Jens Jambalaya Recipes

NICK'S JAMBALAYA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven over medium- high heat. Add the chicken, paprika, black pepper, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, cayenne, and salt. Stir to coat.
• Once chicken is fully cooked, about 5 minutes, add the sausages and cook for 3 minutes.
• Remove the chicken and sausage from the pot and set aside.
• Using the same pot, add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pot. Add the onion, celery, green pepper, jalapeño, garlic, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook until vegetables are soft and tender, scraping any brown bits on the bottom of the pot, about 8-10 minutes.
• Add chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, cooked rice, and bay leaves. Stir well and add the chicken and sausage back into the pot. Bring to a simmer.
• Put the lid on and continue simmering for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the shrimp. Put the lid back on and cook for 5 minutes, or until shrimp are cooked through.
• Enjoy!

JEN'S JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Melt margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, celery, and green pepper; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and rice; season with basil, garlic, pepper, hot sauce, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then turn heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is done, about 20 minutes.
• Once the rice has cooked, stir in chicken, sausage, and shrimp. Simmer for a few minutes until heated through. Remove bay leaf before serving.

JOHN'S JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat add chickens and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the chickens are cooked through. Remove the bones, setting aside the chicken meat and broth.
• In a large saucepan, fry the ground spicy sausage until cooked through. Set aside.
• In a large pot over medium heat, fry the bacon until crisp. Add the onions, celery, green and red peppers, and garlic cloves. Cook until the vegetables sweat. Add all seasonings and the hot sauce, to taste. Stir together. Add the chicken broth as needed and bring to a boil. Add the tomatoes, corn, and mushrooms. Add additional spices, to taste. Add the reserved chicken meat, reserved ground sausage, butter, smoked sausage, and ham. Add additional chicken broth as needed and return to a boil. Add the shrimp and continue to cook. When the shrimp are cooked through, determine that there is enough liquid to cook the rice. Add additional chicken broth, if needed. Add the rice and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low. The jambalaya is finished when the rice is fully cooked. Serve in large bowls.

G'S QUICK JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat a large pan over medium-high heat, and then pour in some oil. Add the bell peppers, garlic and shallots and sweat. Add the sausage, prawns and shrimp, pour in the white wine and bring to a simmer. Stir in the white rice, crawfish and butter. Season with the lemon juice and add cayenne, salt and black pepper to taste.

K-JON'S JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• 1.) Brown the sausage till crisp, remove and set aside.
• 2.) Brown the chicken in sausage oil, remove and set aside.
• 3.) Saute your Holy Trinity (peppers, celery and onion) 5minutes.
• 4.) Add dry spices and cook 5 minutes more.
• 5.) Add meat, tomatoes, rice and stock and bring to a simmer.
• 6.) Now you can cover and cook on stove top for 1 hour or transfer to a 10 X15 glass pan cover with foil and cook 1 hour.
• 7.) If you want to add shrimp do it at minute 45 and cook for 15 more minutes.
• 8.) Now add Fresh Parsley and scallions and fold into rice mixture and serve with ice cold beer!

JEN'S JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Melt margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, celery, and green pepper; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and rice; season with basil, garlic, pepper, hot sauce, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then turn heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is done, about 20 minutes.
• Once the rice has cooked, stir in chicken, sausage, and shrimp. Simmer for a few minutes until heated through. Remove bay leaf before serving.