Louisiana Chicken Jambalaya

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil or 4 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 1 1/4 onions, minced
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste (i use 1/4 tsp tomato powder mixed with 3/4 tsp water)
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chicken giblets (ground chicken works fine if you can't get ground giblets or grind them yourself)
• 1/2 lb ground lamb sausage
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon thyme
• 1 cup water (cold)
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 cups rice (cooked)

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy iron pot, heat the oil over medium high heat.
• 2 add onions, celery, green pepper, garlic, and tomato paste, and sauté until onions are tender.
• 3 stir in meat and seasonings.
• 4 cook until meat begins to brown, stirring often so it doesn't stick (8-10 minutes).
• 5 add water, and cook over medium-low heat for about 40 minutes, stirring often.
• 6 i start my rice steamer now.
• 7 sprinkle with parsley and simmer over low heat, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• 8 mix in cooked rice, and serve.