Creole Jambalaya

Name: Creole Jambalaya
Prep time: 48 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 51 h
Yield: 16 cups, 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 cups dry white wine; 1 lemon, sliced; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 4 bay leaves; 3 tablespoons chopped celery leaves; 1 dash hot pepper sauce; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 1/4 lbs shrimp, shelled and deveined; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 lb ham, cooked and cubed; 5 medium onions, chopped; 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes; 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes; 1 lb chorizo sausage; 2 green peppers, coarsely chopped; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 1/4 cup parsley, minced; 2 teaspoons tarragon; 1 teaspoon thyme; 3 cups raw converted rice; 1 lb scallops, thawed

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Ready In:: 51hrs
Ingredients:: 21
Yields:: 16 cups
Serves:: 10

ingredients

3 cups dry white wine
1 lemon, sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 bay leaves
3 tablespoons chopped celery leaves
1 dash hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon salt
1 ¹⁄₄ lbs shrimp, shelled and deveined
3 tablespoons butter
1 lb ham, cooked and cubed
5 medium onions, chopped
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes
1 lb chorizo sausage
2 green peppers, coarsely chopped
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
¹⁄₄ cup parsley, minced
2 teaspoons tarragon
1 teaspoon thyme
3 cups raw converted rice
1 lb scallops, thawed

directions

The day before, combine in saucepan wine, lemon, 2 cloves garlic, 2 bay leaves, celery leaves, pepper sauce and 1 teaspoons salt. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add shrimp; heat to boiling. Cover and boil gently 4-5 minutes or until done. Cool; marinate shrimp in liquid in refrigerator.
The next day, melt butter in large pan; add ham, onions and 2 cloves garlic. Saute 3-4 minutes. Add tomatoes (with liquid), 1 1/2 cups water, sausage, peppers, tomato paste, parsley, 2 bay leaves, 2 tsp salt, tarragon and thyme. Cover and simmer gently 1 1/2 hours.
Add 2 cups water and the rice. Heat to boiling; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender. Add more water if necessary.
Remove lemon slices from shrimp marinade. Stir in shrimp, marinade and scallops during last 5 minutes. Note: if scallops are added too soon they may become rubbery.