On Feb 3, 12:42*pm, wrote:
> I'm going to try and make jambalaya for the first time. I found a fairly simple
> recipe using chicken and sausage. No shrimp as I'm allergic. I got andouille
> (sp?) sausage to try. Never had it before. Two quick questions to you "seasoned"
> cooks out the
>
> The recipe calls for 3 cans of petite diced tomatoes. I never used them before
> but found them in the store. All they had was 14.5 oz cans. I'm hoping that's
> the size they mean since the recipe didn't specify how big a can. The recipe
> uses 3 cups of uncooked rice and 6 cups of chicken broth. And I take it they
> mean the tomatoes and the juices in the cans?
>
> Also, as an option, the recipe calls for 1/4 tsp. of cayenne pepper. Neither my
> wife nor I are big into real spicy foods and I'm not used to using cayenne. How
> spicy will 1/4 tsp. make the dish?
>
> Thanks.

Compare the recipe you are going to use to this one.

3 cups of raw rice is a lot.

If you use andouille, and if it is a good spicy one, you can leave out
the cayenne if you don't like much heat.
But 1/4 tsp is not much for that much food.

http://hizzoners.com/southern-comfor...aras-jambalaya