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dirty rice

American  

noun

  1. a Cajun dish of rice cooked with herbs and often chicken livers.


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The Clesies said their menu will include the dirty rice as well as boiled crawfish, crawfish etouffee and something called a “messi clesi,” which is a combination of the dirty rice and etouffee.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2024

Fortunately, southern cooking has a healthy respect for this humble food, which is showcased nowhere better than in classic dirty rice.

From Salon Apr. 12, 2021

Sausage and rice dishes are a staple of Cajun cuisine, with jambalaya and Louisiana dirty rice perhaps the two best known.

From The Guardian May 8, 2020

So now, alongside old favorites like Banana Bread Cockaigne, there are new recipes for kimchi mac and cheese, gobi Manchurian, miso ramen, Cajun dirty rice and chocolate babka.

From Washington Times Nov. 12, 2019

He was cooking cow feet stew and dirty rice.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

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