Braised Bacon Carolina Rice

Name: Braised Bacon Carolina Rice
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cayenne; 158 milliliters finely chopped celery; 2 Tbsps chopped celery leaves; 1 teaspoons dry mustard; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 946 milliliters chicken stock or reduced-sodium chicken broth; 296 milliliters finely chopped onion; 227 grams slab bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces; 0 teaspoons hot smoked paprika (piment&ocute;n picante); 118 milliliters tomato juice; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 237 milliliters long-grain white rice (preferably Carolina Gold)

Braised Bacon Carolina Rice is a gluten free side dish. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 350 calories, 11g of protein, and 20g of fat. Head to the store and pick up mustard, onion, rice, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Cook bacon in a 4-quart heavy pot over low heat until some of fat is rendered, about 5 minutes.

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Bacon

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Pot

Add onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened but not browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in spices.

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Celery

Garlic

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Onion

Add stock and tomato juice and bring to a boil. Stir in rice and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes (rice will be moist rather than fluffy and dry). Stir in celery leaves, butter, kosher salt, and pepper to taste, then remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.

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Celery Leaves