Ingredients

• 4 chicken thighs, skin on, preferably free-range or organic
• 4 chicken drumsticks, skin on, preferably free-range or organic
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• cayenne pepper
• olive oil
• 300g smoked sausage, such as andouille or fresh chorizo, skin removed, cut into 1cm thick slices
• 1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 green pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
• 1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
• 4 sticks of celery, trimmed and roughly chopped
• 4 fresh bay leaves
• 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
• 1–2 fresh red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
• 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
• 1.5 litres chicken stock, preferably organic
• 700g long-grain rice
• 16–20 raw king prawns, peeled and deveined
• a handful of fresh curly parsley

Description

Jambalaya Is A French Word That Means ‘jumbled’ Or ‘mixed Up’, And I Have No Doubt That The Philosophy And Heart Of This Recipe Come From A Similar Place To Paella, Kedgeree And Risotto.Originally, Any Louisiana ‘critter’ Unlucky Enough To Get Caught Woul

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