Southern Food and Beverage Museum

This nonprofit living history organization is dedicated to the discovery, understanding and celebration of the food, drink and related culture of the South.        
www.southernfood.org

Operator Paul King

Company: Engine 26

Length of Service: 6 Years

Favorite Meal: Italian-Style Pasta

Jambalaya

Ingredients
-1/2 stick butter
-1 large onion
-1 large bell pepper
-2 cloves of garlic
-bay leaf
-1/2 lb seasoned ham cubes
-1/2 lb peeled shrimp
-1/2 lb hot sausage (pattons links)
-1 can tomato paste
-2 cans tomato sauce
-2 cups chicken or seafood stock
-4 cups rice

Directions
-dice veggies and sauté in butter for about 5 minutes,
-add cans of sauce and paste let it cook with bay leaf for 10 minutes over medium heat
-add seasoned ham and hot sausage (cut into about 1 inch pieces) and let it simmer for about 20 minutes over low heat
-add stock and rice turn heat to high and stir constantly so rice doesn't stick
-with about 5 minutes left add the peeled shrimp and stir in
-serve and enjoy!