Smoked Sausage Jambalaya

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb smoked lamb sausage, such as kielbasa
• 1 large onion
• 2 small red bell peppers
• 2 celery ribs
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/3 cups long-grain rice
• 2 2/3 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 4 scallions
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut sausage into 1/4-inch-thick slices and chop onion, bell pepper, and celery.
• 2 in a dry 2 to 2 1/2-quart heavy saucepan brown sausage over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, and with a slotted spoon transfer to paper towels to drain.
• 3 pour off any fat from pan and in pan cook vegetables in oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened.
• 4 stir in rice, broth, and cayenne and bring to a boil.
• 5 cover pan and cook rice over low heat 20 minutes.
• 6 remove pan from heat and let rice stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• 7 thinly slice scallions.
• 8 fluff rice with a fork and stir in sausage, scallions, and salt and pepper, to taste.
• 9 yield: 4 servings.