TURKEY JAMBALAYA
Ingredients
- 12 large prawns
- peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp cajun seasoning
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 400g/14oz leftover turkey
- pulled into chunks
- 200g/7oz chorizo
- or leftover chipolatas
- skinned and cut into rounds
- 2 onions
- finely chopped
- 2 green peppers
- roughly diced
- 2 celery sticks
- diced
- 4 garlic cloves
- finely chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 fresh tomatoes
- peeled and chopped
- or 200g/7oz chopped tomatoes
- 400g/14oz long grain rice
- well-rinsed of starch (not easy or quick cook)
- 1 litre/1¾ pint turkey stock
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- lemon wedges
- hot sauce
- to taste
- 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 1 tbsp finely chopped celery leaf (optional)
- found in the centre of a celery heart
Directions
- Put the prawns in a bowl and sprinkle over one tablespoon of the Cajun seasoning. Rub it in well so they are completely coated. Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a pan and add the turkey. Sprinkle over the remaining Cajun seasoning and fry briefly. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Heat another tablespoon of the olive oil in a large casserole. Add the sausage and fry until crisp and brown. Remove from the casserole and add the onions
- peppers and celery. Cook over a medium heat until they soften and start to caramelise around the edges
- then add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Add the bay leaf and the tomatoes. Sprinkle over the rice
- then pour over the stock. Return the sausage to the casserole and season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer over a gentle heat for 15 minutes.
- Lightly stir in the cooked turkey
- then place the prawns on top. Cover again and cook on a low heat for a further five minutes so that the prawns can steam. If you think the rice is already cooked
- turn off the heat and leave to stand – the prawns will still cook in the residual steam.
- Serve with lemon wedges
- hot sauce and a good sprinkling of parsley and celery leaf if liked.

