Louisiana Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in a large pot, remove, drain and set aside.
• Add the rice through the celery to the drippings in the pot and sauté until the rice is golden and the vegetables are tender.
• Slowly stir in the peanut butter.
• Add the broth through the pepper, stir and blend well.
• Bring to a boil, then quickly reduce heat to low and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender (~20min).
• Spoon into a serving dish and crumble the bacon over the top.

Steps:

• 1.Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. 2.Cook sausage, stirring constantly until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. 3.Add remaining ingredients, and water if necessary to thin out mixture. 4.Simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5.Serve over cooked rice. Note: For food safety, cook turkey to a minimum internal temperature of 165° as measured by a meat thermometer.

Steps:

• Place the dried beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Soak the beans overnight in the refrigerator.
• Drain the beans and put them in a large heavy pot with the ham hocks, adding just enough cold water to cover (about 2 quarts). Add the onion, celery, green pepper, cayenne, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, garlic, green onions, and several shakes of red pepper sauce; give everything a good stir to combine. Simmer, uncovered, until the beans are tender and starting to thicken, about 21/2 hours. You want the beans to be almost overcooked, like they are getting ready to burst. Stir the beans occasionally to prevent scorching on the bottom of the pot. Add about 1 cup of water toward the end of cooking if the mixture appears too thick or dry.
• Mash about 1 cup of the cooked beans against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon, this makes the broth thick and creamy. Toss in the sausages and cook for another 30 minutes to heat them through. Adjust the seasoning, if needed. Serve the red beans in a wide bowl over some steamed white rice and garnished with chopped green onion.

Steps:

• Heat the oil a frying pan until piping hot, then add the aubergine and stir-fry for about 5 minutes.
• Add the pork and cook for 6-8 minutes until browned, using a wooden spoon to break up any lumps.
• Add the green pepper, celery, onion, garlic, and all the spices and herbs. Cover and cook over a high heat for 5-6 minutes, stirring frequently from the base of the pan to scrape up and distribute the crispy brown bits.
• Pour in the chicken stock and stir to remove any sediment from the base of the pan. Cover and cook for 6 minutes over a moderate heat. Stir in the chicken livers, cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the rice and add the bay leaf.
• Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 6-7 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave to stand for a further 10-15 minutes until the rice is tender. Remove the bay leaf and stir in the chopped parsley. Serve the rice hot, garnished with the celery leaves.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage and ham; saute until lightly browned. Remove and keep warm. In drippings, saute celery, onion, green pepper and green onions until tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in tomatoes, thyme, salt, pepper and cayenne; cook 5 minutes longer., Stir in broth, rice, water and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in sausage mixture and shrimp; heat through. , Freeze option: Prepare jambalaya as directed, omitting rice and shrimp. Freeze shrimp and cooled jambalaya in separate freezer containers. Store rice in an airtight container at room temperature. To use, partially thaw jambalaya in refrigerator overnight. Place jambalaya in a 6-qt. stockpot; heat through. Add rice; cook, covered, about 10 minutes. Add frozen shrimp; continue cooking until shrimp are heated through and rice is tender, 5-7 minutes.