Per a request from my sweetheart I made some Jambalaya. This is one of those recipes that I found on the Internet and then tweaked a few times until I was happy with the way it turned out.
Your cast of ingredients:
1 tblsp olive oil
1 lge. onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced.
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1/8 tsp cayenne
1 tblsp tomato paste
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 can (14.5 ozs) diced tomatoes
1 cup uncooked rice
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 pound smoked sausage
Here is the shrimp, thawing out.
To start with I saute up the sausage until it is nice and brown and some the fat has been rendered out (I did not take a picture of the cooked sausage)
While the sausage is cooking I chop up the onion, peppers and mince the garlic.
Once the sausage is cooked I put it on paper towels to drain and pour off the grease. Then in the same pot I put the olive oil, onion, red pepper, green pepper and garlic. The browned pieces from the sausage on the bottom of the pot add a nice color to the vegetables and a bit of extra flavor. Cook the onion, peppers and garlic for about 10 minutes or until they start to soften.
Next you add everything from the paprika to the diced tomatoes. Bring it all to a boil, stirring occasionally. Once boiling stir in the rice, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the rice is done. This will thicken up while cooking. When the rice is done add the shrimp and smoked sausage, cook covered for 5-10 minutes or until the shrimp are done.
This will warm you up on the inside on any day. And if you put Tabasco on it you will get even warmer.
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