Whiting and Rice Pilau

Name: Whiting and Rice Pilau
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vinegar; 1 tablespoon Tabasco; 3½ cup raw rice; 3 ounces tomato paste; 1 tablespoon garlic; 1 tablespoon parsley diced; 1 crushed bay leaf; 6 cups water; 1 diced green bell pepper; 1 cup beef broth; ½ cup diced parsley; 1 cup smoked bacon, diced and fried; 1 cup diced celery; 1 cup diced onions; 1 teaspoon red pepper; 1 pound diced, skinless whiting fillets

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Taste the State

By Kevin Mitchell and David S. Shields

Published 2021

About

Oscar Vick, Gullah Cooking: Fish Cooking (1991)

Ingredients

1 pound diced, skinless whiting fillets
1 cup smoked bacon, diced and fried
1

Americas
United States
Main course
South Carolina
Gluten-free

Method

Salt and pepper the fish. Bring the water to a boil and then add all of the ingredients except the rice. Boil for 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in 3½ cups of rice. Reduce to simmer for 40 to 60 minutes. You should never stir a pilau after the rice has been added. Serve with slaw and dill pickles.