Creole Jambalaya

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut up your andouille sausage.
  2. 2Lay out chicken on a different cutting board and season it with paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
  3. 3Chop up your holy trinity of onions, bell pepper, and celery and set aside.
  4. 4Brown the sausage, then take it out of the pan.
  5. 5Add the chicken to the pan and cook it up on both sides.
  6. 6Chop up the chicken and add it in with the sausage, then set aside.
  7. 7Sauté the vegetables in the drippings in the pan.
  8. 8Add garlic paste, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, and Cajun seasoning to the vegetables and mix everything together.
  9. 9Add chicken stock.
  10. 10Add the proteins (sausage and chicken) back into the pan.
  11. 11Add some hot sauce if desired and bay leaves.
  12. 12Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce it to a simmer and cover it up.
  13. 13Add in your rice and bring it back to a boil, then again to a simmer.
  14. 14Cover it up and let the rice soak in all the flavor, then mix it up.
  15. 15Remove your bay leaves.
  16. 16Top with some fresh green onion and toss it up.
  17. 17Plate it up.

Ingredients

  • andouille sausage, cut up
  • chicken
  • paprika
  • garlic powder
  • salt
  • pepper
  • onions, chopped
  • bell pepper, chopped
  • celery, chopped
  • garlic paste
  • tomato paste
  • crushed tomatoes
  • Cajun seasoning
  • chicken stock
  • hot sauce
  • bay leaves
  • rice
  • fresh green onion

Equipment

cutting boardpan

Tips

  • If you ain't sneezing, it ain't seasoned.
  • Sanitize your work area along the way.