Merlin's Jambalaya

Prep time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

  • One large pan tomato puree
  • One large can tomato paste
  • 1 lb chicken (marinate in rice vinegar for a couple of hours to tenderize)
  • 1 lb andouille sausage
  • 1 lb frozen shrimp
  • 8 oz sliced mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley
  • t tbsp oregano
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 3 or 4 drops tabasco sauce
  • chili powder
  • cayenne pepper to taste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/4 cup white cooking wine
  • 1 small green pepper, diced
  • 1 small red pepper, diced
  • 1 small (or 1/2 large onion), diced
  • 6 cloves (or so) garlic, minced
  • 3 cups uncooked white rice

Directions

Combine everything except the shrimp and rice in a pot. Simmer for at least an hour, or two.

Half an hour before serving, add the shrimp.

Cook the rice separately, just before serving, add the rice.