Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 red pepper, sliced into thin strips
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 -3 hot Italian sausage, casings removed
  • 4 slices bacon, chopped
  • 4 chicken thighs, de-boned and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • 2 cans del monte cajun-style stewed tomatoes
  • 1 bottle beer (Heinekin)
  • 34 lb shrimp, de-veined
  • 34 lb bay scallop
  • 1 bag frozen okra
  • 2 cups raw rice

Method

  • In a 2 qt pot, saute the onion, red pepper, jalapeno pepper and garlic over med-hi heat in the olive oil until everything is soft.
  • Add the sausage, chicken, bacon and hot sauce and saute until almost cooked.
  • Add the stewed tomatoes and the beer and bring to a boil.
  • Turn the heat down to med and let the pot simmer.
  • Add the shrimp, scallops and okra and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the seafood is cooked.
  • Add the rice and stir continuously for 10 minutes (keeps the rice from burning on the bottom of the pot.)
  • then cover the pot and turn the heat down to Med-low for another 10 minutes or until the rice is done.