Chicken And Sausage Jambalaya - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small fryer
1 celery stalk with leaves
1 onion, halved
1 garlic clove
2 c. long grain rice
1 lb. think-link smoked sausage, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
1 lb. ham, cubed
1/2 stick butter
1 c. chopped yellow onion
3/4 c. chopped green pepper
1/4 c. chopped parsley
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 large bay leaf
1/4 tsp. thyme
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce

Preparation

In a large pot, cover chicken with water; add celery, halved onion and garlic clove and boil until done.
Reserve chicken stock.
Remove meat from bones.
Cook rice, using 5 cups of stock, until all liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes.