| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 2 hr |
| Prep: | 35 min |
| Inactive: | 1 hr |
| Cook: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 large green tomatoes
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup small diced yellow onion
- 2 tablespoons white balsamic
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
- 2 jalapenos, seeded
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
- 1/2 cup small diced yellow onion
- 1 cup cooked black beans
- 2 tablespoons small diced carrots, previously boiled, semi-soft
- 1/2 cup tomato juice
- 3 cups cooked white or brown rice
- 1/2 cup celery leaves, tips only
- 1 tablespoon Cajun spice
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- Four 8-ounce rib eye steaks, trimmed
- 1 tablespoon sea or kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- For the salsa verde: First, dice the tomatoes, medium cut, then puree them in a food processor or blender. Next, add the cilantro, onions, balsamic, garlic, oil and jalapenos. Again, puree, taste, then season with salt and pepper. After seasoning, place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to merge.
- For the dirty rice: In a saute pan over medium-high heat, add the oil and allow to warm. Next, add the onions and cook, with stirring motion, until slightly translucent. This should take 3 to 4 minutes. Next, add the cooked beans and carrots and allow to warm. Then add the tomato juice and reduce the heat to medium-low. Continue to cook until the juice has reduced to 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 minutes. Next, add the rice. Warm the rice and blend the flavors over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Once the rice has warmed and the juice has finished reducing, remove from the heat, add the celery leaves, taste and season to preference with the Cajun spice.
- For the steak: In a large saute pan over high heat, add and warm the oil for 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle the steaks on both sides with the salt and pepper, and add to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium-high and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the steak and repeat the process on the second side for a final 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the pan, allow to rest and serve over the dirty rice. Finish with salsa verde.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 1306 |
| Total Fat | 62 g |
| Saturated Fat | 21 g |
| Carbohydrates | 133 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 12 g |
| Sugar | 7 g |
| Protein | 57 g |
| Cholesterol | 148 mg |
| Sodium | 1401 mg |
Reviews
My husband made this the other evening and it is absolutely delicious. We both loved it. He made it and served it, per Robert’s recipe with no alterations. We did not have grapeseed oil so purchased some for this recipe and have determined we like grapeseed oil and will use it for other recipes. Also if you do not have white balsamic…find it, buy it, use it. It seems vastly different than the darker versions. We used a Cajun Spice that we like so the flavors/heat were “right on” for us. The presentation was very appealing. It’s definately not that “mushy looking” Dirty Rice you get in a box and the crispness and brightness of the fresh green tomatoes from the garden for the salsa was perfect.
I love this recipe too Robert!It is really good but then so are all your recipe’s.I did not have grapeseed oil but used olive oil in it’s place.Worked out fine.Thanks for another keeper and you should be the next iron chef.
GRRRReat! I made it twice in 2 weeks!! I’m even planning to make it at my parent’s home in Dec when I’ll be in El Paso!!! Ajua!! But today I was too tired with all the Thxgiving planning to prep up rice, so I made my own version of the black bean and corn salad (I add worcertershire (??? sauce. Great!! 1 good point: make sure the steak has bone (7 steak is great w/this. Today I had only thin cuts and not as good… and that recomm of letting salsa idle for a while… it does work, do not skip this or slasa will be too sour ‘cuz of the tomatillos!
PD- wonder if purple tomatillos will taste the same? lol.
Saludos!!
PD- wonder if purple tomatillos will taste the same? lol.
Saludos!!