by fireglowrose,
5/12/2013Great recipe! Everyone from my 84 yr old mother who can't eat spicy food to a picky daughter loved it!I used chicken thighs/breasts in addition to shrimp and brown rice instead of white.Wonderful flavor. I didn't have a big enough pot so I cooked it in the oven in a heavy roaster and it was perfect.No burnt pot or mushy rice. Definitely a keeper!
by ndchef,
2/17/2013This was fantastic! Easy, and SO flavorful. Made it as written except that I couldn't bring myself to cook the shrimp quite as long, so added it when I added the stock, and ended up undercooking the rice! But reheated, the texture was perfect, and next time I'll trust and cook the shrimp as directed. I love the flavor of the stock, and just enough heat with the wonderful spicing! Will make this a lot!
by Justin2907,
2/15/2013I have made this recipe twice now. It's really good and has a fresh, clean flavor to it. I've made it with headless shrimp and with head-on shrimp. The head-on shrimp darken the broth much more than the headless. I have had problems with the rice burning to the bottom of my dutch oven, which is why I gave it only 4 stars. Overall very good and a keeper.
by runwithit,
2/14/2013Made it just as written and it was delicious. I used jasmine rice. It was a nice change from my normal jambalaya that has chicken and andouille. It does have a 'mushy' result, like a potluck casserole, but I think that is a good thing! Cooking the rice separately as the previous reviewer mentioned and adding some of the remaining broth if you have any would make it more of a stew/soup if that's your preference. I will definitely make this one again.
by FreddieFlea,
2/13/20134 stars because the rice got mushy. Excellent flavor. The broth was not too fishy, either. I added Old Bay to the shrimp broth. Next time I will cook the rice separately. This is really as good as my other jambalaya recipe that takes all day! I'll make it again.
by bonniex4,
1/15/2013I made this last night and it was, honestly, one of the best recipes I have made in a LONG time. Virtually everyone loved it, from my 8 year old son ("I actually LIKE this!") to my 68 year old father. I will definitely have to double or triple this recipe next time. There is barely any left today and it is sad because it will also be great as leftovers.
by sookee0310,
1/5/2013We made this Jambalaya for the wild card playoff between the Packers and the Vikings...go Green Bay! Anyway, this was very easy to prepare and the end result was very good and was a very balanced dish in terms of the spice/ heat. We did not use ham, the substitute we used was Usingers spicy chicken sausage. The only reason we went for the four stars vs. the five stars was that the rice was a tad mushy...we used a long grain Texmati light brown rice...perhaps that is why, not sure. Still, this is a keeper recipe and will be part of our rotation! By the way, making the stock is brilliant and we are convinced this helped to balance the flavor so nicely.
