Dirty Fried Rice

What happens when dirty rice from New Orleans and classic fried rice get together? Magic. Picture this: the soulful depth of Cajun-spiced ground meat, bell peppers, and onions doing a two-step with the savory punch of soy sauce, sesame oil, and scrambled egg. It’s smoky, sassy, a little spicy, and totally satisfying.

I like to think of it as what happens when your Southern grandma visits your cool cousin in Chinatown and they throw down in the kitchen together. It’s the best of both worlds — bold Louisiana flavor meets fast and fiery wok magic.

I call it “Dirty Fried Rice.” It’s comforting, fast, and perfect for using up leftovers. Alex said he wanted some dirty rice for dinner last night and I have him the option of a sauce based gumbo or a dryer dirty rice. He said have fried rice and make it with sausage so thats what I did! I couldn't find the soy sauce because it was hiding so I used chicken broth and garlic salt to add the salty flavor in combination with the andouille sausage. I cut up a red onion, banana and shitto peppers from the garden, celery, and carrots to saute. Side note always start with the thing that will take the longest, so drop them in your hot and oiled pan add a splash of salt and your favorite cajun seasoning to eat layer you add, and give it time to carmalize so dont move it to much. Second side note if youre looking for a good cajun seasoning head to the Katis Kitchen tab of the website to pick up a jar of my cajun seasoning. Then add sausage and deglaze pan with rice wine or yuzu vinegar. Add a cup of chicken stock to make a quick sauce I added a 1/2 teaspoonon black pepper, turmeric, and curry powder for anti-inflammatory properties and let it reduce by half. I let Alex handle the rice because he's the rice whisperer of the family. We got my mom a rice cooker for Christmas and we use it more than she does. Anyways, reduce the sauce by half and the other half is what coats the rice. If you wish to put an egg on this would be the time. Scrambled and dont forget to keep the rice from burning. Serve with green onions/scallons on top if you want to and enjoy! 

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