2 green bell peppers, seemed seeded and finely chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
One 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes in their juice
3 cups chicken stock
1 cup long grain white rice
1/2 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (optional)
A large handful thinly sliced green onions and parsley, for serving
Steps
Place the chicken in a large bowl and sprinkle with the salt, black pepper, chili powder and cayenne. Mix everything together and let the chicken sit at room temperature while you cook the sausage.
Place the olive oil in a large heavy pot (like a Dutch oven) over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until the fat has rendered and the sausage is crisped in spots, about 7 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the sausage to a bowl, leaving the fat in the pot.
Add the chicken to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally until it’s browned in spots and just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Use the slotted spoon to transfer the chicken to the bowl with the sausage.
Add the onion, celery, and bell peppers to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until they’re fragrant and softened, about 10 minutes.
Add the garlic and tomato paste and cook, stirring until very fragrant, just a minute or so. Add the diced tomatoes and their juice along with the chicken stock. Turn the heat to high and bring the mixture to a boil before turning to low. Taste the mixture and season with salt to your taste.
Stir in the reserved sausage and chicken along with the rice. Cover and cook just until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
Uncover the pot and stir in the shrimp if you’re using them. Cover the pot, turn off the heat, and let the jambalaya sit so the shrimp cooks through with the residual heat and the rice has time to really soak everything in.
Serve the jambalaya hot with a good sprinkle of green onions and parsley.
Reviews
Suzanna on 2021-03-07 (5 stars): I've made a lot of other jambalaya recipes and this one is the best I've had in a long, long time. It did take me closer to 2 hours to put this together, but maybe I'm just a little slow :-)
Beck & Bulow on 2021-11-25 (5 stars): Desperately wanting to re-create some of the culinary delights while the memories are fresh and it never occurred to me to ask for recipes while we were there. I’ll give these a try! Thank you for sharing.
Rachael on 2021-12-15 (5 stars): Made for dinner this evening, twas awesome.
B on 2023-10-10 (5 stars): This recipe is incredible. I make it with leftover stock from your shrimp boil recipe instead of using chicken stock. 10/10 would recommend making the shrimp boil in the summer, freezing the leftover liquid in 3 cup portions, and then making this recipe throughout winter!
