I wanted this to be the best of the best, no shortcuts! I looked at a lot of recipes, and most of them called for a simple store bought chicken broth.
Just then I came across something I thought was very interesting. Instead of just using the shrimp in the recipe, take off the shells and use them to make a shrimp broth. I hunted all over the seafood section of Vons for shrimp without their shells, and had to settle on frozen shrimp. All the fresh shrimp had NO shells!?!?!?!?!
Nonetheless, I got my shrimp, I got my Cajun sausage and all the veggies.
This was surprisingly a pretty quick dish to make. The stock only took about 20 minutes and the rest was done within the hour.
Of course, I had to have a little snacking treat while cooking, and here you have it:
When I was at the store I saw (and smelled) the fresh baked French bread. I am a sucker for this, so I grabbed some. I also made a quick honey butter to spread all over it! I washed it down with a white chocolate covered cherry martini! (or 2, or 3...)
Anyway, back to the delicious dish that was being born in my dutch oven. The house smelled so good, and I couldn't wait to have a bite of my first ever Jambalaya!!
Ready???????
Do you see the steam??? ahhhhhhh
Seriously, how good does that look????? Doesn't that make you want to go to your store, search for shrimp and make this RIGHT NOW!??? I don't blame you if it does.
This recipe claims it yields 6-8 servings, but I swear my dutch oven was full of this good stuff. We will be enjoying (and sharing) this stuff for days. As a matter of fact, my husband asked for this just moments ago for his birthday brunch :)
In the end the meal was a hit, and I will certainly make it again!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/gulf-shrimp-jambalaya-recipe/index.html
i just want to say your food blog always look delicious and makes me hungry =)
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