Dirty Rice

Ingredients:

• ½ lb chicken gizzards
• ½ lb chicken liver
• ½ lb ground pork
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 C uncooked rice (Uncle Ben's Converted)
• 1 tbs parsley
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 3 C chicken stock
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ tsp cayenne
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 3 tbs butter

Boil giblets in 4 C water with the leaves from one stalk of celery and 1 whole green onion for 20 minutes or until tender. Separate and chop the liver and gizzards.

Heat 1 tbs cooking oil on a black iron pot and saute pork and gizzards for 6 minutes or until brown. Add seasonings, onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and butter. Stir thoroughly and simmer for 10 minutes. Add stock and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the rice, liver, green onions, and parsley. Stir and simmer for 5 minutes.

Cover and reduce heat to the lowest setting and cook for 10-20 minutes or until the rice is fluffy. Do not stir once the heat has been reduced, as this will make the rice very pasty and sticky.

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Michael Fritsche
mbf@fritsche.org

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