Gulf Shrimp Jambalaya Recipes

GULF SHRIMP JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• For the shrimp stock: toss the shrimp shells in a large pot and fill with water. Bring the water to a boil, turn off the heat and let sit for at least 15 to 20 minutes, although longer is fine. Strain the shells and discard.
• Coat a large, wide pot with olive oil and bring to medium-high heat. Add the andouille and cook until the sausage starts to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the peppers, celery, and onions to the pan; season with salt and a pinch crushed red pepper. Cook until the mixture has softened and is very aromatic, 7 to 8 minutes. Toss in the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes. Add the tomatoes and cayenne. Stir in the rice.
• Add 4 cups of the shrimp stock, the bay leaves and the thyme bundle to the pot. Season with salt and taste it to make sure you are on the way to something delicious. Cover and cook over medium heat for 25 minutes.
• Stir in the shrimp and cook until they turn pink, another 5 to 7 minutes. Serve garnished with chopped scallions.

CHEF JOHN'S SAUSAGE & SHRIMP JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Place butter and sausage in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir for 5-6 minutes until sausage begins to brown.
• Stir in paprika, cumin and cayenne; cook for 1 minute.
• Stir tomatoes, celery, green pepper, green onions, salt, and bay leaf into sausage mixture.
• Add brown rice and stir to combine. Stir in chicken stock and turn heat to low. Cover and cook for until rice is just tender, about 45 minutes.
• Stir in shrimp, replace lid and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

GULF COAST JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Saute onion, garlic, green pepper and celery in butter or bacon grease in large heavy pan over moderate heat for 12 minutes or until onion is golden brown.
• Add parsley, ham, thyme and bay leaves.
• Fry, stirring often for another 5 minutes.
• Add pepper sauce, salt tomatoes, tomato sauce and the water.
• Simmer for five minutes.
• Add rice, adjusting heat so liquid boils very gently, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
• Add shrimp to float on top (don't mix in- it's intended to steam on the top), re-cover and simmer an additional 10 minutes (depends on size of shrimp) or until shrimp are cooked, rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Taste for salt and pepper needed.
• Toss lightly and serve.

GULF COAST JAMBALAYA RICE

Steps:

• Place the first 10 ingredients in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours, until chicken is tender., Stir in shrimp and rice. Cook, covered, 15-20 minutes longer, until shrimp turn pink and rice is tender.

SHRIMP, SAUSAGE, AND FISH JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Cook andouille sausage in the melted butter until completely browned, about 5 minutes. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel.
• Cook and stir onion, celery, and green bell pepper in the butter remaining in the pot until the onion becomes translucent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir garlic into the onion mixture; cook and stir together for 1 minute.
• Stir tomato paste through the vegetable mixture; cook and stir another 3 to 5 minutes.
• Return andouille sausage to the pot along with diced tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, Cajun seasoning, and black pepper; stir to combine.
• Pour chicken broth over the sausage mixture; bring to a boil.
• Stir rice into the mixture, place a cover on the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook undisturbed until the rice is tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Add shrimp and cod to the rice mixture. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until the mixture comes to a boil; reduce heat again to medium-low and cook uncovered another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Season with salt and fold parsley into the jambalaya to serve.