Dirty Rice

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 lb chicken giblets, finely chopped
• 1 lb bulk sausage, crumbled
• 1/2 cup bacon drippings or 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups water
• salt and pepper
• tabasco sauce
• 6 green onion tops, chopped
• 6 sprigs parsley, chopped
• 8 -10 cups hot cooked white rice

Recipe

• 1 prepare vegetables as directed.
• 2 add crushed garlic.
• 3 brown sausage in large pot.
• 4 remove sausage and set aside.
• 5 to sausage drippings, add enough bacon drippings or oil to make 1/2 cup.
• 6 add flour and brown, stirring constantly, over medium-high-heat until the roux is very dark brown (about the color of an old penny).
• 7 be careful not to scorch the roux.
• 8 immediately add chopped vegetables and stir and cook a few minutes.
• 9 then add chopped giblets and cook until pink color is gone.
• 10 add water, the sausage and seasonings and simmer 2 hours.
• 11 30 minutes before serving, add green onion tops and parsley.
• 12 before serving, add hot cooked rice, mix well.