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Louisiana JambalayaCơm Jambalaya kiểu Louisiana

A one-pot rice dish from Southeast Louisiana with sausage, chicken, and shrimp, built on the "holy trinity" of onion, celery, and bell pepper. Serves 6.

Ingredients / Nguyên liệu

Ingredients for Louisiana Jambalaya — Ingredients / Nguyên liệu

	Amount (US)	Metric	English	Tiếng Việt
🌭	1 lb	450 g	andouille sausage, sliced	xúc xích andouille, thái lát
🍗	1 lb	450 g	boneless chicken thighs, bite-size pieces	đùi gà không xương
🦐	1 lb	450 g	medium shrimp, peeled and deveined	tôm
🛢️	2 tbsp	30 ml	vegetable oil	dầu ăn
🧅	1½ cups	240 g	yellow onion, diced	hành tây
🥬	1 cup	120 g	celery, diced	cần tây
🫑	1 cup	150 g	green bell pepper, diced	ớt chuông xanh
🧄	4	4 cloves	garlic cloves, minced	tỏi
🍚	2 cups	380 g (480 ml)	long-grain white rice, uncooked	gạo hạt dài
🍅	14.5 oz can	410 g	diced tomatoes with juice	cà chua cắt hạt lựu
🥣	3 cups	720 ml	chicken stock	nước dùng gà
🧂	2 tsp	10 ml	Cajun or Creole seasoning	gia vị Cajun
🌿	1 tsp	5 ml	dried thyme	húng tây khô
🍃	2	2 leaves	bay leaves	lá nguyệt quế
🌶️	½ tsp	2.5 ml	cayenne pepper	ớt bột cayenne
🧂	1 tsp	5 ml	salt	muối
🧂	½ tsp	2.5 ml	black pepper	tiêu đen
🌱	½ cup	50 g	green onions, sliced	hành lá

Metric amounts are rounded. 1 cup = 240 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml.

Instructions / Cách làm

Brown the meats (10 min). Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage, remove, and set aside. Season the chicken with salt and black pepper, brown it in the same pot, and set it aside with the sausage.
Cook the holy trinity (8 min). Scrape up the browned bits. Add the onion, celery, and bell pepper and cook until soft. Add the garlic for 1 minute more.
Toast the rice and spices (2 min). Stir in the rice, Cajun seasoning, thyme, cayenne, and bay leaves until the rice is coated and fragrant.
Add liquid and meats. Add the tomatoes and chicken stock. Return the sausage and chicken to the pot, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low.
Simmer covered (25 min). Cover tightly. Do not stir or lift the lid until the rice is nearly tender.
Add the shrimp (5 min). Lay the shrimp on top, cover again, and cook until pink and the rice is tender.
Rest and serve (10 min). Turn off the heat and rest, covered. Remove the bay leaves, fluff with a fork, and top with green onions.

Vocabulary / Từ vựng

English	Tiếng Việt
the holy trinity (onion, celery, bell pepper)	bộ ba thần thánh
dice	cắt hạt lựu
slice	thái lát
mince	băm nhỏ
brown	áp chảo cho vàng
simmer	ninh nhỏ lửa
stir	khuấy
fluff	xới tơi

Creole (red) jambalaya uses tomatoes, as written here. Cajun (brown) jambalaya leaves them out and browns the meat more deeply.