Shrimp & Ham Jambalaya

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2t	Salt
1-1/2C	Rice
3#	Chicken, (boned and trimmed into bite sized pieces)
6T	Butter
3C	Finely Chopped Onions
3T	Finely Chopped Garlic
16oz	Can of Chopped Tomatoes, (or crushed or stewed and then cut up your preference)
2C	Celery
1C	Green Onions
1-1/2C	Tomato Paste
1/2C	Finely Chopped Green Pepper
2T	Finely Chopped Flat Leaf Italian Parsley
3	Whole Cloves, (pulverized with a mortar and pestle or ground in a grinder)
1/2t	Dried Thyme
1/2t	Ground Cayenne Pepper
1/2t	Ground Black Pepper
1-1/2#	Smoked Sausage, (trimmed into bite sized pieces)

Add boned and cut chicken in bite sized pieces and 1t salt into a
small saucepan of 3C boiling water. Cook briskly until meat is
completely cooked. Immediately remove the meat from the water and set
aside.
Use the salted chicken broth water (making sure it is still ~3C in
volume still) in the saucepan and bring back to a boil over high heat.
Add the rice, stir once or twice, and immediately cover. Reduce heat
to low and simmer for about 20mins, or until the rice is tender and
the grains have absorbed all the water. Fluff the rice with a fork
and set it aside.
Make a puree the Celery, Green Onions, and Tomato Paste together in a
blender to yield ~1-1/2C of puree
In a heavy 5-6Q casserole, melt the butter over moderate heat. When
the foam begins to subside, add the onions and garlic and, stirring
frequently, cook for about 5mins, or until they are soft and
translucent but not brown. Add the canned tomatoes and tomato liquid
and the puree of celery, green onions, and tomato paste. Stir over
moderate heat for 5mins. Add the green pepper, parsley, cloves,
thyme, cayenne pepper, black pepper and the remaining 1t salt.
Stirring frequently, cook uncovered over moderate heat until the
vegetables are tender and the mixture is thick enough to hold it's
shape lightly in the spoon.

Add the sausage and chicken stirring frequently for about 5mins. Add
the cooked, fluffed rice and stir over medium-low heat until the
mixture is hot and the rice has absorbed any remaining liquid.

Taste for any last minute seasoning adjustments and serve immediately.

You can also substitute shrimp or turkey for the chicken or ham for the sausage.

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