Friday, February 1, 2013

Pork Rib Jambalaya

At the end of a depressing week where everyone in the house came down with colds and racking coughs (not flu! Not flu!) and the internet was full of stories about the futility of a career in genre fiction, there's only one thing left for a girl to do.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

To that end I am offering herewith my recipe for Cajun pork rib jambalaya.

2 lbs boneless country pork ribs, cut in 2 inch pieces
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tsp Tabasco sauce


Mix seasonings with meat. Heat in a heavy pot

1 tbsp cooking oil

Fry the meat, stirring, until browned on all sides. Remove the meat. Put in the hot oil

1 1/2 cups chopped onion

Cook until soft and golden, scraping up the browned meat bits. Add

1/2 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, peeled


Cook 5 minutes. Add

1 cup seeded and chopped bell peppers

Cook 2 or 3 minutes more. Return rib meat to the pot, and add

3/4 cup canned seeded and chopped tomatoes
4 cups chicken broth

Cook, covered, 30 minutes, stirring from time to time. Stir in

1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions (green and white parts)
3 cups raw long-grain white rice


Cook, covered, until the rice is done, 25-30 minutes. Add more Tabasco if desired.  Serve.

Kate Gallison

5 comments:

  1. This sounds delicious! But as I cook only for one, it would be cheaper to just pick up the phone for Chinese take out! Thelma Straw in Manhattan

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  2. Oh, Kate. Don't fret too much! When I'm feeling weary I buy a bunch of genre fiction as a quick picker upper.
    Stephanie Patterson in Collingswood New Jersesy

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  3. True, but this is a really good recipe just the same.

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  4. Well, sure, like Bob, I'd eat that too! If somebody else but moi cooked it!! Say, if you have an extra portion, maybe you could send a runner with a plate of ribs up to my place tonight - NYC isn't too far from your historic town in Jersey. Heck, they're talking snow though... Well, it sounded like a good idea! Maybe when the weather clears!!! Thelma Straw in brrrrr- Manhattan

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