Ham And Seafood Jambalaya Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Onion | 1 Cup (16 tbs), finley chopped | |
| Garlic | 2 Clove (5gm), crushed | |
| Cooked ham | 1 Cup (16 tbs), diced | |
| Tomatoes | 28 Ounce | |
| Long grain rice | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Bay leaf | 1 Small, crumbled | |
| Pinch sweet basil | ||
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Dash cayenne | ||
| Green pepper | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Parsley | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), finely chopped | |
| Celery | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Two 4 1/4 oz. cans large shrimp | ||
| 6 oz. can crab meat OR 5 oz. can lobster | ||
Directions
Heat butter in large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven.
Add onion and garlic and cook gently until yellow.
Add ham and cook and stir over low heat 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes and bring to a boil.
Sprinkle rice in on top of tomatoes.
Add bay leaf, basil, salt, pepper and cayenne.
Cover tightly and cook gently 20 minutes Add green pepper, parsley and celery.
Drain shrimp and rinse under cold running water.
Drain and break up crab or lobster.
Stir into hot mixture gently.
Cover again and cook over low heat 20 minutes more.
Add onion and garlic and cook gently until yellow.
Add ham and cook and stir over low heat 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes and bring to a boil.
Sprinkle rice in on top of tomatoes.
Add bay leaf, basil, salt, pepper and cayenne.
Cover tightly and cook gently 20 minutes Add green pepper, parsley and celery.
Drain shrimp and rinse under cold running water.
Drain and break up crab or lobster.
Stir into hot mixture gently.
Cover again and cook over low heat 20 minutes more.
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