How could you be from the South and not love rice? Dirty Rice might be my favorite, but a lot of people don't like the idea of chicken livers in their rice. Red Rice is another favorite. This is a South Carolina recipe, Charleston or Savannah I can't remember which.
Red Rice
6-8 servings
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6 strips bacon, cubed
4 tablespoons bacon grease
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 small can tomato paste
1 1/2 to 2 cans water
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 to 3 teaspoons sugar
good dash each of salt and pepper
1 1/4 cups of raw, long-grain rice.
Fry bacon and remove from pan, reserving grease; saute' onions in 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease. Add tomato paste, water, salt, sugar, and peppers. Cook uncovered for about 10 minutes until mixture measures 2 cups. Cool to room temperature.
Add mixture to rice in top section of rice steamer or a Dutch oven. Cover. Add 3 tablespoons bacon grease; steam for 30 minutes, then add crumbled bacon, and loosen rice with a fork. Add more liquid if necessary. Cook 30 to 40 minutes longer.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
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You are right. I am from the south and I do love rice. I have not had dirty rice with chicken livers but I am pretty sure I would love it. This sounds good, too. My mother-in-law used to make porcupine meatballs in a pressure cooker with a thin tomato-y sauce. The meatballs had raw rice in them that stuck out like a porcupine when they cooked. Does that ring any bells?
ReplyDeleteI certainly does! I need to dig around and find that recipe, or better yet share the one you have. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI Love Dirty rice, but maybe I'm a dork, 'cause I don't think I've had it with chicken livers. Of course, I've only had it from the Zatarain's box. (hanging my head in shame)
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