Andouille Jambalaya

Categories: Ethnic | Cajun

Serves: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

2 tb Vegetable oil
2 lg Onions; chopped, divided
3/4 lb Andouille sausage; thinly
-sliced
1 md Green bell pepper; cored,
-seeded and coarsely chopped
1 Celery rib; chopped
2 Garlic cloves; minced
1 c Long-grain white rice
1 cn (14 1/2-ounce) crushed
-tomatoes in puree
2 ts Dried oregano leaves
1 ts Tabasco sauce
1/2 ts Dried thyme leaves
1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
1 Bay leaf
2 c Chicken broth
1 lb Medium shrimp; peeled and
-deveined

Instructions:
Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add
half the onions and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the
onions are caramelized but do not burn, about 5 to 10 minutes. Add the
remaining onions, the sausage, green pepper, celery and garlic. Cook,
stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat with oil.
Add the tomatoes, oregano, Tabasco sauce, thyme, cayenne, bay leaf and
chicken broth. Bring to a boil over high heat, cover, reduce the heat and
cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 25 minutes. Add the
shrimp, cover and cook an additional 5 minutes over low heat, or until the
shrimp are pink. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Recipe by: The Hartford Courant

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #781 by John Snell, jws@teleport.com on

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