Recipe from Food Network; adapted slightly
It’s been a long-time goal of mine to share recipes here on the blog and now I’m finally getting around to it! As I mentioned in this post, I’m trying to cook more in 2013 and test out a new recipe every week. Now, I’m definitely not claiming to be a great cook or anything like that, and I did not create this recipe myself, but when I try out a easy and tasty recipe, I feel like it would be worth sharing here on the blog, no?
Ingredients
- 2 cups long grain white rice
- 5 cups chicken stock, divided
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound smoked pork sausage, sliced*
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped**
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped**
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
* I used sweet Italian sausage since that’s what I had- still turned out great!
** I didn’t have green peppers or celery, but I did have carrots so I added those instead.
Directions
Make the rice, in a medium saucepan combine the rice and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until all the stock is absorbed into the rice, about 20 minutes (also, I didn’t have enough chicken stock for cooking both the rice and to add to the entire mix later, so I used regular water when making the rice).
Meanwhile heat oil in a heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage. Once browned, add the garlic, onion, celery, and green bell pepper. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1 cup chicken stock and cayenne. Cook until the stock has reduced a little. Add the cooked rice and parsley and stir thoroughly. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if necessary.
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![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Yes! I love recipes :) please share future ones :)
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Awesome, thanks for the feedback Kat!
This looks really yum, my fiance and I pretty much live off of rice dishes with garlic haha.
<3Honeysuckelle
Mmm, I love rice too- I could eat it all the time! :)
This looks delish! Try it with orzo, too. Just like rice, but it’s actually a pasta.
Thanks Emily! And I bet it would be delicious with orzo too- thanks for the rec! :)
yum! Anything with rice and I’m sold! :) LOVE the new layout by the way, Nnenna!
♥ laura
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Thanks so much Laura! :D
I love getting new ideas for foods to try. This recipe looks tasty. :)
Great, thanks so much for your comment Marian!
I’m always interested in recipes, I need to broaden my cooking horizons.
That’s exactly what I’m trying to do this year as well. You’ll have to let me know if you try any good recipes too!
That looks delicious!
Thank you Andrea!
Mmm you’ve just made me so hungry! Gonna have to try this soon!!
Awesome- let me know how it goes if you do end up trying it!
mm mmm!!!!
xx.M
http://www.bellesandrebelles.blogspot.com
:)
Yum! You know I never cook in New York any more (except for toast), but I’m always interested in seeing new recipes. Maybe I’ll cook again one day… like when I have a kitchen with a sink.
Yeah, it’s hard to cook when you don’t have a proper kitchen! We still need to get more countertop in our kitchen and then we’d have a bit more space when making meals.
I might try to whip a vegetarian version of this next weekend to take for my lunch next week.
Tracy
I’m sure that would be tasty too! :)