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Jambalaya I

Cajun cuisine Jambalaya, one of Louisiana's most famous dishes, is rooted in Spanish and French cuisine and is the New World version of paella. Jambalaya originated in the French Quarter of New Orleans. It was the accidental result of Spaniards attempting to make paella in the New W

Jambalaya I prepared recipe
PrepNot statedCook60 minServes3LevelMedium
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  • Read all 6 method steps from beginning to end.
  • Measure and arrange all 13 listed ingredients.
  • Set aside about 60 minutes, based on the time recorded by the source.

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Method

  1. 01

    Mix the salt, savory, basil, thyme, and cumin together, then grind them to a powder.

  2. 02

    Prepare the canned tomatoes: tear them up, remove the stem ends, remove the seeds, etc. Keep the juice.

  3. 03

    Heat a wide pan with a lid. Lightly fry the celery in the butter. Soften the celery but do not brown it.

  4. 04

    Add everything to the pan. You can add the basil, meat, and mushrooms later if you prefer.

  5. 05

    Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for about 20 minutes. The rice will absorb the liquid.

  6. 06

    Discard the bay leaf.

Ready to serve

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!
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This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0, credited to No machine-readable author provided. Polyparadigm~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).; view original image record .

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