Jambalaya Recipes

[Wonder Woman]

I got asked for it, so here's mine - feel free to post others here too. There's never too much jambalaya in the world

First, you make a roux. (Actually I don't make mine first...that's just how every cajun recipe starts out! )

I usually take 3 to 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, 3 large green peppers, 4 large onions, and salt, pepper, red pepper, garlic powder, and parsley to taste. (We season pretty heavily, but some people may not like it really spicy.) I also add in smoked sausage, or more often, smoke flavor to give the meat a smoky taste w/o all the ickiness of sausage

Boil all that together until the chicken is cooked. All of my amounts are approximate, because I never follow a recipe But I use about a gallon of water or so.

Then make your roux - Equal parts oil and flour - I usually end up doing about a cup of each. Heat your oil, add your flour, and STIR CONSTANTLY until it's dark brown. Dump it into the pot of chicken, being careful not to splatter it onto yourself. It will stick and burn like crazy. Stir the roux into the water - it should make a really thick gravy.

Then add rice - again, kind of eyeball the rice to water ratio...it should be half as much rice as water.

Bring it to a boil, then put it in the oven at 350 F. Bake it, stirring every 20 minutes, until the rice is cooked. If you can let it rest a while before serving it's even better Leftovers are the total best, or make it a day ahead and reheat it.

So there you have it...my 'unrecipe'!