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<\/a> <\/p>\n(I keep the shrimp separate because my husband doesn\u2019t like it.)<\/p>\n
Ingredients:<\/p>\n
1 ham bone with ham still on it.<\/p>\n
1 pkg. shrimp (medium 31-40 pieces)<\/p>\n
5 HOT sausage links- cut into smaller pieces ( Andouille or Chorizo- or even Hot Italian or Hungarian)<\/p>\n
1 onion, diced<\/p>\n
3 stalks celery, diced<\/p>\n
1 green pepper,diced (or hot peppers if you can handle it!)<\/p>\n
1\/2 tsp dried thyme- ground<\/p>\n
1\/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning<\/p>\n
2-3 cloves garlic crushed<\/p>\n
1 large can diced tomatoes<\/p>\n
1 cup water<\/p>\n
2 TBS chopped parsley<\/p>\n
A couple of good shakes of Cajun spice seasoning<\/p>\n
( or tabasco sauce or cayenne pepper)<\/p>\n
3 or 4 TBS olive oil<\/p>\n
2-3 TBS butter<\/p>\n
Salt and Pepper to taste<\/p>\n
Method:<\/p>\n
Pour a few good slurps of olive oil in a large pan, add the butter and <\/p>\n
heat until butter is melted, not browned.<\/p>\n
Sautee up the shrimp with the crushed garlic- one layer at a time until the<\/p>\n
shrimp are pink. Using a slotted spoon, take out the shrimp and put in a bowl<\/p>\n
to cool so that you can take off the shell later. Leave behind the butter and<\/p>\n
juices to sautee onion, green pepper and celery until soft, then add the ham<\/p>\n
bone and sausages and simmer until sausages lose their pink and add the <\/p>\n
diced tomatoes. Then add the water, cover and let the whole mess simmer <\/p>\n
for about 45 minutes on low, stirring occasionally.<\/p>\n
Add spices and herbs, checking on the liquid so that the ham is surrounded by<\/p>\n
sauce. Leave to simmer another 20 to 30 minutes- then tear or slice off ham pieces<\/p>\n
about the same size as sausage pieces.<\/p>\n
Add cleaned shrimp for another 10 minutes of simmer time, and serve next to<\/p>\n
or on top of pasta or rice- or next to some dirty rice.<\/p>\n
Dirty rice is made up of :<\/em><\/p>\n rice, onions-red and white,sausage, ground beef,celery,green peppers,chopped giblets,<\/em><\/p>\n garlic,tabasco sauce,chicken broth,smoky paprika,cumin,parsley,cayenne pepper,and <\/em><\/p>\n anything else your palate desires!<\/em><\/p>\n Jambalaya- with shrimp- it\u2019s good eating Spring- Summer-Winter-or FALL!<\/p>\n And it\u2019s what we\u2019re having for dinner tonight.<\/p>\n Add some good cornbread for dipping in the sauce- it\u2019s comfort food all around!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The days are getting shorter- and the rain keeps coming down. The nights are cool- sometimes down-right nippy. The rose bushes are still hard at work, putting out little buds that may never bloom- there is a killing frost on … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n