Jambalaya
Old Orleans style rice, packed full of flavour.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Jambalaya, Old Orleans
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 Large onion diced
- 2 Sticks of celery diced
- 200 g Chorizo cut into £1 sized pieces
- 5 Cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Creole spice or Cajun spice
- 1 Red pepper diced
- 450 g Chicken thighs cut into chunks
- 250 g Long grain rice
- 400 g Tin of chopped tomatoes
- 400 ml Chicken stock
- 180 g King prawns cut in ½ lengthways
- 100 g Spring onion sliced
- 100 g Frozen peas
Instructions
- Heat some oil in a large frying pan, fry the diced onion and celery over a medium-high heat for a few minutes until it softens.
- Add the chorizo, cook for one minute, then add the garlic and cook for a further minute.
- Add the spice mix and stir well. Add the diced red pepper and fry for one more minute.
- Add the rice, chopped tomatoes, chicken stock and chicken. Stir well.
- Cover the pan with a lid, or with tin foil and simmer over a low-medium heat for 20-25 minutes until the rice has cooked and most of the liquid has been absorbed.
- For the last few minutes, add the king prawns, frozen peas and sliced spring onions, stir well.
- Once the prawns are cooked and all of the liquid has been absorbed, it is ready to serve.
- Enjoy!
2 comments on “Jambalaya”
By far the best jambalaya recipe I have tried. Delicious.
Another one of my favourites! We have this when we want to save money from takeaways and it’s a dream!