American Kitchen Classic Creole Jambalaya Recipes

CREOLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, saute the onion, celery and green pepper in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the next 9 ingredients; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 25 minutes. , Add shrimp and parsley; simmer, uncovered, until shrimp turn pink, 7-10 minutes.

CAJUN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large stockpot set over high heat. Add the celery, onions and peppers, and saute until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the shrimp, chicken and Creole seasoning in a large bowl and stir to coat.
• Add the garlic to the stockpot, and saute for 1 minute. Add the bay leaves, tomatoes and Worcestershire. Add the rice and stir to coat in the oil, then stir in the stock. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender and absorbs some of the liquid, about 15 minutes. Add the chicken, shrimp and sausage to the stockpot, and cook until the meat is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce. Serve hot.

CREOLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Melt the butter and sauté the sausage and chicken just a little bit.
• Add the onions and green pepper and sauté a little longer, until fragrant.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil, then cover and cook on low until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender. This should take about 30 minutes.

HATTIE'S CREOLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Coat a large, deep skillet with olive oil and keep on high heat until oil sizzles.
• Dredge chicken and shrimp in flour and add to skillet with andouille sausage. Lower heat and remove the par-cooked shrimp. Add garlic, peppers, celery, okra, and onion and cook on low heat for about 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add all seasoning and diced tomatoes and Worcestershire.
• Add uncooked rice and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes on low heat. Add stock and tomato juice, then simmer for 5 minutes on medium heat, taking care to stir to prevent sticking. Once rice has completely cooked, add shrimp and crawfish; simmer for 2 minutes.
• Serve in a deep bowl and garnish with fresh chopped scallions and parsley.

CREOLE STYLE CHICKEN AND SAVORY JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Cook chicken in a large pot on stovetop over medium heat. Add celery, onion, green pepper, garlic, eggplant and bay leaf and cook until chicken and vegetables are tender. Add sausage and ham and brown lightly, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Add rice and mix thoroughly. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes stirring frequently. Remove bay leaf, add parsley and serve.
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HATTIE'S CREOLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Coat a large, deep skillet with olive oil and keep on high heat until oil sizzles.
• Dredge chicken and shrimp in flour and add to skillet with andouille sausage.
• Lower heat and remove the par-cooked shrimp.
• Add garlic, peppers, celery, okra, and onion and cook on low heat for about 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add all seasoning and diced tomatoes and Worcestershire.
• Add uncooked rice and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes on low heat.
• Add stock and tomato juice, then simmer for 5 minutes on medium heat, taking care to stir to prevent sticking.
• Once rice has completely cooked, add shrimp and crawfish; simmer for 2 minutes.
• Serve in a deep bowl and garnish with fresh chopped scallions and parsley.

CREOLE JAMBALAYA FROM BON APPETIT

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large, heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add sausage and cook, stirring to break meat up until all pink has disappeared, 5-6 minutes.
• Transfer sausage to a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
• Season chicken pieces with salt.
• Add remaining tablespoon of oil to pot. Add chicken and brown evenly on all sides.
• Remove pan from heat and carefully drain off any excess oil that has accumulated in the pot.
• Add sausage, rice, tomatoes, broth and Tabasco. (If using garlic oil, add here.) See recipe below.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot and simmer until rice is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Serve warm from pot.
• Garlic Oil:.
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil.
• 1 head garlic (about 10 cloves), skinned and thinly sliced.
• Heat vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium heat.
• Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is very brown.
• Strain and use, according to taste.

ALL AMERICAN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet.
• Saute onion, green pepper, and beef until browned.
• Drain fat.
• Drain tomatoes, and add enough water to juice to make 1 1/2 cups.
• Add tomatoes, bay leaf, salt, sugar, and liquid.
• Bring to a slow boil.
• Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add rice.
• Cover and simmer another 5 minutes.

CREOLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• For the sauce:.
• Heat bacon fat (or butter) in heavy saucepan and saute diced ham and sausage until crisp. Add onion, celery, both types of peppers, and garlic. Saute until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add creole seasoning, tomatoes, sauce, and bay leaves. Cook 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add water and bouillon and cook on low for 45 minutes. Then remove bay leaves. Sauce can be made a day ahead.
• For the Jambalaya:.
• Heat butter in skillet, saute Andouille sausage until crisp . Sprinkle shrimp with creole seasoning, and saute until opaque, but not tough. Add chicken and bacon. Deglaze the pan with the prepared sauce, and heat through.
• Stir in hot cooked white rice.
• Serve topped with chopped fresh parsley and a whole Scotch Bonnet pepper.
• Note: diced, leftover pork, crawfish, or other meat/seafood can bee added as well.

CREOLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Place ham, sausages, and onions in 3-quart saucepan. Cover and cook over medium heat until onions are soft. No need to add any oil as the meat will provide enough fat for cooking. Add rice and stir well. Add all other ingredients. Bring to a boil. Let boil for 5 minutes. Lower heat. Cover pot tightly and let cook slowly for 35 minutes or until rice is tender. With a fork, fluff rice up, mixing sausages well.

CREOLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Cook onions, garlic, green pepper and celery in the bacon drippings or cooking oil until onion is browned.
• Add parsley, ham, thyme, and bay leaves; cook 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Add salt, hot sauce, tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce, and 2 cups of water; simmer 5 minutes.
• Add rice; reduce heat and simmer, covered for 30 minutes.
• Add shrimp and smoked sausage; cover and simmer 10 or 15 minutes longer or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Season to taste with salt and more hot sauce.
• -------Chicken Jambalaya--------.
• Add chicken and polish sausage.
• When the onion-celery mix is done, finish as directed, omitting ham and shrimp.