Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Dirty rice or chicken salad recipe?

Does anyone have a recipe for either southern dirty rice(without the gizzards or liver) or chicken salad? I like Bojangle's dirty rice and want to make something similiar.





Even if you can recommend a good website, because I can't seem to find one! Thanks!Dirty rice or chicken salad recipe?
Dirty Rice





Ground Beef


1 Green Bell Pepper


Onion, Garlic (chopped)


Tony's Seasoning, or Cajun Seasoning or Seasoned Salt and Italian seasoning, Pepper a little Cyanne if you like heat.





Brown Ground beef with all the ingrediants above, you can even cut up small pieces of sausage


Boil some rice and when its done, add your beef mixture to the rice and stir.Dirty rice or chicken salad recipe?
2 tablespoons olive oil


3 cloves garlic, minced


1 cup chopped onion


1 green bell pepper, chopped


1 tablespoon chili powder


2 teaspoons annatto or achiote powder (optional)


1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper


1 teaspoon ground cumin


1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon


1 1/3 cups uncooked white rice


2 3/4 cups water


1 teaspoon salt


3 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped


1 1/3 cups whole corn kernels, blanched


1 cup black beans, cooked and drained


1/4 cup toasted pine nuts


freshly ground black pepper


1 red onion, thinly sliced


1 tablespoon fresh lime juice


2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro


1 lime, cut into wedges


2 teaspoons annatto powder





DIRECTIONS


In a heavy saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and the chopped onions; saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Mix in the bell pepper, chili powder, ground annatto, chili flakes, cumin, and cinnamon. Saute for 2 minutes.


Pour the rice into the saucepan and stir to coat. Add the water and 1 teaspoon salt, and bring the rice to a boil over high heat. Cover the pan and turn the heat to low. Simmer the rice for 25 minutes.


When the rice is cooked, mix in tomatoes, corn, black beans, and pine nuts. Stir in salt, pepper and lime juice. When the mixture is heated through, spoon it onto plates and top with the sliced red onion and cilantro. Serve a wedge or two of lime with each plate to squeeze over the rice.





and for the chicken salad





2 to 3 chicken breast halves, grilled and sliced into narrow strips


1 head romaine lettuce or mixed greens


4 hard-cooked eggs


1 medium tomato, cut into 8 wedges


12 to 16 ripe or pimiento stuffed olives, sliced


sliced purple onion or green onion


8 small new potatoes, boiled and halved, optional


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Mustard Vinaigrette


1 tablespoon Creole mustard


3 tablespoons white wine or sherry wine vinegar


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper


dash Tabasco sauce


2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil


PREPARATION:


Arrange chicken, lettuce, sliced hard-cooked eggs, and remaining salad ingredients on 4 plates. Combine vinaigrette ingredients in a blender or jar. Cover and blend or shake until smooth. Serve the dressing with the salad.
CHICKEN SALAD: 1 c. diced chicken. 1 c. chopped celery. 1/2 c. seedless grapes (red or white) 1/3 c. mayonnaise. 1/3 c. roasted or browned sliced almonds. 1 tsp. lemon juice. Mix all together. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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