Rice Cooker Cajun Rice Ala Justin Wilson

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 celery rib, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1 parsnip, finely chopped (optional)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 cup chopped smoked sausage
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 cups rice, rinsed thoroughly
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• hot sauce

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil over medium/medium-high. put the onions.celery,carrot,parsnip and parsley into the pot and cook until the vegetables are soft. add garlic and cook 1 more minute. put vegetables into the rice cooker pot.
• 2 in the same pan, cook the sausage for about 1 minute. put the sausage in the rice cooker pot.
• 3 put rice in the rice cooker pot. sprinkle with salt and pepper. add butter.
• 4 pour chicken broth over.
• 5 cook using the regular cycle. at the end, add hot sauce to taste.
• 6 note: the amount of chicken broth is approximately if the rice is too dry at the end just add more broth and let sit ( the warm setting should be on) for a few minutes. if the rice is too wet, well next time use a bit less broth.