Finished Product

Here is the final video...I wish you could smell it. It tasted delicious...one of the best ones. I rate it an 8.5 out of 10. The smoke flavor from the fire is really nice.

The rice was just right and the seasoning was pretty good. I didn't like the fact that skin and bones were in the rice .

How to Cook a Jamabalya Pts 7 & 8 & 9

Now comes adding the water and rice ....the hard work is almost done!

Final Seasoning...

Adding the rice....

How to Cook a Jambalaya Pts 5 & 6

After the chicken is good and brown, add the vegetables and cook it all together until the vegetables are wilted.

Continue cooking the meat and veggies until the chicken is tender and cooked through.

The next step is critical. You have to determine how much liquid is already in the pot and then add the correct amount of water to total 2 times the cups of rice you will be adding. In other words you will need 2 parts liquid to 1 part rice.

Happy St. Valentine's Day!

Wishing everyone a very Happy St. Valentine's Day. My sweet husband is cooking breakfast for me this morning. We are having fried eggs and grits for breakfast He also gave me a box of chocolates....

not exactly what I needed, but he knows I love it. We have been married 37 years and he still tries to please me. I am blessed.

How to Cook a Jambalaya - parts 3 & 4

Steps 1 and 2 are below. This is the third step. After the sausage is brown and juicy, remove it from the pot and brown the chicken. Boneless skinless chicken thighs are the best, so no bones or skin are mixed in with the rice. We couldn't find them this time so we used chicken quarters. Add about 2 or 3 tablespoons of salt and sprinkle with pepper.

After all the chicken is in the pot and browning nicely, add some hot sauce. We like the taste of Louisiana hot sauce. The fire is good an hot at this point, coming around the sides of the pot to heat it thoroughly.

Continue turning and browning the chicken until most of the fat and juices are rendered.

How to Cook a Jambalaya Pts. 1 & 2

My husband and son were contestants in the Jambalaya Festival held in Gonzales last May. They have been cooking whenever they can to practice their technique. They recently cooked for our family to celebrate my grandson Donavan's 8th birthday. I will offer an 10 part tutorial on how to cook an authentic Louisiana jambalaya on a fire outdoors. Here is the 1st part.



Part 2
The next part is browning the sausage. We used Manda's portk sausage. It has a nice flavor.