Recipe | Jambalaya


meat | caribbean


ingredients for jambalaya prepared on a chopping board ready to start cooking
Let's get ready to cook Jambalaya!

Ingredients

  1 Onion
  1 Red Pepper
  1cloves Garlic
  1tbsp Cajun Seasoning
  250g Long Grain Rice
  400g can Tomatoes
  400g can Kidney Beans
  350ml Chicken/Vegetable Stock
  1 Chilli

Method

  • Heat a splash of olive oil in a large frying pan and brown the chicken or pork if using.
  • Remove the meat and set it aside.
  • Add the onion and cook for 3-4 minutes until it's soft.
  • Add the red pepper, garlic, chilli, Cajun seasoning and the kidney beans - cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add the meat back in, along with the can of tomatoes, the rice and the stock.
  • Stir, cover and let simmer for around 25-30 minutes until the rice is cooked.

Adapted from the original recipe: BBC Good Food



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