Bogart's Recipes

You don’t need a wood-fired oven or rotisserie grill to duplicate the Rocky Top Hospitality experience at home, but you might need a recipe or two. Here you’ll find some of our most tasty and popular dishes that you can make yourself. Just don’t go getting any ideas about opening a restaurant of your own.

Jambalaya

You haven't had this creole staple until you've tried our version--or in this case, your version!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 pound tasso ham, diced
• 1/2 pound andouille sausage, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 yellow bellow pepper, diced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced 
• 5 (14 1/2-ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
• 2 cups V8 brand vegetable juice
• 4 bay leaves 
• Tabasco sauce, to taste
  

Preparation

Heat oil in a large saute pan. Add tasso ham and andouille sausage, and saute about 2 minutes until lightly browned. Add celery, onion, peppers and garlic, and cook, stirring, about 3 minutes just until vegetables are soft. Add tomatoes, V8, bay leaves and Tabasco sauce, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes to develop flavors and reduce to a sauce consistency. If necessary, add water while cooking to prevent the sauce from getting too dry.

Serve over steamed white rice. Or, serve Bogart's style, over Charleston-style grits (cooked per package directions, but with cream substituted for all or part of the water). Makes 8 servings.