Best 5 Lake Charles Dirty Rice Recipes

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Are you in search of a tantalizing and flavorful dish that embodies the essence of Louisiana cuisine? Look no further than "Lake Charles Dirty Rice"! Renowned for its rich, savory, and aromatic profile, this dish has captured the hearts of food enthusiasts worldwide. With its humble origins rooted in the vibrant city of Lake Charles, Louisiana, dirty rice has ascended to culinary stardom, captivating taste buds with its unique blend of spices, succulent meat, and the perfect balance of textures. Embark on a culinary journey as we delve into the secrets of crafting the perfect Lake Charles dirty rice, a dish that will transport your taste buds to the heart of Cajun Country.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

LAKE CHARLES DIRTY RICE



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Provided by Donald Link

Categories     Chicken     Pork     Poultry     Side     Mardi Gras     Dinner     Meat     Sugar Conscious     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Serves 6 to 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons canola oil
4 ounces ground pork
1/2 cup chicken livers (about 4 ounces), pureed
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeño pepper, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
1 tablespoon dried oregano
3 cups cooked rice
1/2 bunch scallions (white and green parts), chopped
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the pork and chicken livers and cook, stirring, until browned. Add the salt, black pepper, and chili powder and stir often, but resist the impulse to stir constantly: You want the meat to stick to the pan and get crusty. Add 1/4 cup of the chicken broth and cook until it has evaporated, allowing the meat mixture to get browned and crusty and stick to the pan once again. Add the onion, celery, garlic, jalapeño, and oregano and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are nicely browned and crusty and beginning to stick to the pan. Add the rice, the remaining 1 1/4 cups broth, the scallions, and parsley. Stir until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is heated through.

LAKE CHARLES DIRTY RICE



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The traditional Cajun dish of dirty rice (rice cooked with chicken livers, spices, and aromatics) is the perfect pairing for New Orleans chef Donald Link's Sunday Night Fried Chicken. The puréed liver lends an earthy depth to the dish (and fools the liver-averse every time). This recipe is excerpted from Fried & True. Read our review.

Provided by Lee Brian Schrager

Categories     Side dishes

Yield 4-6

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 Tbs. canola oil
4 oz. ground pork
4 oz. raw chicken liver, puréed (1/2 cup)
1-1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1-1/2 cups chicken stock
1 small onion, finely chopped (1 cup)
2 celery stalks, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
1 or 2 jalapeño peppers, seeds and ribs included, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbs. dried oregano
3 cups cooked white rice
4 scallions (white and green parts), chopped (1 cup), plus more for garnish
2 Tbs. chopped parsley, plus more for garnish

Steps:

  • In a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil over high heat. Add the pork and liver and cook, stirring, until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the salt, pepper, and chili powder to combine. Add 1/4 cup of the chicken stock and cook until evaporated, allowing the meat mixture to get browned and crusty once again and stick to the pan, an additional 5 to 6 minutes. (Resist the impulse to stir constantly: you want the meat to stick to the pan and get nice and crusty.)
  • Add the onion, celery, jalapeno, garlic, and oregano and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are nicely browned and crusty and begin to stick to the pan, about 4 minutes. Add the remaining 1-1/4 cups stock and the rice, scallions, and parsley and stir until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is heated through, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with additional scallions and parsley, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 4-6

DIRTY, DIRTY RICE



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Believe it or not, the first place I ever had dirty rice was at Popeyes®. They were out of the red beans and rice. I'd never been a huge fan of liver before, but not only have I come to love dirty rice, I've also started to crave it with even more "dirt," i.e. more liver, pork, and aromatic vegetables, hence this redundantly named dish. While the traditional method cooks the rice first before "soiling" it, here we add all the "filth" at the beginning and cook it into the rice.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork     Pork Shoulder Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
6 ounces boneless pork shoulder, diced
1 yellow onion, diced
½ cup diced celery
½ cup diced green bell pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
1 andouille sausage, diced, or to taste
8 ounces chicken livers, minced
2 cups long-grain rice
2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste
4 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup sliced green onions
¼ cup chopped Italian parsley

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 355.8 calories, Carbohydrate 55.2 g, Cholesterol 151.5 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 15.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 1479.9 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

MIMI'S LOUISIANA DIRTY RICE



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A true classic, Louisiana dirty rice is filled with ground meat, onion, celery, bell peppers, and assorted spices. Also, perfect as a dressing or stuffing for turkey, chicken, etc...

Provided by Miss Mimi

Time 35m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound ground beef
½ pound bulk pork sausage
1 cup diced onion
½ cup diced red bell pepper
½ cup diced green bell pepper
¼ cup diced celery
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground paprika
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup beef broth
2 large bay leaves
4 ½ cups cooked rice
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and sausage; cook and stir, breaking into small pieces, until they begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add onion, bell peppers, celery, and garlic. Continue to cook and stir until meat is fully browned, 3 to 4 minutes more. Stir in soy sauce, black pepper, paprika, oregano, Cajun seasoning, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt.
  • Stir in broth and bay leaves. Let simmer for 6 to 8 minutes. Fold in rice, 1 cup at a time, until fully coated. Mix in parsley. Simmer for 6 to 8 more minutes. Discard bay leaves and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 533.9 calories, Carbohydrate 49.4 g, Cholesterol 82.7 mg, Fat 24.5 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 27.6 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 1317.9 mg, Sugar 3 g

MADELINE ROSELAND'S DIRTY RICE



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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

2 cups white rice
4 cups turkey drippings, juice
1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground chicken liver
1 large onion, chopped
1 large bell pepper, chopped
3 -4 stalks celery, finely chopped
4 fresh garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup real unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, more to taste
1/2 teaspoon cajun spices, more to taste (I use Tony Chaceries)
salt
black pepper

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

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients whenever possible. Fresh, flavorful ingredients will make your dirty rice even better.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment with different types of meat and vegetables. You can use ground beef, sausage, shrimp, or chicken. You can also add in bell peppers, onions, celery, or corn.
  • Cook the rice until it is tender but still has a little bit of a bite to it. Overcooked rice will be mushy and unappetizing.
  • Season the dirty rice to your taste. You can use a variety of spices, such as salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper.
  • Let the dirty rice cool slightly before serving. This will help the flavors to meld together.

Conclusion:

Dirty rice is a delicious and versatile dish that is perfect for any occasion. It can be served as a main course, a side dish, or even an appetizer. With its bold flavors and hearty texture, dirty rice is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

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