[CH] Tonight's Dinner - x/p to DePepperMan

RST G (synapse7@home.com)
Wed, 05 Apr 2000 20:17:14 -0400 

This was tonights dinner. Boy was it good. It really transported me to
New Orleans or somewhere in the bayou. It was delicious. I used fat-free
smoked turkey sausage (Butterball, to be exact) instead of the high fat
smoked pork sausage and I did some substitutions (noted in the NOTES of
the recipe) and it was really good. We enjoyed it. 

                     *  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                              Red Jambalaya

Recipe By     : Peggy Makolondra
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chilis & Stews                   Low Fat
                Poultry

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      stalk         celery -- sliced
   2                    green peppers -- diced
   2                    jalapeno peppers -- diced
   2                    onions -- thinly sliced
   4      tbsp          butter
     1/4  lb            bacon -- chopped*
   2      cloves        garlic -- minced
   1      lb            fat-free smoked turkey sausage -- diced
   2      lb            shrimp -- peeled & deveined
   1 1/2  tsp           salt
   1      tsp           hot pepper sauce -- or more to taste
   1      tbsp          garlic pepper sauce -- Tony Chachere's
     1/2  tsp           chili powder -- to taste
   2      tsp           sugar -- or less to taste
   1      tsp           onion powder
   1      10 oz can     beef broth -- pref. homemade
   1      10 oz can     Ro-Tel tomatoes with diced chiles
   2      cups          cooked rice (to 3 cups)

In a large pot, fry together the butter and diced bacon. Add and cook
celery, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, and onion. Add the garlic and
smoked sausage; cook 5 minutes longer. Add remaining ingredients, except
shrimp and rice, cover and cook until flavors have an opportunity to
develop. Right before serving, add shrimp and cook just until they turn
pink and become firm. Serve immediately with rice. 

Have additional hot sauce to splash on the jamabalaya available on the
table and you might want to pop open a beer. This is very good stuff.

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NOTES : Risa's notes: I didn't use bacon at all in the jambalaya. These
are the other things I omitted, either because I didn't have it or I
couldn't find it at the store:

celery, Ro-Tel tomatoes with chiles (used diced tomatoes & added extra
heat with hot sauce), beef broth (used Better Than Bouillon Beef Base)
and garlic pepper sauce.

I used extra green peppers and hot sauce. I also used a frozen chopped
yellow hot pepper instead of the jalapenos.

RisaG