Jambalaya

 


Ingredients

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 lb sausage. Chef's choice is andouille sausage, we substituted with Polish sausage
  • 1 lb shrimp (used about half a bag)
  • 2 tbsp cajun seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 cooking onion
  • 2 bell peppers
  • 2 ribs celery
  • 1 jalapeno pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup okra
  • 1 1/2 cups long grain white rice
  • 15 oz crushed tomato (about half a standard can where we're from)
  • 3 cups chicken stock
  • Cooking oil
Directions:
  1. Prep work: chop 2 chicken breasts, 1 lb sausage, and deveinn 1 lb shrimp. Dice 1 onion, 2 bell peppers, 4 cloves garlic. Slice 2 ribs celery, 1 jalapeno pepper, 1 cup okra
  2. Heat a little bit of cooking oil in a large saucepan. We used a wok
  3. Toss chicken pieces in 1 tbsp of cajun seasoning and put into heated saucepan
  4. Cook through, remove and put chicken on plate
  5. Add sausage, cook through, remove and place with cooked chicken
  6. Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, and celery. Saute for 5 min
  7. Add minced garlic, 1 tbsp cajun seasoning, and 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes. Stir together for 30 sec
  8. Add 1 1/2 cups rice, 3 cups chicken stock, 15 oz, or 1/2 can crushed tomatoes
  9. Bring to a boil, reduce to low, cover and let simmer for 8 min
  10. Add shrimp and 1 cup sliced okra
  11. Cover and turn off heat. Shrimp will cook through in about 5 min
Source: Modified from https://downshiftology.com/recipes/jambalaya/#wprm-recipe-container-64909 and https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/jambalaya-recipe/#tasty-recipes-60303

Yield: Enough to feed a large family

Tips: 

I made the mistake of using the rice I had on hand, which was long grain brown. Because of this, I had to let it simmer for a lot longer than usual.

I went out of my way to buy okra just for this dish, but when I finally made it I forgot to add it! Very upsetting. Kept it in the recipe here because it seemed kind of integral

We substituted the andouille sausage with Polish sausage which might be a food crime, but we couldn't find andouille around here

Description:

My mom has been staying with us since the house she and my brother lived in was lost to a fire. Back at their old place, I remembered seeing that they had jambalaya written as a dish to try. I had figured that this was Mom's request, since she was born in Nashville Tennessee. Even though she moved to Canada as a young child, apparently those American taste buds kick in fast, and she credits the Southern US as one of her favourite food cultures

However, I sent a pic of the dish to my brother, who is staying with his partner. Apparently they had jambalaya recently as well. So now I think the request may have come from him, having got a taste for it on one of his adventured South of the border

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