Creole Ham, Sausage, and Shrimp Jambalaya

Ingredients

• Tabasco sauce
• 1 lb. fresh shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 2 bay leaves
• ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
• ¼ tsp. dried thyme
• ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tsp. salt
• + 9 more ingredients
• • ½ lb. spicy smoked sausage links, cut into ½-inch slices
  • 1 lb. cooked ham, chopped
  • 5 cups water
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 2 oz. salt pork, cut into pieces
  • 2 ½ cups uncooked long-grain rice
  • 4 medium onions

In a heavy 8-quart pot or casserole, cook the salt pork over low heat till all the fat is rendered, add the onions, celery, bell pepper, and garlic, and stir till the vegetables soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the ham, sausage, salt, pepper, thyme, cayenne, and bay leaves and continue stirring for a...

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