Brown Rice Jambalaya

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 lb diced ham or 1/2 lb bacon (cut bacon crosswise into thin -strips)
• 4 chicken legs (2 1/2 pounds)
• 1 lb cajun-style sausage
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 medium onion, peeled,cubed
• 1 medium green bell pepper, cored,cut in 1 inch squares
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled,cored,quartered
• 1 1/2 cups raw brown rice
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon file powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 cups chicken broth
• salt
• 1/2 lb peeled deveined raw shrimp

Recipe

• 1 put ham or bacon in a 4-quart soup kettle and cook over low heat until fat is rendered.
• 2 increase heat to medium and stir until cooked, about 5 minutes.
• 3 remove chicken skin, cut meat off the bones and then cut boneless chicken into bite-size pieces.
• 4 add to kettle or skillet with bacon or ham and toss until color turns pale, about 4 minutes.
• 5 remove bacon or ham and chicken with a slotted spoon and put on paper toweling; set aside.
• 6 add sausage to kettle and brown all over, about 6 to 8 minutes; remove.
• 7 leave 2 tablespoons fat in kettle; pour off and discard remaining fat.
• 8 insert metal blade in food processor.
• 9 mince garlic by adding to machine with motor on.
• 10 add onion and chop very coarsely with half second pulses.
• 11 add green pepper and process with half-second pulses until mixture is chopped to medium consistency.
• 12 add mixture to kettle and stir over low heat until softened, about 10 minutes.
• 13 process tomatoes until pureed; set aside.
• 14 add rice to ingredients in kettle and stir over low heat for 2 minutes.
• 15 then stir in oregano thyme, file, black pepper, cayenne pepper and cumin.
• 16 add tomatoes and broth.
• 17 stir well and let mixture to boiling.
• 18 reduce heat to low, cover and cook rice mixture 15 to 20 minutes.
• 19 cut sausage into 1/4-inch thick coin like slices.
• 20 mix sausage, ham and chicken pieces into rice.
• 21 cover and cook until rice is tender (rice may not absorb all the liquid) about 20 minutes longer.
• 22 taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt as needed.
• 23 stir shrimp into hot rice mixture, cover pot and let stand for 8 to 10 minutes.
• 24 serve rice with shrimp, meats and liquid.
• 25 serves 8.