Spicy Dirty Rice
shared by Cris Watson
Makes about 4 servings
Ingredients
1 ½ cups cooked white or brown rice
½ lb country sausage
½ cup of red or green bell pepper chopped
½ cup chopped onion
1 tbsp minced garlic
1/4 tesp crushed red pepper
½ tesp paprika
1/4 tesp black pepper
(Note: I did not use any salt as the sausage is quite salty itself
Also, if you use hot, spicy sausage, omit the crushed red pepper)
Directions:
Cook rice according to directions.
Cook sausage until well browned.
Drain all but 1 tablespoon of the grease from the sausage and transfer the sausage to a bow to keep warm.
In same pan that the sausage was browned in, saute the minced garlic for about 1 minute. Add the chopped onion and saute until tender (about 3 minutes). Add the chopped bell peppers and saute for another 3 to 4 minutes.
Transfer the sauteed vegetables to the bowl with the sausage.
Put about 1/8 cup of water in the pan that was used to cook the sausage and vegetables and de-glaze the pan.
Add the spices to the liquid in the de-glazed pan and simmer for about 1 minute to blend the spices.
In a serving dish, combine the cooked sausage and vegetables with the cooked rice.
Pour the liquid and spices from the de-glazed pan over the rice and sausage and vegetables. Toss gently to blend. Serve and enjoy!
