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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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“We are so excited,” James Clesi said as he dished out cajun crawfish dirty rice.

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

We’ve tried an allium-heavy New Orleans-inspired dirty rice, cacio e pepe with za’atar, and cardamom tofu with lime greens, all to rave reviews.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2020

Likewise, while Louisiana dirty rice is traditionally made with ground pork, you can also use the meat from sausages.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2020

He was cooking cow feet stew and dirty rice.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers