Jake's Crawfish and Sausage Jambalaya

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• Salt and cayenne pepper
• 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced into 1/4-inch slices
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes, peeled and seeded
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 cups white rice
• 3 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 2 pounds crawfish tails
• 1 cup chopped green onions

1. In a large saucepan, heat the vegetable oil.
2. When the oil is hot, add the onions, peppers, and celery.
3. Season with salt and cayenne.
4. Saute the vegetables for about 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are wilted.
5. Add the sausage and saute for 2 minutes.
6. Add the bay leaves, tomatoes, and garlic.
7. Saute for 2 minutes.
8. Stir in the rice and saute for 2 minutes.
9. Add the stock.
10. Season with salt and cayenne.
11. Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
12. Cook the jambalaya for 25 to 30 minutes, covered, or until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.
13. Stir in the crawfish tails and green onions and re-season, if necessary.

vegetable oil, onions, bell pepper, celery, salt, sausage, bay leaves, tomatoes, garlic, white rice, chicken stock, crawfish tails, green onions

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/jakes-crawfish-and-sausage-jambalaya-recipe.html (may not work)