CAROLINA PILAU (PERLOO)
In the Carolinas rice often means pilau (pronounced perloo), a combination of meat, vegetables, or seafood and rice that can serve as an accompaniment to other dishes or stand alone as a staple.
Provided by tranch
Categories Long Grain Rice
Time 50m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Fry the bacon in a large skillet over very low heat, just until it reaches the crisp stage. Remove from pan, crumble and set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat, then add the rice and stir, cooking slowly until rice is lightly browned.
- Add the boiling stock, stir, and bring back to the boil.
- Add chicken, vegetables, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
- Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes, or until rice, chicken and vegetables are done and liquid is absorbed.
- Serving Ideas : Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 509.6, Fat 30, SaturatedFat 9.3, Cholesterol 92.1, Sodium 665.7, Carbohydrate 31.3, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 0.9, Protein 25.9
LOWCOUNTRY PERLOO
Perloo, perlo, purloo or pilau, however you spell it this one-pot rice dish is fantastic. I urge you to use American shrimp when you make this recipe, and if you can, use Carolina Gold rice, which cooks a little differently from regular long-grain; but definitely use a long-grain rice if you can't find Carolina Gold.
Provided by Hank Shaw
Categories Main Course
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Peel all the shrimp and put the shells, and heads if you have them, into a pot with the bay leaves, onion, celery and carrot. Cover with 7 cups of water and bring to a simmer. Simmer gently for 30 minutes while you chop everything else for the perloo.
- As the stock is simmering, slowly fry the bacon in a large, heavy pot. When it is crispy, remove the bacon (eat a slice) and chop roughly. Set the bacon aside.
- Saute the 2 cups chopped onion, 2 cups chopped celery and the diced yellow bell pepper in the bacon fat until soft but not browned. Add the garlic and rice and cook, stirring often for 3 minutes, until the rice turns translucent.
- Add the white wine, tomatoes and chile pepper to the pot and stir well.
- Set up a fine-meshed strainer with a paper towel in it. Ladle two or three ladles of the shrimp stock through this strainer into the rice pot. Stir well. Cook, stirring often, until the liquid is absorbed. Repeat this process until the rice is tender.
- Add one more ladle of shrimp stock to the pot, along with the shrimp and the parsley. Mix to combine, cover the pot and turn the heat to its lowest setting. Cover for 5 minutes to let the shrimp cook, then mix in the bacon and black pepper and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 594 kcal, Carbohydrate 77 g, Protein 41 g, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 393 mg, Sodium 1468 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
MADELINE ROSELAND'S DIRTY RICE
Madeline Roseland is my grandmother from Louisiana. She made this every year for Thanksgiving, and like most Cajun recipes, the amounts are general, as well as the prep and cooking times. Cook the rice until it's done. If you use the microwave, it will be finished sooner than the rice steamer. Keep adding spices until it tastes good to you. It should be as spicy as you can handle. If you've ever read a Cajun cookbook, you'll know I'm telling the truth when I say they don't usually use cookbooks or measuring spoons. They just know it and hand it down to the next generation by teaching in the kitchen while actually preparing the recipe. The turkey drippings are what makes this rice so good, and for the very best flavor, use the turkey juice from the bottom of the roasting pan when your turkey is almost done. It just isn't the same without it. I know lots of people don't like the liver, but if you do this recipe correctly, the liver taste does not come through as liver, it just adds a distinctive flavor, but is not overwhelmingly liver. Granny also used Bruce's Ma Cayenne pepper, which has a flavor all its own, but I think the company went out of business years ago, because we haven't been able to find it in forever. Other Cajun brand peppers work better than the traditional red peppers.
Provided by Kat Wood
Categories Rice
Time 1h40m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook rice in turkey stock in microwave or rice steamer.
- If using the steamer, reduce turkey stock to 2 cups.
- Sauté garlic and vegetables in butter until soft.
- Add ground meat and seasoning to sautéed vegetables.
- Brown until done.
- Do not drain liquid--this is not a low fat recipe!
- Just continue cooking until the liquid is reduced almost completely (leave it a little juicy) back into the meat and vegetable mixture. You don't want the rice runny, just moist.
- Stir meat mixture into rice and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 356.1, Fat 17.4, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 133.5, Sodium 60.8, Carbohydrate 33.4, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 1.3, Protein 15.4
RED RICE PERLOO
A staple of Low Country cooking, perloo (also known as pilau) is a one-pot rice dish that closely resembles jambalaya. In this version, I like to use parboiled or converted rice because the rice grains retain their shape and texture instead of becoming mushy. You'll notice that I include a range for the stock amount. I recommend starting with the lowest amount and adding more liquid as needed.
Provided by Kardea Brown
Categories main-dish
Time 1h
Yield 12 to 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Rinse the rice until the water becomes slightly clear. (This removes the starch.)
- Process the celery, onion and bell pepper in a food processor or until finely minced. Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the minced vegetables. Cook until the vegetables are softened and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste, sugar and House Seasoning and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Stir in the okra, rice and butter and cook for about 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes and vegetable stock and check for seasoning.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover. Simmer until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is fully cooked, 20 to 30 minutes. Fluff the rice, then add the lemon juice and sprinkle with parsley if desired. Serve immediately.
- Stir together the garlic and onion powders, paprika, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
PURLOO
This is another one of Alan's mom's recipes from Louisiana. She is one of the best cooks I ever had the pleasure of sharing a kitchen with. This is also a great dish for me because it's not spicy. If it's the main dish, it will serve 4, side dish, 6-8.
Provided by Redneck Epicurean
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 4-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook bacon over medium heat in large skillet until brown; drain fat, leaving about 1/2 tablespoons
- Stir in onion, pepper, okra and garlic; saute 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is tender.
- Add the shrimp; continue cooking 3 minutes.
- Add rice, tomato, thyme, salt, and basil. Heat thoroughly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 404.4, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 232.4, Sodium 691.6, Carbohydrate 47.6, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 3, Protein 30.4
CHICKEN PERLOO
This is an iconic and versatile one-pot Gullah dish starring chicken and rice. You may also see it spelled purloo, perlo or perlou (or sometimes called chicken bog). I prefer chicken thighs for a more intense flavor. I use smoked sausage to add a subtle smokiness to the dish. Dry sherry has a nutty profile and it also enhances the overall flavor of this dish.
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 55m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the rendered fat in the pan.
- Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with the House Seasoning. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the chicken thighs, skin-side down, and the sausage to the skillet. Sear the chicken on one side, stirring and flipping the sausage occasionally, until the chicken is deep golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes on the other side. Remove the chicken and sausage to the plate with the bacon.
- Add the celery, onions and peppers to the remaining bacon and chicken fat. Cook until the vegetables are softened and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Pour in the sherry and use a wooden spoon to scrape the browned bits from the bottom. Stir in the tomatoes and let cook until they release all their juices, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the rice and butter and cook for about 1 minute. Stir the cooked bacon and sausage back into the skillet. Stir in the chicken stock and check for seasoning. Nestle the chicken thighs, skin-side up, back into the pan, adding any juices from the plate.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover. Simmer until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is fully cooked, 20 to 30 minutes. Fluff the rice and sprinkle with parsley if desired. Serve immediately.
- Stir everything together in a medium bowl. Keep in an airtight container. Makes 5 teaspoons.
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