How to Use dirty rice in a Sentence
dirty rice
noun-
Don't miss the sausage, old-school dirty rice (pungent with liver bits) and the peach cobbler.
— Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2018 -
Cochon dinners of roast pork, dirty rice, green beans, salad and bread will be sold.
— Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 17 Oct. 2017 -
The Gullah dirty rice is spicy and layered, rich and earthy; a chess pie perfectly sweet-tart and tender on the tongue.
— New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020 -
Hearts can be seared quickly, like little bite-sized steaks or minced fine along with the liver and gizzard for a batch of dirty rice.
— Outdoor Life, 8 Mar. 2021 -
Cajun sweet potato fries and dirty rice are sides and there’s N’awlins bread pudding or Cajun mud pie for dessert.
— Shonda Talerico Dudlicek, Elgin Courier-News, 6 July 2018 -
The local chain is popular for its chicken, dirty rice, boudin balls, red beans and rice, and sweet potato pie.
— Chron Staff, Chron, 13 Oct. 2021 -
From the looks of the post shared on Facebook, the turkey legs won't come with their famous fixings like dirty rice or the Cajun crawfish mac 'n' cheese.
— Shelby Stewart, Chron, 26 Oct. 2020 -
The duo has garnered a cult following for their menu of bone-in chicken wings and sides like chicken, pork, beef and seafood boudain; dirty rice; and mac and cheese.
— Megha McSwain, Chron, 23 Aug. 2022 -
Not to mention the mouthwatering sides -- jambalya, dirty rice, and french fries.
— Shelby Stewart, Houston Chronicle, 29 June 2020 -
Think cornbread with andouille or meaty rice dressing, also known as dirty rice.
— Annette Sisco, NOLA.com, 11 Nov. 2020 -
Vegan bowls on the menu, either made with tofu or beets or roasted carrots and black bean dirty rice, are all $15.
— Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 30 Jan. 2020 -
Six minutes later, those chops are seared, seasoned and sitting next to dirty rice and buttered corn with hot flour tortillas for $6.79.
— Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 1 Oct. 2020 -
Next Door, which will house plants, flowers and even a bodega featuring Afro-Latino foods like gumbo, dirty rice, tamales and more.
— Narda Pérez, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2021 -
Dirty Allison is a fried chicken thigh tossed in tasso gravy with mushrooms served over dirty rice with pickled red onions and chimichurri.
— Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020 -
The small group, who dined in a private room, sampled the entire menu with no special requests other than to substitute dirty rice for chicken boudin rice.
— Marcy De Luna, Chron, 14 Dec. 2020 -
Even those of us who find the time to clean the exterior of the fridge once a week and the folks who wouldn’t dream of going to bed with a sink full of dishes may not think to wipe down the paprika after making a pot of dirty rice.
— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2023 -
It’s paid off, as guests regularly post images on Instagram of turkey legs stuffed with dirty rice and glazed with Hennessy.
— Washington Post, 14 May 2021 -
Maxine’s on Saint James, for chicken and waffles, baked catfish over grits, mac and cheese and dirty rice, jambalaya and etouffee, banana pudding and sweet tea.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2021 -
Roots, which opened in June, is her take on Southern cooking, anchored firmly in her Louisiana upbringing, with plenty of seafood, okra and dirty rice to go around.
— New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021 -
For larger fare, the entreés include Cajun smoked beef short ribs over cheese grits and sautéed spinach and catfish Plaquemine — catfish fried and topped with crawfish étouffée served over dirty rice.
— al, 28 May 2020 -
Stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon, shrimp brochette did its humble work over Cajun dirty rice that seemed neither especially Cajun nor dirty.
— Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 19 Dec. 2019 -
Side dishes make a big difference here, especially crispy and filling mashed and fried plantain slices and a big helping of rice and peas that reminded me of Cajun dirty rice.
— Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2021 -
Crawfish étouffée with dirty rice, dusted with paprika and Tabasco.
— Star Tribune, 13 Nov. 2020 -
There will also be free food, including pork sliders, dirty rice, barbecue and desserts; a kids area with games and art; plus free yoga and meditation classes.
— Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2022 -
For barbecue fans, the ribs platter is a picture-perfect presentation of saucy jackfruit ribs with collard greens, mac and (vegan) cheese and dirty rice.
— Megha McSwain, Chron, 29 Mar. 2022 -
Eggers ate the general prison population's dinner menu for his final meal — chicken creole, dirty rice, turnip greens, creamed corn, cornbread and cake.
— USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2018 -
The menu is an appetizing mix of Southern classics like gumbo and dirty rice and autumnal dishes like pecan apple walnut salad.
— Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 16 Nov. 2020 -
The North Carolina company was founded in 1977 and is known for its Southern fare like bone-in fried chicken, dirty rice, sweet tea and all-day breakfast including Cajun chicken biscuits and biscuits and cream gravy.
— Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 June 2021 -
Each day, the restaurant will release a menu with set meals and a la carte dishes including marinated and grilled flank steak, roast chickens with salsa verde, farro and sweet potato salads, cajun dirty rice and more.
— oregonlive, 2 July 2021 -
Cooks used rice grown in the Sacramento Valley (a legacy of the Chinese railroad workers and gold-miners who had moved there in the 19th century) to recreate dishes from Louisiana like jambalaya and dirty rice.
— Korsha Wilson, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
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