My brother-in-law Gerard likes to serve Jambalaya during extended family dinner because you can prepare it in advance and it is a meal with a lot of taste.
Ingredients:
- 20 ml olive oil
- 5 chopped garlic cloves
- One green pepper chopped in large chunk
- ½ red pepper chopped in large chunk
- ½ yellow pepper chopped in large chunk
- 2 chopped celery sticks
- 2 large onions chopped in large chunk
- 3 sliced Jalapenos
- 6 deboned chicken legs, cut in cubes
- 4 sliced Chorizo sausages
- 8 bay leafs
- 10 ml salt
- 5 ml black pepper
- 5 ml Cayenne pepper
- 20 ml paprika
- 20 ml basilica
- 10 ml oregano
- 10 ml thyme
- One litre Uncle Ben’s rice
- 60 ml tomato paste
- 4 chopped tomatoes without the seeds
- 2.5 l chicken stock
Method:
- In a very large pot, sauté the garlic in the oil
- After 3 minutes, add the vegetables and sauté another 10 minutes
- Add the meat, herbs and spices and sauté 5 more minutes
- Incorporate the rice, tomato paste and chicken stock and mix well
- Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes
