Maman's Jambalaya

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cooked diced chicken
• 1/2 diced chorizo sausage
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 small capsicum, diced
• 400 g diced tomatoes
• 2/3 cup long grain brown rice
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cajun spices
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt oil in a large pot.
• 2 sauté the onion, garlic, chorizo, celery and capsicum briefly.
• 3 add tomatoes, rice, spices and herbs, chicken stock, chicken and tabasco.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. when stock simmers down to the level of the rice, put the lid on the pot, twist it to steam seal the pot and turn the heat off completely.
• 5 leave sit until the rice absorbs the liquids and is tender.
• 6 optional step : lay 8 to 10 skinned prawns on the top of the rice to steam cook while simmering.