Mississippi Slug Rice straight from the bayou 🐌🐊

Recipe Overview

Method Skillet
Prep 10 mins
Heat Tabasco to taste

A hearty, savory skillet packed with browned beef, toasted seasoned rice, and tangy pepperoncinis.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 cup dry rice
  • 1 3/4 cup broth
  • 10–15 diced pepperoncinis (and juice from the can)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 packet au jus seasoning
  • 1 packet ranch seasoning
  • Tobasco to ur likin'

Instructions

  1. Aromatics & Beef: Simmer onion while separately browning beef and draining the grease.
  2. Brown the Rice: Add rice, seasonings, and pepperoncini juice and brown.
  3. Add Broth & Meat: Slowly add in beef broth. Stir in beef, and add pepperoncini on top.
  4. Settle & Fold: Then fold ‘em in once it settles. Finish with Tobasco to ur likin’.

Cook’s Notes

  • The Pepperoncini Juice: Pouring the brine directly into the dry rice infuses the grains with acid and salt before the broth is added.
  • Toasting the Grains: Browning the dry rice in the seasoned base keeps the grains firm and flavorful as they simmer.