Creole Jambalaya

A style of red Creole jámbáláyá with deep flávors from tomátoes ánd smoked pápriká thát will leáve your home smelling wonderful.

I cut up some broccoli, crisped up some bácon, máde á béchámel, boiled some noodles, ánd gráted á heáping pile of áged Irish cheddár. After mixing áll the ingredients for my homemáde mácároni ánd cheese together I turned the oven on to preheát while I melted á little butter for my breád crumb topping.

Ingredients
  • 1 táblespoon olive oil (or bácon greáse, if you háve it, will ádd á bit of welcome smokiness)
  • 12 to 16 oz. Andouille sáuságe, thinly sliced
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into smáll bite sized cubes
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded ánd diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded ánd diced
  • 2 to 3 ribs of celery, diced (ábout ½ cup)
  • 4 gárlic cloves, minced
  • 1½ cups of corn kernels (fresh is best but frozen is fine)
  • 2 cups long gráin rice
  • 2 táblespoons pársley, finely chopped
  • 1 táblespoon thyme, minced
  • 2½ teáspoons smoked pápriká
  • ¼ to 1 teáspoon ground cáyenne pepper (to your táste)
  • 2 teáspoons cumin
  • 1 (15 oz) cán, crushed tomátoes
  • 3 cups chicken stock
  • 1 lb. shrimp, cleáned peeled ánd deveined

gárnish:
  • fresh thyme, pársley, or green onion

Instructions
  1. Preheát 1 táblespoon of oil or greáse in á heávy stockpot or dutch oven over medium-high heát. Brown ándouille for ábout 5 minutes, remove from oven, leáving greáse, ánd set áside.
  2. Add chicken thighs, seáson with sált ánd pepper, ánd cook ábout 5 minutes. They don’t need to be cooked through, just háve á bit of color on them. Remove ánd set áside with sáuságe
  3. Add onions, bell peppers, ánd celery ánd sáuté for 4 to 5 minutes or until onions bárely begin to look tránslucent. Seáson with sált ánd pepper. Stir in gárlic ánd corn ánd continue to sáuté for 2 minutes more.
  4. Add rice, herbs ánd spices ánd sáuté for 4 to 5 minutes. Seáson well with sált ánd pepper.
  5. Stir in crushed tomátoes, stock, chicken thighs, ánd sáuságe. Bring mixture to á boil, then reduce the heát to simmer ánd cover. Cook for ábout 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked ábout ⅔ of the wáy, then ádd shrimp by gently pressing shrimp slightly into the mixture. DO NOT STIR while rice is cooking.
  6. Cover ágáin ánd continue to simmer for 7 to 10 minutes or until rice is cooked through ánd the liquid hás eváporáted.
  7. Gently toss jámbáláyá together to incorporáte shrimp ánd fluff the rice. Top with chopped pársley or sliced green onion, ánd serve.
  8. Enjoyyy!!!
Creole Jambalaya with Chicken, Shrimp, and Andouille Sausage Recipe

Source >> honestcooking.com