Meal Twenty Five - Louisiana Rice

Hello again strangers!

Firstly apologies for not posting for such a long time, but as mentioned previously, my work load has significantly increased and I've obviously had to prioritise. Unfortunately the blog has taken a humble second place, but after all - my day job is the one that pays the bills!

I suppose a question that some people may ask is; "What have you been eating if you've not been posting different meals to your blog?"

The answer to that; all sorts, but honestly nothing worth documenting. Would people be interested in chicken kievs with beans and salad or Jacket Potatoes and tuna? Do I need to document 3 consecutive days of Beef Bourguignon? Would people think any less of me as I caved in to a House Fried Rice from the local Chinese?

Well I'm back. In fits and starts no doubt, so I'm afraid the original plan has changed, and although I'm more than a quarter of my way through the 90 meals, I'm well behind on days with no chance of catching up. So I'm sorry. So very sorry.

Apology accepted? Good. Let's move on to tonight's dish; Louisiana Rice.

This was another recipe from my "1000 Dishes" cookbook. A bit of research on t'internet leads me to believe that it is also called "Dirty Rice". A less appealing title for a recipe I think you'll agree?

Louisiana falls within the States that have a lot of Cajun influence, so I knew that this dish would pack a punch.

This was a risky dish to try out. Not for myself as such, but for my good wife, as she has an intense dislike for one of the ingredients - liver! So, of course I told her that it was in the recipe, didn't I?....Alas, I forgot?!

I thought I might listen to her thoughts after she was halfway through the dish and in honesty, I was pleasantly surprised by her response. Although initially horrified that it contained liver, she really enjoyed the dish and promptly scoffed down the second half. (Do women scoff or is it just Sam?)

This meal can be eaten as a main dish, but after a long day at work I really needed a second portion as did my other half, and she's not a big eater.

I would therefore recommend that this be an accompaniment to another dish. Maybe some enchiladas or another spicy dish.

Ingredients:

4 tbsp vegetable oil (olive oil works just as well)

250g minced pork

250g chopped chicken liver

1 onion, finely chopped

1 green pepper, finely diced

2 celery sticks, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

125g long grain rice

450ml chicken stock

Method:

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