Cooking with Fred

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Dirty Rice

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Ground Beef
  • 1/2 cup Diced Onion
  • 1 1/2 cups Dry Jasmine Rice (can use long grain rice or any rice)
  • 3 cups water

Seasonings

  • 1/2 tsp onion powder (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp oregano (optional)
  • 1-2 chicken broth cubes
  • 1tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt (can use normal salt)
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

How to Prepare

  1. In a deep skillet brown one pound ground beef, add chicken broth cube(s) and allow them to soften in the grease
  2. Chop up onion, add to browned beef and let cook for 5 minutes
  3. Get spices measured out
  4. Add spices, rice and 3 cups of water. Mix together and bring to a slow boil (on medium heat)
  5. Once it begins to boil, reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for 20 minutes.
  6. After 20 minutes, turn off the heat and leave cover on pan. Let the rice finish cooking for 10 minutes.
  7. Fluff, mix and serve!