Jambalaya is a popular dish of West African, French, Spanish and Native American influence, consisting mainly of meat and vegetables mixed with rice. It is a distant cousin of the Jollof rice popular in West Africa. Traditionally, the meat includes sausage and/or chicken and seafood such as crawfish or shrimp. The vegetables are usually a sofrito-like mixture known as the “holy trinity” consisting of onion, celery, and green bell pepper. Other vegetables such as corn, tomatoes, chilis and garlic are also used. After browning and sautéing the meat and vegetables, rice, seasonings and broth are added and the entire dish is cooked together until the rice is done. In the Afropean kitchen, I have prepared Jambalaya with a different variation based on how I like my dishes. I have added fish for example. The order at which I added and cooked the ingredients might not be to the liking of the purist, but the result is the same, truly delicious.
Ingredients:
400 g boneless chicken breast
225 g Chorizo
75 g shrimps
70 g fish (optional)
100 g celeriac
1 corn hob
1 red bell pepper (optional)
1 yellow bell pepper (optional)
1 green bell pepper
1 onion, finely diced
3 cloves of mashed garlic
Spices of choice
1 tin of tomatoes
½ l chicken stock
1 cup of rice (ca. 300 grams)
30 ml + 2 tablespoons of olive oil
Check the full step by step details of how to prepare Jambalaya here: afropeans.com/kitchen/jambalaya
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