Hot Dirty Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. long-grain rice
1 qt. water
6 chicken wings
7 chicken gizzards
7 chicken livers
2 lb. ground hot pork sausage
1/4 c. margarine
3/4 c. chopped green pepper
1 large onion
2 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 c. sliced green onions
1/2 c. chopped cooked ham
1 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes
garlic powder (optional)

Preparation

Cook rice according to package directions; set aside.
Combine water, wings and gizzards in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
Add livers and cook until tender.
Drain, reserving 3/4 cup liquid.
Remove meat from wings.
Coarsely chop wing meat, gizzards and livers.
Set aside. Brown sausage in Dutch oven, stirring until it crumbles.
Drain and set aside.