This sounds tasty, but I wouldn’t call it jambalaya. Jambalaya is a Creole/Cajun dish that originated in New Orleans. There is some Caribbean influence in it, but never would it include beans or peas. Chorizo (and the peas) makes it more of a paella; a more authentic-tasting sausage would be a smoked Polish sausage like kielbasa.
Hey bill, as I said I adapted a veggie version of the dish from the Cafe fresh cookbook. Adding the prawns and chorizo was my idea. But how could a polish sausage be anymore authentic to a Caribbean dish than a Spanish sausage like chorizo? It doesnt really taste like a paella. But maybe it doesnt taste like a jambalaya either. Hey, have I just invented a new dish?
Saturday 21 November, 2009 at 3:31 pm
This sounds tasty, but I wouldn’t call it jambalaya. Jambalaya is a Creole/Cajun dish that originated in New Orleans. There is some Caribbean influence in it, but never would it include beans or peas. Chorizo (and the peas) makes it more of a paella; a more authentic-tasting sausage would be a smoked Polish sausage like kielbasa.
Wednesday 25 November, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Hey bill, as I said I adapted a veggie version of the dish from the Cafe fresh cookbook. Adding the prawns and chorizo was my idea. But how could a polish sausage be anymore authentic to a Caribbean dish than a Spanish sausage like chorizo? It doesnt really taste like a paella. But maybe it doesnt taste like a jambalaya either. Hey, have I just invented a new dish?