{"id":1831,"date":"2016-09-01T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2016-10-05T11:25:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T11:25:33","slug":"summer-mish-mash-jambalaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/2016\/09\/summer-mish-mash-jambalaya","title":{"rendered":"Summer \u201cMish Mash\u201d &#8211; Jambalaya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Lola Obembe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So for this edition I was asked to make a \u201cmish-mash\u201d dish. I was a little confused at first, like what does that really mean? I even googled \u201cMish-mash\u201d and discovered that what we call scrambled eggs in Nigeria is a specialty dish in Bulgaria called \u201cMish-mash\u201d lol.\u00a0 I tried another route asking myself, what food do I know that basically says \u201call-join\u201d\u00a0 ?&#8230;. and I thought about <strong>Jambalaya!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jambalaya is a Creole dish that sort of looks like Jollof rice and looks like it has a lot of stuff in it. I\u2019ve never made it before, but this first time was surprisingly easy. I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Chopped White Onions<\/li>\n<li>Cloves of garlic, peeled &amp; chopped<\/li>\n<li>Chopped Bell Peppers \u2013 1 small green, red, yellow &amp; orange<\/li>\n<li>2 celery stalks, diced<\/li>\n<li>Sliced Sausage (not hot dogs)<\/li>\n<li>Chicken breast, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 large bay leaf<\/li>\n<li>3 cups of chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>Cajun seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp cayenne pepper (or just pepper really)<\/li>\n<li>1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>3 cups of a grain (brown\/white rice or quinoa)<\/li>\n<li>Shrimp (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heat up 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large sauce pan and add the garlic, onions, bell peppers and celery until \u201cal-dente\u201d (so you don\u2019t have to have this many coloured bell peppers but nice to have for the colours \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1834 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jam1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam1.jpg 551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Add the Chicken and the sausage to the mix and stir on medium heat until the chicken is no longer pink<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam2-e1472720956595.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1835 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam2-e1472721017705-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"jam2\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam2-e1472721017705-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam2-e1472721017705-600x497.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam2-e1472721017705.jpg 632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1836 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jam3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Add the Chicken stock, rice, bay leaf and Cajun seasoning, canned tomatoes, and rice and stir<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1836 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jam3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam3.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1837\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jam4\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam4-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam4.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cover the pan and let the rice cook. Stir intermittently so it doesn\u2019t stick to the bottom of the pan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1839 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jam6\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam6-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/jam6.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lola Obembe &nbsp; So for this edition I was asked to make a \u201cmish-mash\u201d dish. I was a little confused at first, like what does that really mean? I even googled \u201cMish-mash\u201d and discovered that what we call scrambled eggs in Nigeria is a specialty dish in Bulgaria called \u201cMish-mash\u201d lol.\u00a0 I tried another [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lolas-kitchen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1841,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions\/1841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}