Cajun Jambalaya - Emeril Lagasse

Tigerlillyblu's Note:

I am currently working on a Cajun themed get together. I'll let you know how this recipe works with my guests. Retrieved from www.foodtv.com

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 12 medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
• 4 ounces chicken, diced
• 1 tablespoon creole seasoning, recipe follows
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup tomato, chopped
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 3/4 cup rice
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 5 ounces andouille sausages, sliced
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. In a bowl combine shrimp, chicken and Creole seasoning, and work in seasoning well.
2. In a large saucepan heat oil over high heat with onion, pepper and celery, 3 minutes.
3. Add garlic, tomatoes, bay leaves, Worcestershire and hot sauces.
4. Stir in rice and slowly add broth.
5. Reduce heat to medium and cook until rice absorbs liquid and becomes tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
6. When rice is just tender add shrimp and chicken mixture and sausage.
7. Cook until meat is done, about 10 minutes more.
8. Season to taste with salt, pepper and Creole seasoning.

Reviews

[punkinie]

Very tasty. Used gulf shrimp & chicken thighs. Nice complex spicing. Rice is mushy only if you overcook it or it sits too long. So it's not a dish that holds well appearance wise but taste wise it's still good. My guests were very happy!

[Chef #1152092]

Mushy rice, bland flavor, (I kicked it up quite a few notches with hot sauce). For the amt of work that went into this dish, not to mention the expense, it was a waste. Emeril must be leaving out a key ingredient for proprietary reasons. Find another recipe!

[gailanng]

I may not be the sharpest knife in the kitchen drawer, but didn't know whether to use cooked chicken and shrimp. Went with the precooked and all I can say, smellin' those kitchen smells and all do make me hungry.