.::Dirty Rice::.

SERVES 16 -20

2 medium onions, chopped 1/2 cup flour
1 green pepper, chopped 2 cups water
2 stalks celery, chopped salt and pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced Tabasco sauce
1/2 lb chicken giblets, finely chopped 6 green onion tops, chopped
1 lb bulk sausage, crumbled 6 sprigs parsley, chopped
1/2 cup bacon drippings or oil 8-10 cups hot cooked white rice

Add crushed garlic. Brown sausage in large pot. Remove sausage and set aside. To
sausage drippings, add enough bacon drippings or oil to make 1/2 cup. Add flour and
brown, stirring constantly, over medium-high-heat until the roux is very dark brown
(about the color of an old penny). Be careful not to scorch the roux. Immediately add
chopped vegetables and stir and cook a few minutes. Then add chopped giblets and
cook until pink color is gone. Add water, the sausage and seasonings and simmer 2
hours. 30 minutes before serving, add green onion tops and parsley. Before serving,
add hot cooked rice, mix well.