Seafood Jambalaya Date Added: 26 Feb 2016

Ingredients

<ul><li>3 tablespoon vegetable oil </li>
<li>2/3 cup Chef Paul Prudhomme's Tasso (a seasoned and smoked ham) </li>
<li>½ cup diced Chef Paul Prudhomme's Andouille Smoked Sausage </li>
<li>1½ cups onions, chopped </li>
<li>1 cup celery, chopped </li>
<li>¾ cup green bell peppers, chopped </li>
<li>2 bay leaves </li>
<li>2 tablespoons, plus 1 1/2 teaspoons Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seafood Magic® </li>
<li>1½ teaspoons minced garlic </li>
<li>4 cups tomatoes (about 4 medium size), chopped </li>
<li>¾ cup tomato sauce </li>
<li>2 cups seafood stock </li>
<li>½ cup green onions, chopped </li>
<li>2 cups uncooked rice (preferrably converted) </li>
<li>1 pound peeled crabmeat, crawfish or firm-fleshed fish filets (cut into bite-sized pieces), or any combination of your favorite seafood, that equals 1 pound </li>
<li>1½ dozen oysters in their liquor (medium size) (about 10 ounces) </li>
<li>1½ dozen peeled medium shrimp (about 1½ pound)</li></ul>

Cooking Instructions

Drizzle the oil on the Tasso, Andouille, onions, celery and bell peppers; and evenly mix each with your hands. Heat a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the Tasso, Andouille and sauté until browned, about 5 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the onions, celery and bell peppers; sauté until tender but still firm, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally and scraping pan bottom well. Add the bay leaves, Magic Seasoning Blend® and garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly and scraping the pan bottom as needed.  
 
Add the tomatoes and cook about 7 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the tomato sauce and cook for 7 minutes more, stirring often. Stir in the stock and bring to a boil. Then stir in the green onions and cook about 2 minutes, stirring once or twice.  
 
Add the rice and seafood; stir well and remove from the heat. Transfer mixture to an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake at 350°F until rice is tender but still crunchy, about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven. If you still have liquid in the pan bottom, let pan sit a few minutes, still covered, to allow rice to absorb the liquid. Remove bay leaves and serve immediately. 
 
To serve, mold rice in an 8-ounce cup and place 2 cups on each serving plate as a main course and 1 cup as an appetizer.