Cajun Jambalaya With Catfish, Scallops And Shrimp

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 14 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 8 sea scallops, quartered
• 1 lb catfish fillets, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces or 1 lb cod, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons creole seasoning (smokey creole seasoning)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced poblano chile
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 cup fresh tomato sauce
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon chipotle hot sauce
• 1 cup rice (take note cooking time will be longer for brown rice) or 1 cup brown rice (take note cooking time will be longer for brown rice)
• 3 -4 cups chicken stock
• 12 ounces andouille sausages, sliced

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl combine shrimp, scallops, catfish and creole seasoning, and work in seasoning well.
• 2 in a large, heavy, pot heat oil over high heat.
• 3 saute the onion, peppers and celery, 5 minutes. add garlic, tomato sauce, bay leaves, worcestershire and chipotle sauces.
• 4 stir in rice and add broth.
• 5 reduce heat to medium and cook until rice absorbs liquid and becomes tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes for 30 minutes for brown rice.
• 6 brown rice:.
• 7 check after 20 minutes and add more broth if using brown rice if needed,.
• 8 when rice is just tender add shrimp, scallops, catfish mixture and sausage. cook until seafood is done, about 10 minutes more.
• 9 season to taste with salt, pepper and creole seasoning but more then likely you won`t need to.