Shrimp Jambalaya Recipe

Serves/Makes: 8 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp
• 1 large onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 green pepper
• 2 stalks celery
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 2 tablespoons bacon fat
• 1 can tomato sauce
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Pinch of thyme
• 2 ounces butter
• 1 pound rice
• Oysters, optional

How to cook Shrimp Jambalaya:

• Chop onion, garlic (very, very fine), green pepper, celery, and parsley. Saute all together in rendered bacon fat until soft, being careful not to burn.
• Add tomato sauce. Stir well and season to taste with salt, pepper, and a pinch of thyme.
• Cut shrimp into halves the length of each shrimp. Saute the shrimp in melted butter until they start to curl. Add to the sauce mixture and simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Boil rice until soft. Rinse with cold water. Mix the shrimp and sauce with the rice.
• If desired, oysters, cut up, may be added to the sauce just before mixing with the rice.
• Heat the Shrimp Jambalaya and serve.

Notes:
The Shrimp Jambalaya recipe easy to prepare and so good! This dish is better the second day reheated.

Comment:
Jambalaya is a Louisiana Creole dish of Spanish and French influence.

This recipe for Shrimp Jambalaya serves/makes: 8 servings

Main Ingredient: Shrimp 
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered 
Cuisine: Creole