Dirty Rice Dressing - a recipe

Dirty rice is a Cajun specialty. Here is an authentic recipe for Dirty Rice Dressing from the French Acadian Cookbook published by the Louisiana Acadian Handicraft Museum, Inc. in 1955. The recipe was contributed by Dr. W.E. Hunt of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

1 cup rice

1 clove chopped garlic
1 pound ground meat

Salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste
1 pound ground giblets

(from fowl or separate giblets)

Pinch of thyme and sweet basil
1 cup chopped onion

1 bunch green onions and tops chopped
½ cup chopped bell pepper

1 tablespoon minced parsley
½ cup chopped celery

Cook rice in double boiler until fluffy, using enough salted water to 1 inch above rice. Allow to cook unstirred until all water is gone. In one skillet sauté ground meat and giblets in ¼ pound butter until brown; in another skillet sauté onions, pepper, celery and seasoning in ¼ pound butter. Add other ingredients. In large pan mix all above ingredients well, using natural gravy from fowl to moisten.

Louisiana Mystery Writer