The rice soaked up all the goodness, and turned out absolutely delish! This is probably one of those dish to enjoy on a cool rainy day, or cold winter night! I’d most definitely warm you up from the inside out, very comforting. This Creole dish is definitely a winner!
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Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups rice rinsed
- 2-3 smoked sausages I used hot & spicy smoked sausages
- 1/3 cup bacon bits
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 med carrot diced
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 green pepper diced
- 1 large tomato seeded and diced
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp cayenne or to taste
- 1/3 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp dried thyme
- 1-1/2 tbsp tomato paste
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 dashes of tobasco sauce or to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup spring onion chopped & divided
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 10 large shrimps cleaned and shelled
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Using a heavy bottom pot on med high heat, add oil.
- Add bacon bits and cook for a min, then add sausages and slightly brown it.
- Transfer it to a bowl and set aside.
- In the same pot, melt butter on med high heat.
- Add celery, carrot, onion, and green pepper.
- Saute until softened and onion translucent, then add garlic oregano, thyme, cayenne, tomato paste, and tomato.
- Saute till combined then add chicken stock, and bring to a boil.
- Lower heat to simmer, and add rice, salt, and pepper, and tobasco sauce. Give it a stir.
- Then add bacon, sausages, and bay leaf.
- Bring back up to a boil, then lower heat to low.
- Cover and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, remove from heat.
- Stir in shrimps, lemon juice, spring onions, and parsley.
- Cover and allow the steam to cook shrimp for 15 minutes.
- Garnish with remaining spring onions before serving.
Notes
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