Main Dish Recipes - Jambalaya

Ingredients 

• 1/2 lb. fresh pork Ionian

• 1 clove garlic

• 1/2 lb. cured ham

• 6 small smoked pork sausages

• 2 Tbs. lard or butter

• 1 bay. leaf

• 1 sprig parsley

• 1 sprig thyme or 1/4 tsp. dried leaf thyme

• 1 whole clove

• 1 1/2 quarts beef or chicken broth

• 1/2 tsp. Tabasco

• 3/4 tsp. salt

• 1 cup uncooked rice

Makes 4 to 6 servings

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Method:

1. Cut pork (lean and fat) into cubes about 1/2-inch square. Chop onion and garlic very fine. Dice ham and cut sausage into pieces.

2. Melt lard in a heavy iron pot or Dutch oven. Add onion, garlic, pork and ham; brown slowly, stirring frequently.

3. Add sausage, bay leaf, parsley, thyme and clove; cook about 5 minutes. Add broth, Tabasco and salt; bring mixture to a boil.

4. Add washed rice. Cover and simmer gently a half hour or longer until rice is tender. Stir often to mix well. Season to taste.