Ingredients

  • 18 cups chicken stock
  • 5 Tb MSG
  • 4 Tb. Minor's Ham Base
  • 10 cups Zatarain's rice
  • 2 cans Rotel
  • 12 Tb. "Slap Ya Mama" cajun seasoning
  • 2 Tb. mexican shrimp powder
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 3 yellow onions, diced
  • 4 bell peppers (2 green, 2 red), diced
  • 1 bunch celery, finely chopped
  • 3 heaping little spoons of minced garlic
  • 2 cans tomato paste
  • 2 lbs link sausage, diced (Myers Elgin garlic, andouille if you can get it)
  • 2 lb. hot breakfast sausage
  • 1 lb bacon, diced
  • 2 lb. chicken thighs, cubed
  • (2 Tb. homemade creole seasoning + 1 Tb. hot smoked paprika)
  • 2 lbs. ham, cubed
  • 2-3 bunches green onions, chopped

Method

  • Spice Dump, per batch
  • 5 tbsp MSG
  • 4 tbsp Ham Base
  • 12 tbsp "Slap Ya Mama" cajun seasoning
  • 2 tbsp mexican shrimp powder
  • 4 bay leaves
  • Wet Ingredients per batch
  • 18 cups Chicken Stock
  • 2 cans Rotel
  • 2 cans tomato paste
  • 3 heaping little spoons of minced garlic
  • Rice per batch
  • 10 cups
  • Marinate chicken pieces in 1/2 a Shner bock, 4 tbs of Cajun seasoning and 2 heaping little spoonfuls of garlic.
  • Fry breakfast sausage, crumble and brown to medium dark, set aside. Drain grease and discard.
  • Fry bacon, drain grease and reserve for frying. Chop bacon
  • Fry link sausage to light brown, reserve.
  • Fry ham to light brown, reserve.
  • Fry chicken to medium brown, reserve.
  • Fry trinity in bacon grease and with chopped bacon until it has some color, reserve.
  • Bring stock and rotel to simmer in pan.
  • Add spice dump, garlic and tomato paste
  • Simmer for 5 minutes
  • Add fried meats and trinity
  • Bring back to simmer, simmer 5-10 minutes.
  • Add rice, bring back to simmer/low boil, cover with heavy foil, place in 250F oven for an hour, turning over rice after 30 minutes.
  • Top with chopped green onions and parsley for serving.