Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp
Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, dirty brown rice with shrimp. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp is something that I have loved my whole life.

Dirty rice is a classic Cajun dish made "dirty" by cooking the rice with minced livers or gizzards. By cooking the brown rice separate, the texture of the rice was perfect when mixed with the beef and shrimp and made a delicious main dish even my "non-brown rice eating" husband enjoyed. How To Make Easy Dirty Rice with Shrimp. When the rice is almost ready, heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat, and cook shrimp until done.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have dirty brown rice with shrimp using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp:
  1. Get 1 1/2 cups uncooked brown rice (I used instant)
  2. Take 2 1/2 cups Chicken broth
  3. Make ready 2 Bay leaves, divided
  4. Make ready 1/8 + 1/4 tsp Cayenne, divided
  5. Make ready 1/8 + 1/2 tsp Paprika, divided
  6. Prepare 1/8 + 1/2 tsp Thyme, divided
  7. Make ready 1 tsp olive oil
  8. Prepare 1 onion, diced
  9. Make ready 2 celery, diced
  10. Get 1 Green pepper, diced
  11. Make ready 1 clove garlic, minced
  12. Take 1/2 lb 97% lean ground beef
  13. Get 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled & deveined
  14. Make ready 2 scallions (optional)
  15. Get to taste Salt and pepper

While brown rice doesn't scream excitement, there's not a more hearty and satisfying rice. Brown rice is worth your attention. When cooked correctly, brown rice is comforting, nourishing and tasty all in one. Unmilled, or whole grain, brown rice has a nutty taste and chewier texture than white rice.

Instructions to make Dirty Brown Rice with Shrimp:
  1. Cook brown rice according to package directions, substituting chicken broth for the water. Add 1 bay leaf, and the 1/8 tsp of Cayenne, Paprika, and Thyme. Stir and cook.
  2. When rice is almost done cooking, heat a large heavy sauce pan on medium heat. Add oil, onions, green pepper, celery, and bay leaf. Sauté on medium heat until soft, adding the garlic about a minute before done.
  3. Add beef, salt, pepper, and remaining Thyme, Paprika, and Cayenne. Sauté until browned.
  4. Add shrimp and cover. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, or until shrimp is done.
  5. When rice is done, toss with beef and shrimp mixture and combine well.
  6. Top with scallions (optional)

When cooked correctly, brown rice is comforting, nourishing and tasty all in one. Unmilled, or whole grain, brown rice has a nutty taste and chewier texture than white rice. This Cajun Dirty Rice has been a staple in our house for over a decade, and I am finally sharing it with you because it's a delicious and easy one pan meal! That's one tall order but Cajun Dirty Rice is exactly that! My kids dance for joy when I say it's for dinner.

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