Everything Jambalaya or Jambalika ! |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I watched Rachel Ray make this on 30 Minute Meals the other day while home sick with a cold. This looks super easy to make and as close to the original as you can get in 30 minutes! This would be a perfect meal for Monday Night Football! Ingredients:
2 cups enriched white rice |
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, once around the pan |
1 tablespoon butter |
1 lb boneless skinless white chicken meat or 1 lb dark chicken meat |
3/4 lb andouille sausage, casing removed and diced |
1 medium onion, chopped |
2 celery ribs, chopped |
1 green bell pepper, chopped |
1 fresh bay leaves or 1 dried bay leaf |
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper sauce |
2 -3 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice |
1 (14 ounce) can chicken stock or 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth |
1 teaspoon cumin |
1 teaspoon dark chili powder |
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning |
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce |
1 lb medium shrimp, raw,deveined and peeled (ask for easy peel at fish counter) |
coarse salt |
black pepper |
chopped scallion, for garnish |
fresh thyme, chopped for garnish |
Directions:
1. Cook rice to package directions.
2. Place a large, deep skillet over medium high heat.
3. Add oil and butter to the pan.
4. Cube chicken and place in hot oil and butter.
5. Brown chicken 3 minutes, add sausage, and cook 2 minutes more.
6. Add onion, celery, pepper, bay, and cayenne.
7. Saute vegetables 5 minutes, sprinkle flour over the pan and cook 1 or 2 minutes more.
8. Stir in tomatoes and broth and season with cumin, chili, poultry seasoning, and Worcestershire.
9. Bring liquids to a boil and add shrimp.
10. Simmer shrimp 5 minutes until pink and firm.
11. Remove the pot from the heat and place on a trivet.
12. Ladle jambalaya into shallow bowls.
13. Using an ice cream scoop, place a scoop of rice on to the center of the bowlfuls of jambalaya.
14. Sprinkle dishes with salt, pepper, chopped scallions, and thyme leaves.
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