; cook about 4 minutes over high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Then stir in ground (or chopped fine) chicken livers (or your subbed ingredient), cover pan and turn heat to low; cook about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and leave covered until rice is tender, about 10 minutes. (The rice is finished this way so as not to overcook livers and to preserve their delicate flavor) Remove bay leaves and serve immediately.
• For liver haters, substitute ground beef or chicken. Still tastes good, but it's not authentic Creole.

EASY DIRTY RICE WITH CAJUN SPICED GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Heat olive oil in heavy skillet. When olive oil is hot, add onions and andouille sausage. Saute until onions are transparent and sausage is browned. Set aside.
• 2. In Pampered Chef rice cooker, add chicken broth. Stir in rice and seasonings. Add onions and sausage, stir well. Place cover on rice cooker and microwave on high for 20 minutes.
• 3. Remove cooker from microwave and remove cover. Add a small amount of butter, if desired and fluff with fork, making sure all liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. You may cover and return to microwave for about 5 more minutes if necessary. Serve with Cajun Spiced Gravy (directions to follow).
• 4. CAJUN SPICED GRAVY: Melt butter in heavy saucepan. When butter is melted, whisk in flour until well blended. Combine broth, milk and seasonings and slowly whisk into butter mixture. Bring to a boil on medium heat, stirring constantly and cook until thickened. If gravy seems too thin, mix about a tablespoon of flour with a little milk to make a thin paste and whisk in a little at a time until desired thickness is reached. If mixture seems too thick, you may add a little more milk. Remove from heat and transfer to serving dish to serve with dirty rice.
• 5. SPECIAL NOTE: This rice dish can be made on top of the stove in a heavy saucepan, but reduce the broth from three cups to two cups. In my experience, the Pampered Chef cooker requires more liquid than the stove top.

DIRTY (CAJUN) RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice.
• While rice is cooking, chop onions into 1/4" pieces separating the bottoms from the tops.
• Sauté the bottoms along with the loose sausage until cooked thoroughly, about 15-20 minutes.
• Then add 1/2 bouillon cube and 1/4 cup water and mix thoroughly. Turn off heat.
• Add onion tops and toss so that residual heat will take the bite out of the onions.
• Mix rice with meat mixture and serve.
• NOTE: The amount of onions are to taste, but do not use less than 2 bunches. The Cajun seasoning is also to taste. Do not add salt, as the bouillon and Cajun seasoning take care of the saltiness. Enjoy!

CAJUN STYLE DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Spray a large non-stick pan with vegetable oil spray.
• Brown meat in pan along with diced onion, pepper, celery and garlic.
• Drain fat and season with cayenne pepper, onion and garlic salt.
• Add water and simmer for about 20- 30 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked down. (You may need to add a little water during the simmer time to keep from sticking.)
• Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, cream of mushroom soup and mirliton.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add cooked rice, stir gently, until all rice is moistened.
• Add mirliton (optional).
• Top with green onion and parsley, stir lightly and serve.

ROUND 2 RECIPE: CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the red pepper flakes, and let it infuse in the oil for 15 to 20 seconds. Add the leftover white rice, flaked catfish fillet, sauteed vegetables, Cajun seasoning, and the kidney beans. Stir to combine and cook until the mixture is heated through, about 3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Transfer to a serving platter and serve.
• In a large pot, bring 5 1/4 cups of water to a boil over medium heat. Add the rice, turn the heat down to low and simmer until rice has absorbed all the water and is light and fluffy, about 15 to 20 minutes. Reserve 3 cups of cooked rice for round 2 recipe: Cajun Dirty Rice. Transfer the rice to a serving bowl and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of canola oil. Add the celery, green pepper, onion, garlic, and season with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Saute until slightly tender about 5 minutes. Add the fresh lemon juice and chopped parsley and cook for another minute. Reserve 1 cup of the sauteed vegetables for round 2 recipe: Cajun Dirty Rice. Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl and set aside.
• While the vegetables are sauteing, heat a cast iron skillet or griddle over high heat. Brush the catfish with the remaining canola oil and then sprinkle both sides with Cajun seasoning. Place the catfish onto into the hot pan and cook, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• Arrange the catfish on a serving platter and serve with rice and sauteed vegetables.

EXTRA SPICY CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• 1. In large stock pot, brown ground beef. Be sure to use a fattier meat, and DO NOT DRAIN! Grease will be used later.
• 2. While browning the meat, generously season with ground red pepper, chili powder and Cajun seasoning. Stir, allowing spices to season meat. Add a healthy dash of ground ginger, then finish browning the meat. As meat is finishing, add 2 packets of Taco Bell Hot Sauce.
• 3. Prepare box mix as directed, using meat drippings in place of oil. Simmer for 33 minutes. Fluff, then serve. Great with crescent rolls or bread and butter

CAJUN DIRTY RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat large pot over medium heat. Add pork and beef and cook until meat is browned.
• Add 1 cup of onions, 1/2 cup of bell pepper, 1/2 cup of celery, 2 tablespoons garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add dark roux and cook for additional 5 minutes.
• Add Cajun seasoning, salt, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, thyme, hot sauce and pepper.
• Bring mixture to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add remaining onion, celery and bell pepper, cover pot and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Stir in green onions and parsley.
• Stir in cooked rice until completely incorporated.

CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the seasonings (except for Bay Leaves) in a small bowl and set aside.
• 2. Crumble and fry the sausage in the bottom of a Dutch oven (preferably non-stick type). When sausage has browned, drain off most of the grease. If you are using a very lean product, you may even need to add a small amount of vegetable oil to help it fry.
• 3. Add chopped vegetables and garlic, simmer over low heat until celery is tender. Stir in the seasoning mix (except for the Bay Leaves). Add the 2 Tbsp. butter for flavor. Add the chicken broth and stir until any mixture sticking to pan bottom comes loose.
• 4. Add the cooked (or leftover) rice and stir thoroughly. Add Bay Leaves, cover pan, and turn heat to very low. Cook 15 minutes, stir once in a while to keep the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Remove Bay Leaves and discard when cooking is complete.
• 5. Serve as a side dish with meat and salad - or just with a salad, or it's great even by itself.

CROCK POT CAJUN DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the cooker on high, while you perform the next steps.
• Lightly cook bacon, until fat begins to run.
• Prepare chicken livers, removing any gristle, and chop fine. Add veggies, and cook for no more than a few minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add livers and ground pork to pan, and cook gently - DO NOT Overcook!
• Pour broth, spices, and rice, in with the livers and ground pork, and bring to a boil, then add ALL to crock pot.
• Cook on HIGH for 2 to four hours.

CAJUN DIRTY HARRY RICE

Steps:

• Fry 1 pound bacon until crisp. While that's frying boil chicken gizzards and hearts in water and bouillon. Boil approximately 20 to 30 minutes or until tender. Fry onions, celery and green pepper in 4 tablespoons bacon grease. Fry until onion is translucent and veggies are almost tender, approximately 10 minutes. Add minced garlic, ground chicken, Andouille, and about 1/2 of the tub of chicken livers to the vegetable mixture. While that's cooking, chop up 3 pieces of bacon and add to pot. Stir occasionally, until livers are cooked through. Drain chicken gizzards/hearts and reserve liquid. Dice up gizzards and hearts. Remove cooked liver and chop that as well. Return all the chicken innards back into the pot. Add 4-1/2 cups of the leftover gizzard water (add water if you're a little short on liquid)to the pot along with 2 cups rice. Stir and then bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand covered for five minutes or until water is totally absorbed into rice. Fluff with fork and serve