Description
This baked Cajun Dirty Rice recipe is brimming with heartiness, and flavor, and is so easy to make with flawless results! You’ll love the savory goodness of succulent andouille sausage and ground beef combined with fragrant aromatics and spices. It’s the perfect, complimentary rice recipe to go alongside your favorite main entrees!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 12 ounces andouille sausage, diced
- 1 lb ground beef (we use 93%)
- 2 tablespoons Creole Cajun Seasoning– homemade or store-bought
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Steen’s pure cane syrup– (or dark corn syrup as sub)
- 2 cups uncooked long grain parboiled rice, rinsed until the water runs clear!
- 2 cups chicken broth
- Fresh chopped parsley, for garnish- optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Prep the rice: Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. I like to place the rice into a large bowl, fill it with cool water, and then gently swish the rice around. Be careful not to aggressively handle the rice to not break the rice grains. Drain the water and repeat this process about 6 times to remove as much surface starch as possible. Then drain all water and set the rinsed rice aside until called for in the recipe, below.
- Heat the oil in a large, deep oven-safe braiser (or dutch oven) over medium-high heat. When hot, add the onion, celery, and bell pepper and sauté the trinity mixture, stirring often until tender and golden, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add the andouille and continue cooking along with the trinity mixture until the sausage is golden brown, stirring often, about 2-3 minutes. Push the sausage/veggie mixture over to one side of the pan and then add the ground beef. Use a wooden utensil to break up the beef and stir everything well to combine, cooking until the beef is browned, about 4-5 minutes. Season the mixture with Cajun seasoning and stir well to fully combine. Reduce the heat to medium/medium-low as needed if things are browning too quickly.
- Stir in the garlic + tomato paste along with the syrup and continue cooking until the paste is dissolved and fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Over medium heat, add the rinsed rice into the pot, stirring well to coat with the other ingredients. Let the rice toast up in the mixture for 1-2 minutes, stirring often. Then pour in the broth and stir until fully incorporated. Remove the pan from heat and tent the pan with foil covering tightly.
- Bake the rice for 30 minutes at 350°F. Then remove the foil and continue baking for another 10-15 minutes until the rice is tender and lightly toasted.
- Remove the rice from the oven and let the rice sit, undisturbed, for at least 10 minutes. Afterward, use a fork to fluff the rice. Taste the rice and season with more Creole Cajun seasoning to preference, if needed. Serve the Cajun dirty rice immediately with a garnish of chopped parsley, if desired, as-is or alongside your favorite main entree. Enjoy!
Notes
- Please read blog post in its entirety for more tips + tricks.