Jambalaya (Authentic)
Ingredients
- 1 small broiler-fryer chicken ⓘ
- 1 stalk celery (cut into bit size pieces with leaves) ⓘ
- 1 onion (quartered) ⓘ
- 4 garlic cloves ⓘ
- 2 cups converted long grain rice ⓘ
- 1 lb cooked and peeled shrimp ⓘ
- 1 lb smoked sausage (sliced) ⓘ
- 1 lb ham (cubed) ⓘ
- 1/4 cup butter ⓘ
- 1 cup yellow onion (chopped) ⓘ
- 3/4 cup green bell pepper (chopped) ⓘ
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped) ⓘ
- 2 garlic cloves (minced) ⓘ
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste ⓘ
- 1 large bay leaf ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons salt ⓘ
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
933
kcal
47% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).