Left Over Pork Roast Jambalaya Food

OVEN BAKED JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in large stock pot. Saute onion, green pepper, celery and garlic until tender, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add tomato paste and cook to brown slightly, stirring constantly. Stir in bay leaves, Creole seasoning blend and Worcestershire sauce. Pour into a large roasting pan. Squeeze tomatoes to break up into pieces, and add to mixture in pan. Stir in juice from tomatoes, chicken stock, ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp and rice. Mix well. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, stirring once halfway through baking time. Remove bay leaves before serving.

LEFT-OVER PORK ROAST JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Into dutch oven.
• Add bite sized chunks of cooked pork roast.
• Add chicken broth and water.
• Add thinly sliced celery and onion.
• Add tomatoes with juice.
• Add salt.
• Add long-grained white rice.
• Add butter, thyme, garlic pepper and bay leaves.
• Add minced garlic.
• Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Turn heat down and simmer covered 45 minutes or longer.
• Keeping the dish on warm until serving only makes it taste better -- just keep it from boiling. Remove bay leaves before serving. More salt might be needed according to taste.

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.

PORK AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a 6-8 quart cast iron pot add one cup of cooking oil and turn heat on medium to high.
• Add pork and cook until all water evaporates from the meat.
• Turn heat to low and add onions on top of meat.
• Stir bottom frequently to keep pork and onions from sticking.
• Cook until onions become glazed and most of the liquid has evaporated from them.
• Add 3/4 quart of water and 1/2 lb. of sausage and turn heat to low boil.
• Make mental note of water level in pot.
• Cook 10 minutes, adding seasonings to taste.
• Turn heat off and check water level to make sure it has not decreased much.
• Replace water if needed.
• Skim off excess oil, leaving a small amount.
• Turn heat back to low boil and season to taste again.
• Add extra salt and pepper because the rice will absorb much of the seasonings.
• Turn heat on medium to high and stir in the rice and make sure the rice is completely covered by the water.
• Set the timer for 20-25 minutes and don't touch.
• Stir and serve.