Jambalaya (red)

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb boneless chicken, cubed
• 1 lb smoked sausage
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 4 celery ribs, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 (8 ounce) cans tomatoes, paste
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken stock (broth)
• 2 tablespoons toney chachere's cajun seasoning
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• salt
• 4 cups rice, uncooked

Recipe

• 1 in a frying pan, sauté chicken in 2 tablespoons butter, sprinkling with cajun seasoning , until thoroughly cooked (about 5~7 minutes). set aside when done.
• 2 brown the sliced smoked sausage and pour off fat.
• 3 in a large cooking pot, sauté the onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic in cooking oil until onions get a bit transparent.
• 4 once the onions are transparent, add the 3 cans tomato paste and let it brown a little (pince’), but don’t let it burn. the tomato paste will get a deep mahogany color.
• 5 pour 2 cups of the chicken broth into the pot to deglaze the tomato paste and stir until smooth.
• 6 add bay leaves
• 7 add cajun seasoning, can of diced tomatoes. cover and cook over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes.
• 8 add meats and cook for another 10 minutes.
• 9 check your seasonings to see if it's salty or spicy enough for you as it will be too late after you add the rice.
• 10 add the rest of the chicken broth and stir in the rice, combining thoroughly. cover and cook for about 20-25 minutes or until very thick.
• 11 bon apetite!