Who said Super Bowl food can't be vegan?
I had a plant-based potluck and my friend " Crazy Dick" Rich Curole and his wife Lori, made a to-die-for dirty rice entree. Rich says he's been working to perfect it for some time and I think that he's got it just right because both my 13 year-old nephew and my 21 year-old daughter proclaimed it "the best dish!"
So when I made it one Sunday and watched my husband chow it down while watching football on television, I knew it would be the perfect Super Bowl food!
See how this super easy dish is prepared in The Good Day Cafe.
Sweet Potato Dirty Rice
1 sweet potato, chopped in small 1/4 inch square pieces (approx. 2 cups)
2-3 level teaspoons of Crazy Dick's Cajun Spice
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 onion, chopped (approx 1 1/2 cups)
2-4 garlic cloves, minced (or 1-2 Tablespoons pre-chopped garlic from jar)
1 large green bell pepper, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
1 16-ounce package of tempeh, broken up into small pieces
(Optional) 2 teaspoons olive oil (This can be water sauteed with 1/4 cup water for NO OIL diets)
2 cups (uncooked) brown basmati rice (use 4 cups of cooked brown rice, if you are using leftovers, or frozen rice)
To cook brown rice:
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil, add 2 cups of brown basmati rice (or short grain is OK, too), bring to a boil on high, turn to low and simmer for 1 hour.
While your rice is cooking chop the sweet potato, onion, garlic and green pepper.
In a dutch oven or cast iron skillet, add olive oil (or 1/4 cup of water) and saute the sweet potato for about 5 minutes. Add the other vegetables, spice, tempeh and continue to saute for about 5-10 more minutes.
Rich's note: Many traditional Dirty Rice dishes call for celery seed. If you include it, go lightly as celery seed is potent and can easily over take the dish. I once added a teaspoon to an earlier attempt at dirty rice and it was far too much.
Do you have any plant-based Super Bowl recipes? Have any ideas about side dishes to accompany this entree? Please share your ideas and comments right here in my Huffington Post comments section! I love all of your great ideas.
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Lots of LOVE and Hugs to you....Gypsy
megwolff Commented 11 hours ago
"Hi gypsy, Not too far, just to NYC! Caribbean style jerk is
something I haven't used. What spices does it have in it,
gypsy. You'll have to try it with the Crazy Dick's, too, it's
the perfect combo and it does get dirty! Let me know how the
freezing goes. I'm guessing it will be fine. Always great
hearing from you, sweetie. xxoo"
never appeared. what is the point.
Okay, I prepared the sweet potato dirty rice for the afternoon. Only thing it was not dirty enough. It that a bad word I just used? I used Caribbean style jerk, oh my, another bad word.
Anyways could not find ~Crazy Dick Spice~, and the other one I had in my home. Also used regular basmati rice instead. It was simply delicious!
Next time I would zest it up bit...and this would be also my constant brunch I could use when having company. Now I have too much of it, have to freeze, I know potatoes don’t go well in the freezer, but I have no choice.
Sorry I was being silly today...XOXOXOX
"Hi Meg and thanks for getting this recipe out there. Dirty Rice
was one of my favorites growing up in New Orleans. I'm thrilled
you and your biggest fans are enjoying it! After all these
years, this is the first of my recipes my mother actually asked
me to pass along to her! Thanks Again! Rich Curole
www.CrazyDicksCajunFoods.com"
Making flautas up before hand and baking or even reheating when you get there is an excellent idea!!! Yes, sometime you are better off just serving them and saying nothing!
LOVE.