Ham & Sausage Jambalaya

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2/3 cup lard
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 medium bell pepper, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 lb ham, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 1/2 lbs smoked sausage, cut into bite size rounds
• 2 cups long grain rice
• 28 ounces chopped tomatoes, drained
• 3 cups beef broth
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy 8-qt dutch oven, melt lard over medium heat. add onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic, cook until vegetables are wilted and transparent, about 5 minutes.
• 2 add ham a sausage; cook until sausage is lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
• 3 add rice. cook, stirring constantly, until rice is light golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add tomatoes, cook 2 minutes.
• 5 stir in broth. add seasonings. reduce heat.
• 6 cover and simmer until rice is tender and no liquid remains, 45 minutes. taste for seasonings; adjust as needed.