New Orleans Jambalaya

Directions

1. 1
   Season and brown chicken in oil over medium high heat.
2. 2
   Add sausage to pot and saute with chicken.
3. 3
   Remove both from pot.
4. 4
   For brown jambalaya, either add heaping tablespoonful brown sugar to hot oil and caramelize, make roux or use Kitchen Bouquet.
5. 5
   For red, delete this.
6. 6
   Saute onions, celery, green pepper and garlic to the tenderness that you desire.
7. 7
   Return chicken and sausage to pot. Add liquid and salt, pepper and other desired seasonings and bring to boil.
8. 8
   If using Kitchen Bouquet for brown, add 1 to 2 teaspoons. For red, add 1/4 cup paprika and you may want to use 1/2 stock and 1/2 tomato juice or V-8 for your liquid.
9. 9
   Add rice and return to boil.
10. 10
    Cover and reduce heat to simmer.
11. 11
    Cook for a total of 30 minutes.