Ham Jambalaya

Name: Ham Jambalaya
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 794 grams whole fire-roasted tomatoes; 3 stalks celery, sliced; 454 grams dried butter beans or lima beans; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 medium green bell pepper, diced; 2 kilograms bone-in picnic ham; 4 servings Kosher salt; 710 milliliters stewed beans (reserved from Slow-Cooked Ham and Beans); 1 medium onion, diced; 1 Tbsp hot paprika; 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 355 milliliters converted (parboiled) rice; 1 bunch scallions, chopped; 4 sprigs thyme; 2 Tbsps tomato paste; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 2 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce

The recipe Ham Jambalaya could satisfy your Creole craving in about 35 minutes. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 2084 calories, 144g of protein, and 86g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have lima beans, bell pepper, tomato paste, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a rather expensive main course.

Instructions

Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat.

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Vegetable Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, and salt to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 7 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Salt

Add the rice, ham, beans and 2 cups water and stir to combine.

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Beans

Water

Rice

Ham

Reduce the heat to medium low, cover and cook until the rice is tender and almost all of the liquid is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. (Adjust the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer; this will prevent the rice from sticking.)

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Rice

Remove from the heat and let stand 5 minutes before serving. Season with salt.

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Salt

Serve with hot sauce, if desired.

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Hot Sauce

Per serving: Calories 724; Fat 18 g (Saturated 5 g); Cholesterol 101 mg; Sodium 363 mg; Carbohydrate 94 g; Fiber 10 g; Protein 46 g

Combine the tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes and paprika in a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Red Pepper Flakes

Tomato Paste

Paprika

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Slow Cooker

Add the ham, beans, bay leaf and thyme.

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Bay Leaves

Beans

Thyme

Ham

Pour in 4 cups water; cover and cook on low, undisturbed, 8 hours.

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Water

Pour the tomatoes into a bowl and crush them with your hands.

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Tomato

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Bowl

Add the tomatoes and their juices, the scallions and garlic to the slow cooker. Cover and cook 30 more minutes.

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Green Onions

Tomato

Garlic

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Slow Cooker

Remove the ham from the slow cooker and transfer to a cutting board to cool slightly before slicing. Set aside about one-third of the ham and 3 cups of the stewed bean mixture for another use.

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Ham

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Cutting Board

Slow Cooker

Serve the remaining ham with the bean mixture.

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Ham

Per serving: Calories 750; Fat 22 g (Saturated 8 g); Cholesterol 201 mg; Sodium 640 mg; Carbohydrate 59 g; Fiber 17 g; Protein 77 g

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Servings:

bay leaf 794grams

whole fire-roasted tomatoes 3stalks

celery, sliced 454grams

dried butter beans or lima beans 2cloves

garlic, minced 4cloves

garlic, minced 1medium

green bell pepper, diced 2kilograms

bone-in picnic ham 4servings

Kosher salt 710milliliters

stewed beans (reserved from Slow-Cooked Ham and Beans)1medium

onion, diced 1Tbsp

hot paprika 2teaspoons

red pepper flakes 355milliliters

converted (parboiled) rice 1bunch

scallions, chopped 4sprigs

Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun works really well with Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. The Terras Gaudan O Rosal Albarino Blend with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 23 dollars per bottle.