50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Pasta and Rice -- Cajun 'Dirty Rice'

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Cajun 'Dirty Rice'

From the Kitchen of: Boneman

1	lb	ground round
3 or 4		chicken livers, finely chopped
1/3	cup	oil
1/3	cup	flour
1		medium onion, chopped
1		medium bell pepper, chopped
		salt
		pepper
		garlic powder
3	cups	cooked rice
		chopped parsley
		chopped onion tops

Heat oil, pretty hot, add flour and cook slowly for 20 minutes or so (until mixture is a peanut butter color). This is called 'making a roux', which is basic to Cajun cooking.
Remove from heat and add chopped onion and bell pepper. Stir the mixture for three or four minutes off the heat until the mixture stops sizzling.
Return to heat and add ground meat and chicken livers. cook on medium heat, stirring occassionally, for 1/2 hour.
Add salt, pepper, and garlic powder
Add the entire mixture to the cooked rice.
Just before serving, add parsley and onion tops