Dirty Rice (olin Jaffrion)

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William Law

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	French	Rice	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Cooking oil
1	c	Flour
2		Onions, chopped fine
2		Stalks celery, chopped fine
1		Bell pepper, chopped
		fine
3		Cloves garlic, whole
2	t	Salt
1/2	t	Black pepper
1/2	t	Red pepper
1/2	t	French's shrimp spice
		ground
1/2	lb	Pork sausage
2	lb	Lean beef, double ground
1/2		Bunch green onions, white
		and green parts
		separated
		and chopped
1/2	t	Kitchen Bouquet
1	t	Worcestershire sauce
1/4	c	Parsley, chopped
2		Mushrooms, optional
2	c	Water
1		Chicken broth
3	c	Raw rice
3	t	Salt
		Sufficient water to cook

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook rice.  Heat oil and flour over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until dark tan or caramel colored. Add chopped onion, celery, bell
pepper and garlic cloves. Add salt, red and black pepper, and shrimp
spice. Cook until onions are transparent and starting to dissolve;
stir constantly to prevent sticking. Mash garlic cloves against side
of pot with cooling spoon. (This is a roux and can be used as a gravy
base for any kind of meat.)  Add sausage and stir well to prevent
lumping; do the same with ground  beef. When mixture is thoroughly
blended, add 2 cups water slowly,  while stirring. Add white part of
green onions, Kitchen Bouquet,  Worcestershire sauce, and chicken
broth. Simmer about 45 min.,  stirring often to prevent sticking. If
too greasy, remove excess  grease from top with spoon. Add green onion
tops, parsley, mushrooms,  and cooked rice. Blend thoroughly and heat
for about 15-20 min.  Serves 12-14.  PAT PATE <PATPATE@TENET.EDU>
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 461 Calories From Fat: 231 Total Fat: 26.1g Cholesterol: 14.4mg Sodium: 1272.6mg Potassium: 209.2mg Carbohydrates: 52.4g Fiber: 4.3g Sugar: 2.1g Protein: 8.4g