Saturday Night Jambalaya

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cookking

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Yesterday while out doing a few errands I decided to make a little jambalaya for dinner last night. No, not the boxed stuff! I'm talking about a good real jambalaya. I ran by Michael's Seafood to see what their shrimp looked like and they had some nice medium sized shrimp for $2.50 but when I saw the large for $3.50 I had to have those. I had to go to the grocery so I grabbed the other ingredients I needed like chicken thighs and smoked sausage. When I got home I started off with peeling and de veining the shrimp then chopping onions, bell peppers and celery and sliced up the sausage. When it was time to start cooking I grabbed one of my favorite cooking vessels. Yes I call it a cooking vessel because it's a big one. The big cast iron Le Creuset #34 13.25 qt Dutch oven. I love that thing!

Five of the 10 lbs of 16-20 count beauties.
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Gotta have a cold beer while cooking!
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While chopping and slicing I put the shrimp heads and shells on a low simmer to make a good stock instead of just using water for the jambalaya.
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Browning the sausage.
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Chicken thighs almost done and diced after cooling.
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Time to deglaze the bottom of the pot and cook the seasonings down a bit.
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After adding the stock, meats, seasons and shrimp it's ready to add the rice and simmer till cooked.
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It's a JAMBALAYA!
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Served with warm buttered French bread.
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Came out pretty darn good if I must say!!!​
 
Looks good! I've been tempted by that blue moon agave stuff lately, is it any good?
 

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