Instant Pot Dirty Rice
Instant Pot Dirty Rice is a Cajun/Creole classic recipe of rice cooked with chicken livers and gizzards, and spicy Andouille sausage. You can use other meat if you like.
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Bacon Fat (or cooking oil)
- ½ lb Chicken Gizzards, minced
- ½ lb Bulk Sausage* (hot Italian is nice)
- ½ lb Chicken Livers, finely minced to a paste
- 1 sm Onion, diced
- 1 Green Bell Pepper, chopped
- 2 ribs Celery, diced
- 5 cloves Garlic, pressed or finely minced
- ½ tsp Pepper
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt (or to taste)
- ¼ tsp Cayenne Pepper, optional
- 2 tsp Low Sodium Creole or Cajun Seasoning
- 2 cups Rice (jasmine, basmati, or white long grain)
- 2 ½ cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- ⅓ cup Chopped Parsley
Instructions
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Turn on the Sauté setting. When hot, add the bacon fat or oil.
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Add the gizzards and cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned.
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Add the sausage and cook a few minutes.
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Add the chicken livers and cook, stirring occasionally, until mostly done.
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Add the onion, celery, and green pepper and cook until softened.
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Stir in the garlic and cook 1 minute.
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Add the pepper, salt, cayenne, and Cajun/Creole seasoning. Stir.
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Add the rice evenly over the top, but don't stir.
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Pour in the broth. Don't stir.
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If using dried parsley, add it in. If using fresh, leave it until the end.
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Cancel the sauté setting and close the lid. Seal the vent.
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Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dial, then the +/- button or dial to select 8 minutes. High Pressure. The pot will take several minutes to come to pressure.
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When the cook cycle has finished, immediately turn the steam release knob to the Venting position to Quick Release the steam/pressure.
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When the pin in the lid drops back down, open the lid and stir the rice. Taste and adjust salt, and/or the Cajun/Creole seasoning, if desired.
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Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
*You can use ground beef in place of the sausage.