Crawfish and Tasso Jambalaya

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. bacon drippings, lard or butter
• 1/2 cup tasso, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1/4 cup celery, diced
• 1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 2 tbsp. garlic minced
• 1/2 cup fresh tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup of converted white rice
• 1 1/4 cup seafood stock or chicken stock
• 8 oz. crawfish tails
• 1 bay leaf
• A bundle of fresh thyme, tied together with butcher’s twine
• 1 tbsp. creole seasoning
• 1/2 cup creole sauce
• 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• Hot sauce, to taste
• Kosher salt
• black Pepper
• Green onions and parsley