Jambalaya

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 large chicken breast halves, on the bone
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 3/4 cup yellow onion, chopped
• 2 cups rice, cooked (i use brown)
• 1 lb smoked sausage, cut into 1 inch pcs
• 14 1/2 ounces creole spiced stewed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 1 1/2 lbs medium shrimp, medium size, peeled and deveined
• 1 cup raw oyster, shucked, drained
• 1 cup crabmeat (fresh is best)
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• hot sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 bring a saucepan filled with 2 cups of water to boil and add some salt. once at a boil, reduce the heat and boil the chicken breasts until they are done - about 25 minutes. allow the chicken to cool in the broth and then remove them from the liquid. reserve that chicken broth. shred the chicken meat and put it aside.
• 2 melt the butter in a saute pan and saute the garlic, celery, green pepper and onion until the veggies are limp, about 3 minutes. set this aside.
• 3 bring the reserved chicken broth to a boil. then add the rice and sausage and bring it back to a boil. add the tomatoes, the sauteed veggies, shredded chicken and sherry. simmer this mixture for about 15 minutes.
• 4 add the shrimp, oysters and crab. cover and cook until the shrimp turn pink, about 5-8 minutes.
• 5 check your seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste. add some hot sauce if you'd like!