Jambalaya

Margie’s Favorite Jambalaya

2/29/2012

 Ingredients:
-1 lb of kielbasa sausage or other smoked sausage
- 1 lb of chicken or ham
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 ribs celery
- 3 Tbl. Minced garlic
- 2 1/2 cups rice
- 1 can  chicken stock
- 5 cups water
-A couple of toes of garlic, or garlic powder
-Couple of shots of Tabasco - red or green or both (Go easy, you can always add more)
-Salt, pepper, & Cayenne

You'll need a good-sized pot-- maybe 5 quarts  with a heavy bottom.

Score the sausage down the length (to prevent the slices from curling up when you brown them.

Slice into disks about 1/4" thick.

Brown the sausage on both sides, when brown set aside, add ham or chicken and allow to stick to the bottom of the pot  before stirring .  Scrape pan then remove ham or chicken add bell pepper, celery and onions wait about 2 minutes before stirring as vegetables begin to sweat scrape bottom , add ham, sausage or chicken. ( Always use sausage and either ham or chicken if you like if not double the amount of smoked sausage).

Add 5 cups of water, chicken stock and all of the remaining ingredients and stir.

Bring to a boil add rice, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

DO NOT LIFT LID OR STIR!!!                      DON’T DO IT! 

IF YOU DO THE RICE WILL NOT BE GOOD!