Jambalaya, step-by-step in pictures

[Bob_Wood]

I finally got over my cold enough to make Fat Tuesday’s jambalaya last night.

Brown the chicken

Brown the andouille and the ham

Sweat the Trinity (with garlic)

Saute the rice with the vegetables

Add chicken stock and tomatoes and bring to a simmer

The finished dish

[Mark.Ricca]

What did you drink with that Bob?

[Bob_Wood]

@Mark.Ricca

What did you drink with that Bob?

A cheap CdR. I forgot I had a couple of bottles of rose hanging around or I would have opened one.

[Michael_Bowden]

Love the pics…always a great reference point when making something for the first time.

[Bob_Wood]

@Michael Bowden

Love the pics…always a great reference point when making something for the first time.

Thanks. I normally tuck some shrimp into it about halfway through the rice cooking time, but I didn’t have any. FWIW, though there are some recipes that call for cooking the dish uncovered in the oven after it’s assembled, I cover it and proceed as though I were cooking plain rice.

Here’s a good source for Cajun and Creole recipes: http://gumbopages.com/recipe-page.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Shawnda_H]

Wow Bob!

When I was a child, my mother always took pictures of meals that she prepared. I laughed at her (not realizing she was a foodie before foodie’s were cool). Although the rebel in me still wont do it, I am so inspired by these posts.

[Bob_Wood]

@Shawnda H

Wow Bob!

When I was a child, my mother always took pictures of meals that she prepared. I laughed at her (not realizing she was a foodie before foodie’s were cool). Although the rebel in me still wont do it, I am so inspired by these posts.

Pleased to be of service, Shawnda. The thing about jambalaya is that it looks fairly daunting at first, but it’s really pretty simple. You should be able to do it start to finish in about 45 minutes if you don’t dawdle; an hour if you’re methodical in the kitchen. Gumbo is pretty much the same (though the roux can be a little tricky) and, of course, you have to wash an extra pot because you cook the rice separately.

[Shawnda_H]

@Bob Wood

@Shawnda H

Wow Bob!

When I was a child, my mother always took pictures of meals that she prepared. I laughed at her (not realizing she was a foodie before foodie’s were cool). Although the rebel in me still wont do it, I am so inspired by these posts.

Pleased to be of service, Shawnda. The thing about jambalaya is that it looks fairly daunting at first, but it’s really pretty simple. You should be able to do it start to finish in about 45 minutes if you don’t dawdle; an hour if you’re methodical in the kitchen. Gumbo is pretty much the same (though the roux can be a little tricky) and, of course, you have to wash an extra pot because you cook the rice separately.

Roux is tricky indeed! But I LOVE Gumbo I do enjoy cooking, particularly for entertaining. My problem in the kitchen is that I like to drink while I cook!

[Mel_Hill]

@Shawnda H

Roux is tricky indeed!

in the oven is pretty easy

Shrimp Gumbo

[Bob_Wood]

@Mel Hill

@Shawnda H

Roux is tricky indeed!

in the oven is pretty easy
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/shrimp-gumbo-recipe/index.html

Someone else told me about this. Seems pretty simple but I’d almost feel like I was cheating somehow by taking all the risk out of the equation.

[Eric_Ifune]

It is possible to make jambalaya in a rice cooker. Purists may sneer, but it is easy. Brown off the meats first, saute the veggies, then put everything in the cooker with the stock. To me, jambalaya is more about the rice than the meats.

[Denny_P_e_n_t_e_c_o_s_t]

That looks great (love the pics too). I’m hopeful there will be a gumbo thread.

[Bob_Wood]

@Denny P e n t e c o s t

That looks great (love the pics too). I’m hopeful there will be a gumbo thread.

I think I did one. Let me see if I can find it. I didn’t, but if I had it would look like this: The Duck Juice Chronicles: The Divine Secrets of the Gumbo Brotherhood - Apologies to Sandra Bullock, Charlize Theron, et al.

[Paul_Bacino]

@Bob Wood

@Denny P e n t e c o s t

That looks great (love the pics too). I’m hopeful there will be a gumbo thread.

I think I did one. Let me see if I can find it. I didn’t, but if I had it would look like this: The Duck Juice Chronicles: The Divine Secrets of the Gumbo Brotherhood - Apologies to Sandra Bullock, Charlize Theron, et al.

Nice!!

I think without enough lipid , in making a roux, that’s when it becomes difficult. Looks good.

paully