Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp
Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp

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Dirty rice is a classic Cajun dish made "dirty" by cooking the rice with minced livers or gizzards. By cooking the brown rice separate, the texture of the rice was perfect when mixed with the beef and shrimp and made a delicious main dish even my "non-brown rice eating" husband enjoyed. When the rice is done, toss with beef and shrimp and combine well..

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have dirty brown rice with shrimp using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp:
  1. Make ready 1 1/2 cups uncooked brown rice (I used instant)
  2. Prepare 2 1/2 cups Chicken broth
  3. Prepare 2 Bay leaves, divided
  4. Prepare 1/8 + 1/4 tsp Cayenne, divided
  5. Prepare 1/8 + 1/2 tsp Paprika, divided
  6. Make ready 1/8 + 1/2 tsp Thyme, divided
  7. Get 1 tsp olive oil
  8. Get 1 onion, diced
  9. Get 2 celery, diced
  10. Get 1 Green pepper, diced
  11. Get 1 clove garlic, minced
  12. Get 1/2 lb 97% lean ground beef
  13. Make ready 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled & deveined
  14. Take 2 scallions (optional)
  15. Take to taste Salt and pepper

My kids dance for joy when I say it's for dinner. A healthier twist on a Cajun classic, the addition of shrimp turns this into a fabulous main dish. I'd like to think of this as a Cajun shrimp fried rice. With Mardi Gras ends tomorrow, I thought this would be the perfect timing to share this recipe from the archives because I LOVE this dish!

Instructions to make Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp:
  1. Cook brown rice according to package directions, substituting chicken broth for the water. Add 1 bay leaf, and the 1/8 tsp of Cayenne, Paprika, and Thyme. Stir and cook.
  2. When rice is almost done cooking, heat a large heavy sauce pan on medium heat. Add oil, onions, green pepper, celery, and bay leaf. Sauté on medium heat until soft, adding the garlic about a minute before done.
  3. Add beef, salt, pepper, and remaining Thyme, Paprika, and Cayenne. Sauté until browned.
  4. Add shrimp and cover. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, or until shrimp is done.
  5. When rice is done, toss with beef and shrimp mixture and combine well.
  6. Top with scallions (optional)

This Creole dish gets its name from the "dirtying" effect of cooking rice (typically white, but here updated to quick-cooking brown rice) with bits of chicken liver and/or ground meat. It's a deeply savory, delicious side that goes well with crawfish, shrimp, roast chicken, or pork chops. Lamb with Leeks 'n' Artichokes and Lemon Rice. Shrimp Fried Rice - Why order take-out? This homemade version is so much healthier, cheaper and tastes a million times better!

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