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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

jambalaya - a one pot meal

Jambalaya

Serves 8-10 hungry people.  I made just half of it and ended up with 6 reasonable servings!  This dish has poultry, pork and seafood too.  I was happy to have some Carolina Gold rice straight from Charleston to use in this.  A hearty one-pot dish for many friends.

            2 Tbs. oil                                             
            1½ lb. skinless, boneless                      
              chicken thighs, cut                              
              into 1” pieces                                     
            1 lb. Andouille sausage,                       
              sliced                                                 
            kosher salt                                           
            fresh ground black pepper                   
            1 large onion, chopped            
            1 red bell pepper, chopped                  
            4 celery stalks, chopped
            4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
            2 Tbs. tomato paste
            1 pint cherry tomatoes, half left whole
              the rest cut in half
            2 c. long-grain white rice
            2 Tbs. Creole-seasoning
            2 bay leaves
            6 c. chicken broth, low-sodium preferred
            ¾ lb. medium shrimp, peeled, deveined
            handful of fresh parsley leaves, for garnish

Heat oil in a large pot set over high heat.  Add chicken and sausage; season with salt and pepper.  Cook, turning often, until browned, about 5 minutes.

Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic.  Cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5minutes.  Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until it begins to darken, about 2 minutes.  Mix in tomatoes, scraping up brown bits, then mix in rice, seasoning, and bay leaves.  Add broth; season with salt and pepper.  Bring to a boil.

Turn heat down, cover with lid, and simmer until almost all liquid is absorbed, 20 -30 minutes. 


Season shrimp with salt and pepper; mix into rice.  Cover and cook until rice is tender and shrimp are cooked through, 5-8 minutes.  Top with parsley.  

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