Serves 4-8 Depending on them being pigs or not
Ingredients
| 3 Strips of Bacon | 1 Cup of diced onions |
| 1 cup of diced smoked sausage (andouille is best) |
1 cup pork cubes(1/2″ square) |
| 2 lbs raw shrimp peeled | 1/4 Stick of Butter |
| 1 cup rice Long Grain (Basmanti is best) | 1 cup diced green peppers ½” |
| 1/4 cup chopped fine parsley | 2 dozen raw oysters (drained) about a half pint |
| 6 Roma Tomatoes (coarsely chopped with the liquid removed) |
2 cups Chicken Broth |
| 1 cup water |
Seasoning to taste:
Garlic (4 cloves finely chopped) Allspice 1/8 Teaspoon
Hot sauce, not Tabasco, Louisiana, Crystal or other mild one, we are looking for taste here
Basil, Thyme, Sage (very little)
Instructions
- Cook the Bacon down to release the fat,(bacon is a treat for the kids or those acting like kids), Add the pork and brown it, then add the sausage to render a little of the flavor into the pan.
- Remove the meat now and with the heat on high add the chopped tomatoes and cook them down to a sauce about 5 minutes, stirring all the time (because the pot is on high heat).
- Add the onions and green peppers and the butter, sauté for two minutes or so but don’t burn the butter
- Add the rest of the ingredients (Meat, Broth, Rice, shrimp, oysters and Parsley)
- Add the add’l water if you want softer rice, it is sort of split on people wanting the soft rice as compared to the firm rice.
- Turn it down to simmer and cover, Stir every 5 minutes or so, to make sure nothing sticks, if you are using a cast iron Dutch oven you can just cover it and leave it for 20 minutes.
Check every 5 minutes after the first 20 minutes ‘til the rice is to your liking.