Chicken And Smoked Sausage Jambalaya Recipe
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Ingredients
  • 1/3 canola oil
  • one 3 ½- to 4-pound whole chicken, boned and cut into 3-inch pieces*
  • 1 butter
  • 2 large yellow onions, diced
  • 3/4 andouille sausage, cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 1/4 tasso, cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 2 town hall spice mixture
  • 2 large green bell peppers, seeded and diced
  • 3 celery, diced
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and diced finely
  • 1 minced garlic
  • 1 salt
  • one 15-ounce can tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tomato paste
  • 2 long-grain white rice
  • 3 chicken stock
  • 2 bay leaves
  • thinly sliced scallions, for garnish
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In a heavy-bottomed, ovenproof pot, heat the oil over high heat. Working in batches, add the chicken pieces, skin side down, and cook for 2 minutes, or until browned. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
  3. When all of the chicken has been browned, drain the oil from the pot into a measuring cup and return ¼ cup of the oil to the pot (discard the remainder). Add the butter and heat over high heat until the butter melts.
  4. Add the onions and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon, scraping the bottom of the pot to loosen up any little browned bits that might be sticking. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions just begin to brown, about 5 minutes.
  5. Add the andouille, tasso, and 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture and cook, continually scraping the bottom of the pot, until the meat and onions are caramelized, about 10 minutes.
  6. Add the bell peppers, celery, jalapeño, garlic, the remaining spice mixture, and 1 teaspoon salt and cook for 10 more minutes, scraping the pot bottom every so often to loosen any browned bits that might be sticking.
  7. Stir in the tomato sauce and the tomato paste and return the chicken to the pot. Cook for a few minutes over medium heat. Add the rice, stock, and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Cover, transfer to the oven, and cook until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, about 30 minutes.
  8. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Remove and discard the bay leaves. Spoon onto individual plates or shallow bowls, garnish with the scallions, and serve.