The Best Jambalaya Food

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.

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.

THE BEST JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large pot, cover chicken with water; add celery, onion garlic and boil until tender, approximately 1 hour.
• Reserve stock.
• Remove meat from bones and cut, slice, cube, or shred,however you prefer.
• In 5 cups stock, cook rice until liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes (the rice is supposed to be a bit moist).
• In a Dutch oven, fry sausage and ham until lightly browned, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove meat.
• Add butter to pan and saute onion, pepper, and parsley until tender, approximately 3 minutes.
• Add chicken, sausage, and ham; stir in garlic, tomato paste, bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper, and Tabasco.
• Add rice and mix thoroughly.
• Cook over low heat for approximately 15 minutes stirring frequently.
• Remove bay leaf and serve.

LEGENDARY JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat a large, heavy, dry stockpot or Dutch oven over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, and then brown the sausage. Remove the sausage from the pan, and reserve the drippings. Add another tablespoon peanut oil, and then brown the chicken, adding more peanut oil, if necessary.
• Return the sausage to the pan with the chicken, and add the onion, celery, garlic, and pepper. Saute until the meats and the vegetables are cooked through. Add the tomatoes and the hot sauce, and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Add the file powder and the Cajun spice, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for at least 1 hour. Serve over cooked, steamed rice.

EVERYTHING JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Cook rice to package directions.
• Place a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and butter to the pan. Cube chicken and place in hot oil and butter. Brown chicken 3 minutes, add sausage, and cook 2 minutes more. Add onion, celery, pepper, bay, and cayenne.
• Saute vegetables 5 minutes, sprinkle flour over the pan and cook 1 or 2 minutes more. Stir in tomatoes and broth and season with cumin, chili, poultry seasoning, and Worcestershire. Bring liquids to a boil and add shrimp.
• Simmer shrimp 5 minutes until pink and firm. Remove the pot from the heat and place on a trivet. Ladle jambalaya into shallow bowls. Using an ice cream scoop, place a scoop of rice on to the center of the bowlfuls of jambalaya. Sprinkle dishes with salt, pepper, chopped scallions, and thyme leaves.

MY BEST-EVER JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chorizo and ham; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until browned., Add chicken to pan; cook 5-7 minutes or until no longer pink. Stir in tomatoes, broth, peppers, onion, Cajun seasoning and pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until peppers are crisp-tender., Return to a boil; stir in rice and shrimp. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 7-9 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 5 minutes or until rice is tender.

LOUISIANA SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Melt butter in large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the onions, green onions, bell pepper, garlic, serrano chile, bay leaves, Creole Seasoning, cayenne pepper and thyme.
• Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Add sausage, broth, tomatoes and rice.
• Bring mixture to simmer.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until rice is very tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes to 45 minutes.