Cajun Style Dirty Rice - beef
Cajun Style Dirty rice, a delicious recipe of minced beef, rice, vegetables and cajun seasoning, all made in one pot on the stove. Delicious
Servings 4 people
Calories 404kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g Minced Beef <5% fat
- 2 Garlic Cloves Peeled and finely chopped
- 1 Onion peeled and chopped
- 2 Sticks celery Chopped
- 2 teaspoons Cajun Spice or 3 if you like spice
- Salt & Black Pepper
- 1 Carrot Peeled and chopped into cubes
- 1 Green Pepper deseeded and chopped
- 1/2 Red Pepper deseeded and chopped
- 1/2 Yellow Pepper deseeded and chopped
- 125g Mushrooms sliced
- 200 g White Rice long grain or basmati
- 100 g Spring Onions (small bunch) cut into pieces (reserving tops)
- beef stock cube
- 750 ml water
Instructions
- Take a large heavy bottomed casserole pot that can go on the hob and add your minced beef, chopped garlic, onion and celery. Fry (without oil) for 2 minutes on a medium heat, stirring occasionally
- Next add your cajun spices / seasoning and chopped carrots and fry for a further 5 minutes over a medium heat, stirring occasionally
- Next add your peppers and mushrooms and continue to fry for a further 5 minutes, staring occasionally
- Crumble your stock cube into the water
- Then add your spring onions, dry rice and this stock and give it a good stir
- Put your lid on your casserole pot and cook over a low heat for 25-30 minutes, staring occasionally, until your rice is cooked and tender
- Once cooked, test the seasoning and add salt & black pepper if required. Sprinkle your reserved spring onions top on top and dig in!
Notes
*** All nutritional information is approximate and thus intended as a guide only
Nutrition
Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 2624mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 3546IU | Vitamin C: 63mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 7mg