Jambalaya

[MikeT2008]

I will try this next time out. I was gonna ask my uncle for his recipe but this looks pretty tasty.

[RaginCagin]

Looks great and the pastalaya is a great alternative. Pretty much the same recipe I like to use and throw in a little smoked deer sausage and garlic. Hard to beat and simple.

[xnud]

Tasty

[sfarley5]

would love to have the recipe for a lot smaller quantity

[Tubby]

don't get any of that on your forehead!

[kfd82]

This one would feed about 100

18# pork, temple meat
17# boneless skinless chicken thigh meat
15# chopped onions
12# parboiled rice
2 bell peppers
1- 8oz can of Tony Chachere's cajun seasoning
2 sm bottles of Kitchen Bouquet
1 sm jar of chopped garlic

This is for 100 people

For 10, you'll need:
5# of meat
2# rice
2# onions
1 bell pepper
garlic to taste
kitchen bouquet

Then season to taste

I usually figure a little less than 1/2# of meat per person and 5-7 people per # of rice. If you use regular long grain rice and are cooking a smaller amount, when you add the rice, place the pot in an oven at 350 degrees. This will get the heat around the pot rather on the bottom. With long grain rice, it will form pockets and some areas won't cook evenly. This is why I prefer parboiled rice.

This is for 10 people.

would love to have the recipe for a lot smaller quantity

If you want it for 5 people cut the above amounts in half.
For 2 people, cut that amount in half...and you will have a little left over.

[Cobra Commander]

Total greatness there... I can smell it by looking at those pics!

[bentman]

best I ever had

[rzrbak]

Keep cooking like that and you will be a chief officer in no time..... Just teasing.... but every good Fireman i know is a good cook also..... Wish i had a couple of cast iron pots like yours. I have one hanging in the front yard with flowers planted in it. They make good fish fryers also. The thing i like about jambalaya is it is so versatile.... Throw in what you want.....

[firecapt186]

Yes they are very versatile. As a matter of fact, I'm cooking one right now for my sons high school ball game tonight. They sell bowls of it at the consession stand. This one is made with pork, chicken and smoked sausage. And enough to feed about 125 people.

[engine4on]

Justin Wilson would be proud!

[firecapt186]

Justin Wilson would be proud!

Yep, and I'm about like he was. Have pot, will travel
If anyone would like for me to cook one for them, just buy the ingredients and a little $$ for fuel and I'll be there.

As long as we can work it around my work schedule

[kfd82]

OK, just to be clear, what is Parboiled rice?
As I understand it parboil means boiled to about half done. Is that correct?

So I would add half cooked rice to this and let it finish cooking in the pot right?

Thanks

[firecapt186]

Here's a link that defines exactly what it is. But, for the most part, yes it's been partialy boiled. I prefer parboiled rice over regular long grain rice. The parboiled rice cooks evenly and isn't as gummy as long grain. Pluss, you can't hardly mess it up, it has always came out right for me.

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[skeeter]

I luvs me some jambalaya!