Arkansas Dirty Rice

Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    to servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Glory of Southern Cooking

By James Villas

Published 2007

  • About

Basically a specialty of the Louisiana and Mississippi bayous, dirty rice, which derives its name and color from the chicken livers and gizzards that provide its rich, earthy, utterly compelling flavor, can be found today in homes, cafés, and even some pretty snazzy restaurants from West Virginia to Alabama to Georgia. Generally, the meats in the rice are limited to the chicken parts, but one of the most memorable versions I’ve ever had, which also included a little pork sausage, was at a d