Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, jambalaya. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Jambalaya is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Jambalaya is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Add Meat, Seafood, Or Veggies To Zatarain's® Original Jambalaya Mix for A One-Pot Dish. Season the sausage and chicken pieces with Cajun seasoning. According to the dictionary, jambalaya is "rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters and seasoned with herbs." In talking with lovers of authentic Creole food, this statement is as close as you will get to having people agree on what jambalaya really is.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook jambalaya using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Jambalaya:
- Take 4 chicken breasts
- Take 5 tsp vegetable oil
- Get 1/2 lb andouille sausage
- Get 1 onion, chopped
- Make ready 1 Red bell pepper
- Make ready 5 cloves garlic
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup rice
- Take 14 1/2 oz diced tomatoes
- Prepare 8 oz clam juice
- Make ready 2 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Make ready 1 lb shrimp
- Get 2 tbsp chopped parsley
Traditionally, the meat always includes sausage of some sort, often a smoked meat such as andouille, along with pork or chicken and seafood (less common. Jambalaya is such a culinary staple and storied dish in New Orleans the word is used to describe so much more than food. "What a crazy jambalaya of music at this festival." The dish has represented New Orleans since Colonial Spanish settlers tried reconstructing their native paella from locally-sourced ingredients. Using an ice cream scoop, place a scoop of rice on to the center of the bowlfuls of jambalaya. Sprinkle dishes with salt, pepper, chopped scallions, and thyme.
Steps to make Jambalaya:
- Season chicken and cook in oil until seared.
- Pour out extra fat and cook andouille sausage. Set aside.
- Add garlic and onion to soften. Add rice and cook until translucent.
- Add in broth, tomatoes and clam juice. Bring to a simmer.
- Add the chicken back in and nestle it under the rice
- Cook 30-35 minutes. Remove chicken and shred with forks.
- Place chicken and sausage back into rice.
- Mix, add parsley and serve.
Jambalaya Ingredients: Alright, let's talk ingredients. To make classic jambalaya, you will need: The Cajun/Creole "holy trinity": Celery, onion and green bell pepper (although for some extra color, I've also used red and yellow bell peppers). Feel free to add more or less of either, depending on your heat preferences. This quintessential dish from New Orleans is a spicy one-pot rice dish featuring chicken, andouille sausage, shrimp, and a whole host of Southern flavors. Stir in the celery, green peppers, onion, garlic, seasonings and pepper sauce.
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