Jambalaya help

I'd say your gonna want at least a 14 quart pot. For 5 cups of rice I would go with about 3 pounds each.

oh yea you will be fine. I would rather a little bigger pot than a little too small any day.

10 qt pot will be good. Go 3 lbs pork, 1.5 lbs sausage, 3 lbs chicken, 2 lbs onion.

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10 qt pot will be good. Go 3 lbs pork, 1.5 lbs sausage, 3 lbs chicken, 2 lbs onion

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I'm going to go with this

Get you a pound of tasso and throw that in after your onions are brown... adds a lot of really good flavor.

Here are a few tips you may be able to apply. I very seldom cook jambalaya in less than a 10 gallon pot so these tips may or may not help...

1. 2-3 pounds of meat per pound of rice ( I weigh the rice instead of measuring) Usually, roughly equal amounts of each - pork, chicken, and sausage. Naturally, if you are cooking 40 or 50 pounds of rice, you'll go 2 to 1 and when cooking smaller amounts you can afford to put in some extra meat.

2. 1 gallon of water per 5 pounds of rice

3. 1 pound of vegetable seasoning (60% onion, 20% bell pepper, 20% celery) per pound of rice

I've learned over the past 25 years that there is no right or wrong way to cook Jambalaya as long as there is enough meat in the pot, the rice is properly cooked and it tastes good. Just keep experimenting until you come up with a recipe that you and your friends like. My original recipe came straight from the Tony Chachere's cookbook and it has evolved over the years.

Ok. Here is the deal. Just make sure the pot is big enough for:

5lbs of meat
9.25 cups of water

After browning meat and trinity reintroduce all into pot with water. After coming to a boil, stir in rice and boil briskly for 6 minutes. Then turn fire down as low as possible and keep covered for 25 minutes. Do not lift cover! After alloted time lift cover and fold in the rice. Do not stir or scrape the bottom.

Good luck!

Not to sound dumb, but what kind of rice do you guys use? Converted, sticky, etc?