Forgotten Jambalaya Recipes

FORGOTTEN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, broth and tomato paste.
• Stir in the green peppers, onion, celery, garlic and seasonings.
• Stir in chicken and sausage.
• Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is tender.
• Stir in shrimp.
• Cover and cook 15-30 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink.
• Serve with rice.

FORGOTTEN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, broth and tomato paste. Stir in the celery, green peppers, onion, garlic, seasonings and pepper sauce. Stir in chicken and sausage. , Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in shrimp. Cover and cook 15-30 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled stew in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat large heavy saucepan over medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the sausage until browned on both sides. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Add seasoned shrimp and continue to cook for 2 minutes or until shrimp are cooked about half way, just turning pink. With a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage and shrimp to a plate.
• Saute shrimp shells in the same pan used for sausage and shrimp for 5 minutes until toasted and red. Add the onion and celery, white wine, bay leaves, canned tomatoes, chicken broth, paprika and saffron, if using. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes and remove the shrimp shells and vegetables with a slotted spoon. Bring the broth back up to a simmer and add the clams. Cook until all are open, discarding any unopened clams. Remove clams to a tray and pour the broth into a clean pot or bowl.
• Heat the original pot that the broth was in and add some olive oil. Add the green pepper, scallion whites, and garlic. Cook over moderate heat, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Add the rice and thyme and saute for about a minute and then season with salt and pepper. Add stock (3 parts stock to rice, about 9 cups of broth - if you do not have enough broth, add chicken broth and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook the jambalaya rice for 20 minutes. Stir in the hot sauce and parsley and then add the shrimp, sausage and clams. Season with pepper and cook the mixture, covered, for 5 more minutes or until the shrimp are just done and the rice is tender.
• Serve the jambalaya sprinkled with the reserved scallion greens.

FORGOTTEN ONCE CROCKPOT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Place the chicken in the bottom of the crock pot along with the sausage and diced vegetables.Combine the tomatoes, broth, tomato paste and the seasonings in a small mixing bowl then add to the crock pot.Set your cook timer. I cooked mine for 8 hours using frozen boneless chicken breasts. You can use thawed chicken breasts or boneless thighs and cook for 4-6 hours on HIGH.Once the crock pot has finished, use forks and shred the chicken in the pot and adjust the flavoring and add the hot sauce, if desired.There are 2 different steps when dealing with the rice for this recipe: 1. Cook one cup of white rice separately. When the cooking time is done, fold the cooked rice into the crock pot. 2. You can use instant rice with 30-minutes remaining. Make sure the rice is well mixed into the ingredients. Recover the pot.Also, after the rice is added, with 30-minutes of cooking time remaining, this is the point you would add thawed shrimp to the crock pot.Serve the Forgotten Once Jambalaya garnished with chopped green onions and warm, buttered french bread! Enjoy the greatest jambalaya!Source: redbeansanderic.com

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of peanut oil in a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Season the sausage and chicken pieces with Cajun seasoning. Saute sausage until browned. Remove with slotted spoon, and set aside. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, and saute chicken pieces until lightly browned on all sides. Remove with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
• In the same pot, saute onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic until tender. Stir in crushed tomatoes, and season with red pepper, black pepper, salt, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce and file powder. Stir in chicken and sausage. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the rice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.