Jambalaya Alaskan Style

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 lb bacon, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 lb hot reindeer polish sausage, cut in 1/4-inch slices
• 1/4 lb regular reindeer polish sausage, cut in 1/4-inch slices
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• lemon pepper seasoning, to taste
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 cups beef broth or 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 dash tabasco sauce, to taste
• 1 1/4 cups long-grain rice
• 1 1/2 cups cooked fresh shrimp or 1 1/2 cups cooked frozen shrimp

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet or kettle, sauté the bacon, garlic, onion, and green pepper for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 2 add the sausages and continue to sauté until the onion is translucent but not golden.
• 3 add the parsley, thyme, lemon pepper, salt and pepper, broth, and tabasco, and bring to a boil. reduce heat a little and let boil for 5 minutes.
• 4 add the rice, cover, and let simmer for about 20 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender but not mushy.
• 5 add the cooked shrimp, stir well, and cook until shrimp are just heated through.
• 6 serve with tangy coleslaw and alaskan sourdough cornbread (see alaskan sourdough cornbread).
• 7 makes 4 servings.