Jambalaya Fest At My House Yesterday

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cookking

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Alright, so just found out a couple of days ago that the OFFICIAL Jambaaya Fest was this weekend in Gonzales LA. Funny because all this week I had planned to make a jambalaya here at home this weekend. So I decided to use my small 5 gal. cast iron jambalaya rig and cook outside and have my own Jambalaya Fest. Cold beer included! Yeah this looks like a bunch of jambalaya but it won't last. Especially since I share it with friends and relatives.

Started out with cooking some homemade bacon and a cold beer. This wasn't one of my favorites but it was given to me as a birthday variety of beer. Kind of tasted like soap. Lol.......

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Here's the setup I used.

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That bacon smelled soooo..... good!

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Bacon done I removed it and browned/cooked the pork which was a couple or two or three pounds of pork loin(I know the butt is better but this was from a whole pork loin I had to cook). I also cooked down the sausage a bit(no picture)and remove that to cook down the onions. Added some diced tasso to allow that flavor to dispearse throughout the stock

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Sweating down the onions and added two cans of Rotel. I KNOW! No Tomatoes according to many but believe me this gives it a nice kick.

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Pork stock was added and my seasonings.

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Let that come to a light boil and then added the chicken. I smoked the chicken thighs to a temp of about 150* and removed them, let cool and cut into nice chunks.

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Again let that come to a light boil and then added the pork and sausage.

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Again let the temp come up to a light boil and added the rice.

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Thirty five minutes later it was done!

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I like to get a little meat in every bite when I make jambalaya.

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Well, since you asked! Lol......
Here's the big pot in the back of the Expedition when I brought it home.

30 Gal. cast iron

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That's a custom made fryer(the cart actually)that the same guy made next to it.
 
Yeah, it's a little heavy. Two men can handle it but three make it easier. If necessary the pot can be separate from the burner rig but it takes more space.
I use this for fundraiser cooking. Got one in September in north Alabama.
Red Cross triathlon.
 
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