On Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:25:36 +0100, "Ophelia"
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>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>> I'm not Cajun, but I'll try. Dirty Rice is a dish composed of white
>> rice cooked in a broth with the Cajun Trinity (onion, bell pepper and
>> celery) and cooked, chopped giblets.
>> It's delicious. there are probably variations, and specific
>> seasonings, but that is the general idea.
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>Thanks I hadn't heard of it. I expect it tastes much better than its
>name indicates What would you use instead of giblets?
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It is called Dirty Rice because the finely diced giblets 'dirty' the
whiteness of the rice. I wouldn't use anything but giblets because
then it wouldn't be Dirty Rice.
Janet US