Troop 806 Favorite Campout Recipes #1

Florida Jambalaya
as served on the September 1996 campout
at Lost Pines Scout Reservation

Serves 4

3 tbsp butter
1/2 cup chopped onion (1 med* onion)
     [*note: medium is fist sized]
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 lb smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup long grain white rice
2 med. potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 1/4 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 4oz jar sliced pimentos, with juices
1/2 tsp turmeric
cayenne pepper
1/2 lb shrimp, peeled, deveined (uncooked)
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Melt butter in heavy saucepan over medium heat. 
Add onion & garlic and saute until soft, about 5 mins.
Add sausage, saute until beginning to brown, about 5 mins.
Add rice and stir to coat with pan juices.
Mix in potatoes, broth, wine, pimentos w/juices and turmeric.
Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. 
Bring to boil; stir well. 
Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and
cook until rice and potatoes are tender and liquid
is absorbed, about 20 to 25 mins.
Mix in shrimp and chopped cilantro, cover and cook until
shrimp are just cooked through, about 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and serve.