Black Eyed Beans Jambalaya Recipe is a traditional American recipe for a classic Cajun-inspired one-pot dish of rice, black-eyed beans, ham, sausage, bell pepper and onion flavoured with cajun seasoning and which can be served for luck as part of a New Year's day meal. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Black Eyed Beans Jambalaya Recipe.
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Ingredients:
6 rashers of bacon, diced
55g onions, chopped
75g green bell pepper, chopped
25g celery, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
225g diced cooked ham
225g of andouille sausage, sliced
750ml of chicken stock
750g cooked black-eyed beans (tinned is fine)
400g of uncooked, long grain white rice
60g of chopped, sliced jalapeño chillies
25g spring onions, sliced
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1/2 tsp of Cajun seasoning
2 bay leaves
Method:
Fry the bacon in a large pot (a cast iron casserole [Dutch oven] is ideal) until lightly browned. Add the onion, green bell pepper and celery and continue frying for about 5 minutes, until the ingredients are tender.
Add the garlic and fry for 1 minute more then add in the ham and sausage and cook for 3 more minutes.
Add the stock and black-eyed beans and bring everything to a boil.
Once boiling, stir in the rice, jalapeños and spring onions. Season with salt, black pepper, and Cajun seasoning. Add the bay leaf and return to a boil.
Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.
Take off the heat and allow to sit covered for another 10 minutes before serving.
