All American Jambalaya Food

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Heat the oil in a heavy-based flameproof casserole dish on a medium-high heat. Season the chicken thighs, add to the dish and cook for 4 mins until they start to brown, stirring occasionally so they don't stick. Add the chorizo and cook for a further 4 mins until it releases its oils and has started to crisp. Remove the meat with a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate.
• Add the onions to the chorizo oils, lower the heat and soften for 8 mins. Stir through the garlic, peppers, celery, thyme and oregano, and cook for 2 mins more.
• Return the meat to the dish, add the garlic salt, paprika, cayenne, mustard powder and white pepper, and cook for 2 mins until fragrant. Stir in the rice, then the tomatoes. Add the stock and give it all a really good stir. Bring to the boil, then cover with a well-fitting lid and put in the oven for 20 mins.
• Take from the oven and fluff up the rice with a big fork. Fold through the prawns, then put the mussels and clams on top. Put the lid on, return to the oven for 10 mins, then take the dish out and give everything a good stir. Sprinkle with the parsley and spring onions to serve.

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of peanut oil in a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Season the sausage and chicken pieces with Cajun seasoning. Saute sausage until browned. Remove with slotted spoon, and set aside. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, and saute chicken pieces until lightly browned on all sides. Remove with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
• In the same pot, saute onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic until tender. Stir in crushed tomatoes, and season with red pepper, black pepper, salt, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce and file powder. Stir in chicken and sausage. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the rice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.

JAMBALAYA (AUTHENTIC)

Steps:

• In a large pot, cover chicken with water and add the celery, quartered onion, and the 4 cloves of garlic. Boil until tender, approximately 1 hour.
• Reserve the stock. Remove the chicken from the bones & either cut, slice, cube or shred.
• In 5 cups of stock, cook rice until liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes. The rice should be slightly moist.
• In a Dutch oven, saute the sausage and ham until slightly browned, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove the sausage and ham from the Dutch oven and set aside.
• Add butter to Dutch oven and saute the chopped onion, green bell pepper and parsley until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Into the Dutch oven, add the chicken, sausage, ham, the 2 cloves of minced garlic, tomato paste, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Mix, and then add the rice and the cooked shrimp and mix thoroughly.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, about 15 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf and serve.

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven. Add the onion, bell pepper and celery and sauté for 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 2 minutes.
• Add sausage and chicken and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, broth, Creole or Cajun seasoning and rice. Cover and simmer on low heat for about 40 minutes.

PORK AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In an 8-quart cast iron pot, heat oil on medium to high heat. Add pork and cook until water evaporates and pork is starting to brown. Remove excess oil leaving just a small amount in bottom of pot. Add onions to oil and cook on medium to high heat until the onions and pork have fully browned. Add water and sausage to pot and bring to a boil. Add salt, black pepper, red pepper, garlic powder and hot sauce, to taste. Boil on medium heat 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add rice and stir frequently to keep from sticking to pot. Stir for 7 to 8 minutes until rice has soaked up liquid. Put lid on pot and heat on low for 10 minutes. Lift lid and run spoon on side of pot 4 times to allow water to drain to bottom. Seal rice with back of spoon and replace lid. Cook for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat. Turn rice over with spoon to fluff and serve.

ALL AMERICAN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet.
• Saute onion, green pepper, and beef until browned.
• Drain fat.
• Drain tomatoes, and add enough water to juice to make 1 1/2 cups.
• Add tomatoes, bay leaf, salt, sugar, and liquid.
• Bring to a slow boil.
• Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add rice.
• Cover and simmer another 5 minutes.

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Preheat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, tossing occasionally until browned, about 5 - 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain, leave oil in pan.
• Add onion, bell pepper, and celery to pot. Saute 6 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
• Pour in chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, paprika, thyme, oregano, cayenne pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in cooked sausage and rice.
• Bring mixture to a light boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low heat, cover and simmer until rice is almost fully tender, about 20 - 25 minutes. Stir in a little extra broth as needed.
• Stir in shrimp and okra, cover and continue to cook until shrimp have cooked through, about 4 - 5 minutes.
• Stir in chicken, green onions and parsley. Serve immediately garnishing each serving with more parsley if desired.

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a deep 12inch skillet with oven-safe handle and lid (or with handle and lid wrapped in double thickness of foil for baking in the oven later).
• Cook Kielbasa / Chorizo over medium to high heat for 2-3 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally.
• With slotted spoon, transfer kielbasa / chorizo to medium bowl.
• Add 2 teaspoons oil drippings in skillet then add chicken in 3 batches, and cook 5 minutes per batch or until browned, turning over once.
• Transfer chicken to bowl with kielbasa / chorizo.
• Preheat Oven to 425 F degrees.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet.
• Stir in garlic, celery, peppers and onions.
• Cover and cook 12-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add rice, paprika, oregano, thyme and salt.
• Cook 1 minute while stirring.
• Return chicken with its juices and kielbasa / chorizo to skillet.
• Add broth, tomatoes with their juice, water and hot pepper sauce.
• Heat to boiling over high heat.
• Place skillet on oven and bake jambalaya, uncovered for 15 minutes.
• Remove skillet from the oven and stir mixture.
• Cover and bake for 10 minutes longer or until rice is tender.
• Remove skillet from the oven, let stand, covered for 10 minutes.
• Spoon jambalaya onto dinner plates or spoon desired amount into freezer-safe containers.

WORLD'S BEST JAMBALAYA RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of peanut oil in a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Season the sausage pieces with Cajun seasoning. Cook sausage in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until browned. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
• Cut up the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Season the chicken pieces with Cajun seasoning. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, and saute chicken pieces until lightly browned on all sides. Stir occasionally to cook evenly and prevent burning. Remove with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
• In the same pot, saute onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook for 4 minutes, or until just tender. Stir in crushed tomatoes, and season with red pepper, black pepper, salt, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce and file powder. Sauté for 6-8 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in chicken and sausage. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth, rice, and reserved meat. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pan with fitted lid and cook for about 20-25 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.

CAJUN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• For the Creole seasoning: Combine the salt, black pepper, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, white pepper and cumin in a medium bowl.
• For the jambalaya: Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 5-quart heavy-bottomed pot or large Dutch oven over medium heat. Rub the chicken with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and 2 tablespoons of the Creole seasoning in a medium bowl until evenly coated. Add the chicken to the pot and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a large bowl. Add the sausage to the pot and cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to the large bowl with the chicken. The bottom of the pot should be covered with browned bits.
• Add the celery, onions and peppers and cook, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot occasionally, until the onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic, bay leaf, cayenne, thyme and 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning. Add the rice and stir once or twice to coat. Stir in the tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, cooked chicken and sausage and remaining Creole seasoning. Stir in the chicken stock. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the liquid is reduced, and you see little holes on the top, about 30 minutes.
• Use a fork to stir in half of the green onions and fluff the rice. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Garnish with the remaining green onions and serve immediately.