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Creole Jambalaya

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Editor's note: The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from The Dooky Chase Cookbook by Leah Chase and are part of our story on Mardi Gras.

*Editor's note:

Chaurice is a freshly made (not precooked) hot sausage common in southern Louisiana. Any uncooked hot sausage can be substituted.

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