Dirty rice

Dirty rice
Pork chop with dirty rice

Dirty rice is a traditional Cajun dish made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver or giblets, which give it a dark ("dirty") color and a mild but distinctive flavor. Similar to a pilaf, it also includes green bell pepper, celery and onion (the "holy trinity"). Parsley and/or chopped green onions are common garnishes. Dirty rice is most common in the Cajun regions of southern Louisiana and Mississippi; however, it can also be found in other areas of the American South. In some southern regions, it is also called rice dressing. It is often served as a side dish with salmon.

In restaurants

Zatarain's offers dirty rice as one of its boxed dinners. This rice does not have pieces of chicken liver in it and uses soy sauce to achieve the desired color. Zatarain's suggests adding a blend of ground beef, sausage, and finely chopped chicken giblets for a more robust flavor.

Bojangles' Cajun Fried Chicken restaurants serve dirty rice as a side dish. The rice has sausage in it, which is also in their gravy.

For many years, dirty rice has been an offering on the menu of the New Orleans-themed Popeye's Fried Chicken restaurants. However, recent years have seen the chain change the name of the dish to "Cajun rice," desiring perhaps to avoid connotations of uncleanliness on the product's part.

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dirty Rice — mit Schweinekotelett Dirty Rice („dreckiger Reis“) ist ein traditionelles Gericht der Cajun Küche. Es besteht aus Reis, der zusammen mit Geflügelklein, vor allem Hühnerleber und mägen, gekocht wird, die ihm sein charakteristisches dunkles… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dirty rice — n. a Cajun dish of rice cooked with vegetables, chicken giblets, etc …   English World dictionary

  • dirty rice — noun Date: 1954 a Cajun dish of white rice cooked with chopped or ground giblets …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dirty rice — a Cajun dish of rice cooked with herbs and often chicken livers. * * * …   Universalium

  • dirty rice — noun a traditional Cajun dish made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver or giblets …   Wiktionary

  • dirty rice — noun Etymology: probably translation of Louisiana French riz sale or Louisiana Creole diri sal : a Cajun dish of white rice cooked with chopped or ground giblets …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rice vermicelli — Strands of bihon vermicelli Chinese name Chinese 米粉 …   Wikipedia

  • Rice and curry — This article is about the dish. For the album, see Rice Curry. A Sri Lankan rice and curry dish. Rice and curry is a popular dish in Sri Lanka and the Southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Rice and curry… …   Wikipedia

  • Rice Krispies Treats — Treat squares Rice Krispies Treats prior to being cut into single serving bars …   Wikipedia

  • Dirty District (album) — Slum Village Presents : Dirty District Album par Slum Village Sortie 2002 Genre Hip hop …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”