Jambalaya With Shrimp

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter 
• 3 cups chicken broth hot
• 0.3 cup ham cooked cut into strips
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 3  onions chopped
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried
• 2 pounds shrimp deveined peeled
• 2 cups tomatoes diced peeled
• 2 cups rice white uncooked

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in onions, garlic, and ham; cook and stir until onion is soft. Stir in tomatoes, and cook for 5 minutes.
2. Mix in oregano, rice, and broth. Cover, and simmer until just a little liquid remains.
3. Add shrimp, and stir to evenly distribute. Cook for 8 minutes, or until rice is cooked and shrimp turns pink.