[mojo]

Creole Jambalaya

Ingredients

1/2 lb smoked sausage, cut
1/2 lb ham, diced
1 c onion, chopped
1 c bell pepper, chopped
1 c celery, chopped
1 c green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tbs Worcestershire Sauce
1 can whole tomatoes, drained (reserve liquid)
Pinch thyme
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
3 cs Uncle Ben's Converted Rice
1 1/2 cs stock water
2 lbs fresh shrimp, deveined

Directions

Place sausage and ham in very heavy Dutch oven and saute until lightly browned. Remove from pot and set aside. Saute onions, bell pepper, celery, green onions and add meat drippings. Cook until tender. Add tomatoes, thyme, pepper and salt. Cook for five minutes. Stir in rice. Mix together liquid from tomatoes, stock and Worcestershire sauce equal to 2 cs and add to sauteed vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and add fresh shrimp, ham and sausage. Cook uncovered, stirring often for about 30 minutes or until rice and shrimp are done.

[SEO]

Oh. We had a very great jambalaya thread here. I'll give you a link: http://www.seo-forum-seo-luntan.com/food/a-very-good-jambalaya-thread-(about-the-jambalaya-dish-and-jambalaya-song)/

[mojo]

A nice history lesson in that Jambalaya thread. I know of the song, it's been around for ages.

This recipe is another served out of a New Orleans restaurant and is a fairly authentic. 

[MSL]

 Thank you for the recipe and thank you for your good grade of my topic!