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Cajun Vegan Jambalaya

Cajun vegan jambalaya recipe. It’s a beautiful blend of homely staples like rice, kidney beans and onions, all mixed with beautiful Cajun spices, like cayenne and paprika. It goes together beautifully and I can’t wait for you guys to try it.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • ½ pound vegan sausage sliced
  • 15 oz can red kidney beans drained and washed
  • 3 medium yellow onions chopped
  • 2 cups uncooked brown rice
  • 2 celery stalks chopped
  • 1 medium green bell pepper chopped
  • 2-3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 3 bay leaves
  • Olive Oil
  • 4 ½ cups vegetable broth
  • ¼ cup shallots chopped
  • ¼ cup parsley chopped
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Salt and pepper
  • Hot sauce

Method
 

  1. Add olive oil to a large saucepan or pot over a low heat. Then add two of the chopped onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for 30-40 minutes or until the onions have browned (be sure not to burn). Make sure that the heat is very low so that the onions turn a lovely brown color without burning.
  2. Stir in the remaining chopped onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic and bay leaves. Add ½ cup of the vegetable broth, cook for 20-30 minutes.
  3. Stir in the hot sauce, parsley, shallots, paprika, cayenne, salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes while stirring and adding a little more vegetable broth.
  4. Stir in the rice. Add 4 more cups of vegetable broth and turn up the heat to bring the mix to the boil. Cover and reduce the heat back to low, leaving it to simmer for 40 minutes or until all the rice has cooked and the liquid has disappeared. Stir occasionally.
  5. Once cooked, remove from heat and keep covered for 10 minutes.
  6. Warm a skillet over a medium heat and a little olive oil and the vegan sausage. Sauté until the sausage has browned and turned a little crisp.
  7. Add the sausage and kidney beans to the main pot and stir to mix it in evenly.
  8. Serve up with parsley and your choice of hot sauce!