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Jambalaya

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 16 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Large Brown Onion diced
  • 2 Large Sweet Pepper diced
  • 6 stalks Celery diced
  • 5 Clove Garlic diced or paste
  • 2 Cup Diced Tomatoes
  • 2 Cup Chicken Stock
  • 2 Cup White Wine
  • 1 Cup Spicy Sausage
  • 1 Cup Keilbasa Sausage
  • 1 Cup Ham or Smoked Pork Chop
  • 1 Cup Chicken
  • 3 Cup cooked Rice
  • Cajun Seasoning
  • Cayenne Pepper seasoning

Instructions
 

  • In large stock pot, add Diced tomatos (canned tomatos with liquids is fine), Chicken Stock and White Wine. Bring to a low simmer.
  • In large frying pan, add 2 tbsp butter, onions, peppers, and celery. Suate until just tender. Add garlic to pan and saute for 2 more minutes.
  • Remove all the vegetables from the pan leaving the excess butter and vegetable juices. Put the vegetables into the stock pot with the liquids.
  • If using raw chicken, cook the chicken until medium in the butter. Place in stock pot and finish cooking in the simmering stock.
  • In frying pan head each of other meat one at a time just enough to start bring out the fats in the meats, then transfer them to the stock pot.
  • Simmer everything for 10 minutes. Add the Cajun Seasoning and the Cayenne Seasoning to taste (recommendations below). Sime for another 20 minutes. Cajun Seasoning - 3 - 4 Tbps Cayenne - 1 - 3 Tbps (depending on the heat you desire)
  • (Optional) At this point you can cool the pot and put in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours for flavors to fully blend.
  • Bring to rolling boil and turn off heat. Add cooked rice and cover. Let sit until rice absorbs most of the liquid.
  • Serve hot with a side of garlic toast.