Louisiana Creole Vegetable Jambalaya Recipes

CREOLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, saute the onion, celery and green pepper in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the next 9 ingredients; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 25 minutes. , Add shrimp and parsley; simmer, uncovered, until shrimp turn pink, 7-10 minutes.

LOUISIANA CREOLE VEGETABLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over low heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring until wilted, 10 minutes. Add the garlic, celery, and carrots. Cook, stirring 1 minute longer.
• Mix in the thyme, paprika, salt, cayenne, and bay leaf.
• Add both of the bell pepper, the black eye peas, tomatoes with their juices, and broth.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, partially covered, for 10 minutes for the flavors to blend.
• Adjust the seasonings. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Add the zucchini and bring the sauce to a boil. Stir in the rice, cover, reduce heat to low, and cover until the rice is tender, 20 minutes.
• Adjust the seasonings, stir in the parsley, and serve immediately.

CREOLE-STYLE VEGETARIAN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat.
• Add the onions, shallots, celery, bell peppers and garlic and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the eggplant, squash, and zucchini, and saute until they're tender, about other 5 minutes or so.
• Add the tomatoes.
• Season with salt, Creole seasoning, and additional cayenne, if desired.
• Add the bay leaves.
• Add the rice and stir for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Heat the tomato paste in a non-stick pan and stir, making sure it doesn't stick or burn, until the sugars in the paste begin to caramelize, and the paste begins to turn a deep mahogany color.
• Deglaze with some of the vegetable stock, stir and combine thoroughly.
• Add the tomato paste to the rest of the vegetable stock and stir until well-blended.
• Add the vegetable stock/tomato mixture to vegetables, stir and cover.
• Cook for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.
• Do not stir the jambalaya while it's cooking.
• Remove from heat and let stand for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the green onions and mix thoroughly.
• Garnish with some fresh long chives, and serve with a salad and good beer.

CREOLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Cook onions, garlic, green pepper and celery in the bacon drippings or cooking oil until onion is browned.
• Add parsley, ham, thyme, and bay leaves; cook 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Add salt, hot sauce, tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce, and 2 cups of water; simmer 5 minutes.
• Add rice; reduce heat and simmer, covered for 30 minutes.
• Add shrimp and smoked sausage; cover and simmer 10 or 15 minutes longer or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Season to taste with salt and more hot sauce.
• -------Chicken Jambalaya--------.
• Add chicken and polish sausage.
• When the onion-celery mix is done, finish as directed, omitting ham and shrimp.