Dirty Rice With Mushrooms

Make Your Own Cajun Seasoning - https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/cajun-seasoning/

I think that instead of using homemade broth, you can Use the dried porcini’s to make the broth and add some mushrooms, to give it some body. Alternative add some white miso for some more umami flavor. I think I will make this with chickpeas as I don’t like black eyed peas.

From the link provided by Vln2. Thank You Vln2! paprika (some people prefer using smoked paprika) kosher salt garlic powder ground black pepper ground white pepper onion powder dried oregano cayenne thyme

Baby bella is just a different name for creminis. They're the same beast.

This was delicious! I used brown rice instead of white: boiled for 5 minutes and then put the lid on and cooked at a high simmer for 35 minutes. It came out great. I didn’t add nearly as much salt as the recipe calls for. The recipe has you season the vegetables with salt not once but twice - then add Cajun seasoning (which contains salt) - then add broth (salt) - then add a teaspoon of… salt! I didn’t add any salt other than what was in the seasoning and broth, and it was not lacking.

It is a stock using usually using a combo of fresh and dried mushrooms (mostly porcinis), aromatics, water, and/or other flavorings such as soy or aminos. However, Better than Bouillion has a mushroom base that can easily be used in recipes calling for mushroom broth or stock.

Better Than Boullion has a mushroom broth mix that is very good

I save stems (in freezer) until I have enough to make mushroom broth

I've commented in the past about having the replies to a post printed under the original post instead of stand alones. I often couldn't figure out which original post the "replier" was replying to! However, I now see that the NYT has fixed that and I am delighted to see the responses that folks are making right under the "original" post. Thanks so much. Now - I'll be making this tonight as written except with brown rice. Sounds yummy and glad to have another vegetarian recipe.

This was tasty but is more like 6- 8 servings, not 4. With all the rice and the peas, next time I would double the holy trinity and double the Cajun seasoning. A very satisfying vegetarian meal and loved that it was a 1-pot meal! I also just used the liquid from rehydrating dried mushrooms to make a quick simple broth and simmered 30 minutes with an onion, bay leaf, thyme and soy sauce before straining and adding to the pan.

Every year around Mardi Gras, I search for a dirty rice recipe that would live up to my expectations born of reading James Lee Burke novels. Being vegetarians, authenticity is off the table. But boy, in all other respects, does this recipe exceed all previous attempts, hands down! Used my own homemade Cajun seasoning, Better Than Bouillon Mushroom Base, browned Impossible Sausage and threw that in. Skipped the black-eyed peas; didn't want to mess with perfection..

I really liked this recipe although it made more than my family of three can consume. I used Blackened Seasoning instead of Cajun, and next time I'll reduce the amount of black pepper to half to account for this substitution. I also used low sodium chicken broth which was fine. Lastly, I stirred the black-eyed peas into the rice for the last 3 minutes to make sure they warmed completely.

Just keep cooking in step 3 until the rice is tender.

Use brown rice.

Cajun seasoning: equal parts of paprika (some people prefer using smoked paprika), kosher salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, ground white pepper, onion powder, dried oregano, cayenne, thyme. May use chickpeas instead of blackeyed peas.