Butt Kickin Jambalaya Recipe Capn Ron - vegetable oil

Method

• Cut sausage into 1/2" chunks.
• Get some oil going in the pot youll be cooking everything in, and brown the sausage.
• Remove from the pot.
• I use an 8 quart pot.
• While the sausage is cooking:
• Cut the chicken into chunks, 1/2 at a time ( you dont want to crowd the pot, or the chicken will steam instead of brown) and brown in the same pot, adding additional oil if you need it.
• Remove the chicken and reserve with the sausage.
• While the chicken is cooking, you can start chopping the vegetables.
• Charlie Pepper is a real hot Thai.. pepper that has a 25 minute afterburn.
• Im sure you dont have a plant, so you can use dried peppers that or thinner than a pencil and about 2" long.
• Just put them in a blender and blend with enough water to make a puree", then add it to the pot.
• Turn the pot down to a medium heat, add additional oil, if needed, and dump in the vegetables.
• Cook the vegetables aver medium / high heat, covered, until theyre soft.
• Add the tomato paste and stir until its all incorporated.
• Add the sausage and chicken back into the pot, then the tomatoes and simmer for about 45 minutes.
• Or, until the meat is cooked through.
• At this point, you can either continue, or, turn off the heat, and finish it off the next day, or later, if youve gotten finished too early.
• Either the next day, Later, or, as the next step.
• Bring the pot back to boiling.
• Wash the rice well to get rid of the excess starch thats on the outside of each grain.
• I do this by placing it in a fine meshed strainer, holding it under running water, and stirring it with my hand until the water runs clear, then add to the pot along with the chicken broth.
• Bring it back to a boil, add the shrimp, bring it back to a boil, then turn down to simmer, covered.
• Cook for an additional 2530 minutes stirring every once in a while to keep the rice from settling on the bottom and sticking.
• Taste the rice to make sure its done.
• let it rest for a few minutes, then serve.
• Dont worry if the rice hasnt absorbed all the liquid, the resting will give it a little more time to soak into the rice.
• If you have any left over, dont try to freeze it, I dont think itll freeze well because of the rice.
• I save the left overs in plastic storage containers in the refrigerator.
• To reheat, place ht Jambalaya in a pot, add a little water, and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Itll come out as good as the first time you had it.
• Note:
• Butt Kickin Blacken is available at www.capnrons.com, and contains neither salt nor sugar.
• You can substitute your favorite store bought blackenening seasoning, but be careful because these usually contain a of , and youll have to adjust the recipe accordingly.