Spicy Sausage and Prawn Jambalaya

Playing in the kitchen today I had so much fun with this one.  I felt like something tummy warming with a good kick.  Jambalaya is traditionally a Louisiana Creole dish of Spanish and French influence and is also a close cousin to the well- known saffron coloured paella, also of Spain origin.  This is my easy and affordable take on it ...

3 good spicy sausages (Chorizo)
Olive oil for frying
2 red onion, chopped
1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cracked pepper
1 tbsp Paprika
1 red Chilli (optional)
250g long grain rice
1 can tomatoes with garlic & herbs
1 tsp sugar
400ml chicken stock
200g cooked prawns, shells off

Fry sausages for 3 - 4 min in a little oil in a deep frying pan, remove from pan.
Cook onions for 5 min or until soft (add a little oil if needed)
Add red pepper, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika and chilli and cook for a few minutes.
Stir in the uncooked rice to coat grains well.
Add tomatoes, sugar and enough stock to cover rice.
Pop on the lid and simmer for about 12-14 minutes until rice is tender.
5 min before cooking time ends, add Chorizo sausage and stir in well.
Cover and continue to cook for the balance of the 5 min.
Stir in prawns and heat through, lid on.

Serve straight away


Can't wait to do this again in winter when the snow is falling with a good bottle of red.
Hope you had a super weekend!