Chef John's Sausage & Shrimp Jambalaya

By Sandybehr

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 2 tablespoons ground paprika
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
• 1 large green bell pepper, diced
• 2 stalks celery, sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup uncooked brown rice
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 75mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place butter and sausage in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir for 5-6 minutes until sausage begins to brown.

Stir in paprika, cumin and cayenne; cook for 1 minute.

Stir tomatoes, onions, celery, green pepper, green onions, salt, and bay leaf into sausage mixture.

Add brown rice and stir to combine. Stir in chicken stock and turn heat to low. Cover and cook for until rice is just tender, about 45 minutes.

Stir in shrimp, replace lid and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.