Creole Ham, Sausage and Rice
Creole Ham, Sausage and Rice is a one pot dinner that also makes amazing leftovers.
Ingredients
- 4 strips bacon - cooked until crisp and then crumbled
- 2 Italian sweet sausages - cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 ½ cups cubed cooked ham - use ham steak or leftover ham
- 2 onions - medium chop
- 2 garlic cloves - minced
- 1 red or yellow or green sweet pepper - chopped
- 2 stalks celery - chopped
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 1 tin 14 oz or 398 ml unsalted diced tomatoes - or fresh that have been peeled and chopped
- 1 ½ cups cooked rice - ¾ cup uncooked - See Easy Steamed Rice recipe
- 1 to 1 ¼ cups water
- freshly ground pepper - to taste
- 1 tsp dried parsley - or 1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Prepare 3/4 cup(uncooked) of rice using the Easy Steamed Rice Recipe
- In large frying pan cook bacon over medium heat, turning until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- In the same frying pan, saute the onions and garlic until soft and fragrant. Add the ham and sausage and fry over medium heat until the sausage is browning and the ham is heated through.
- Add the minced celery, pepper, chili powder and ground cloves to the mixture. Stir thoroughly. Add the chopped tomatoes, water and steamed rice. Add the salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
- On top of each serving, add some crumbled bacon and parsley.