Absolutely! He should be patented! My day has a great start when I watch this great Chef do his magic in the kitchen while making us laugh with his little antiques and little forgetfulness, he is simply the best! long live Chef Jean Pierre!😘
Sunshine Cuisine was my first cookbook. I still use it today, in fact I made the Ginger Thyme sauce for chicken just the other night. I was so glad I got to visit your cooking school before the pandemic and you were kind enough to autograph the book. Thank you for 30 years of being my culinary guide, Chef JP 🙂
Wow, you may be the super fan of the channel... You are right though about his sauces. Oh man. His cook books have some exotic sauces that he hasn't yet revealed on here, like the savory ones with vanilla.
JP: "I´m gonna describe to you, what it is that I am tasting...." 5 sec. later: " hmmm.. hhmmmhh.. ooh... uuhh... "love it!!! thanks for showing us how cooking should look like
most of us from South Louisiana like the roux the color you made it, we like a little more liquid but that looks on point Great Job Chef!! bloop bloop bloop
Thank you for giving a shout out to Chef Paul Prudhomme. He was my paternal grandmother’s cousin. My parents knew Chef Paul very well. Also, Chef Justin Wilson was my paternal grandfather’s cousin. Emeril was Chef at my wedding, so I do appreciate the kind words given to all 3 Chefs. Interesting fact, Cajun gumbo tends to be on the soupy side & Creole gumbo is much thicker. Both are delicious, though I tend to prefer thicker gumbo since I’m from New Orleans ( but now living in Naples, FL 🌴) I liked the color of your roux Chef. My mom always made her rouxs for gumbos with clarified butter too. Thank you for your incredible culinary videos. I’ve been watching since the inception of your UA-cam channel.
Thanks Richard. My maternal great grandfather was the personal Chef for a merchant marine. He was able to immigrate to the U.S.A from Singapore. After moving to the states, he had a very successful restaurant until he unfortunately passed away during the great flu epidemic 100+ years ago. My grandmother was only 13 when he passed. I am fortunate to have a love for cooking handed down through generations. Chef Jean-Pierre’s passion for food, incredible recipes & wonderful culinary videos are an inspiration. I’ve watched all of his videos multiple times & they always bring me JOY. Chef Paul was one of the kindest persons around. So is Chef Emeril, who was Chef at my wedding. Hard question, which recipes from Chef Jean-Pierre’s repertoire are your top favorites? My son is visiting tomorrow & I will be busy cooking. I’m presently making roasted beef stock, Chef Jean-Pierre’s recipe of course! Sadly, during hurricane Ian, I lost everything in my freezer & refrigerator. So, I’ll be busy restocking.
@@carolcollins5490 Wow, what a history. Your great grandfather's generation is worth making movies about from now until the end of time. They built what so many take for granted. But, yes, men like Chef JP keep it alive (his work ethic is admirable). The roasted chicken stock is unusually good and possibly medicinal. Personal favorites...hands down, the Tomato Pie recipe, but I used fresh, from the garden tomatos, so maybe in a couple months I will make again. Carmelized onyo, my wife loves his Au Poivre Steak, and we probably use his milanese technique the most... So many. Beautiful blessings to you
Yes, I love all the recipes you’ve listed. Keeping carmelized onions in the freezer is a game changer for sure. The tomato pie is one of my favorites too. Using Roland brand green peppercorns for filet au poive is much easier than the previous method I was using. I now keep the green peppercorns marinating in cognac like Chef suggested. Have a wonderful year & keep cookin’ 🔥
I'm with you, Chef J. P. Much like herbs and spices, the flavor of the roux should *NOT* overpower the other flavors. Brick red/brown is plenty dark enough for good flavor, without getting into bitterness. Two thumbs up!!! 👍👍
I've been cooking gumbo for decades and it's never occurred to me to cut the shrimp the way you did. I will cut the shrimp that way going forward. I love your recipes and I love your channel. You're such a joy to watch and I've learned so much from you in the short time I've been following you. ❤
Chef, my husband and I lived in Margate FL when first married in 1992. We recently discovered you on UA-cam and realized that we used to watch you way back in the 90s on Sunshine Cuisine! We loved you then, and we love you even more now! You bring true joy to our lives; thank you for sharing your delightful self, you are a treat! Thanks to Jack, too for the excellent camera work!
God Bless the late Paul Prudhomme and is wife (he named K-Paul for her)! I love his seasonings! Thank you for this and your Gumbo! I look forward to this recipe!
Just watching your videos makes me smile. No matter what you cook, what you teach us. Sometime, I watch any of your videos while taking a break. Like a great mood booster. Your passion, your style, the way you talk and laugh, it is fantastic. We became fans of your videos with my daughter. We love how you explain how to use a zester 1000 times and, even more, that thing you do with your fingers when you taste the food (specially if it's a dessert). We tried many of your recipes and loved them being creme caramel our favorite. We live in South FL and found out you closed your school at Ft Lauderdale which is 40' from our home. Big bummer. We missed it. But we enjoy your stories and dishes thanks to your channel. THANKS.
As a man that grew up in Louisiana that never learned to cook and always wanted to… I am making this right now and let me tell you this brings me home. I didn’t use shrimp because my wife said only shrimp gumbo or sausage gumbo and I picked my battles… If you could be here smelling this. It is intoxicating, seriously. Thank you Chef You have made my day 😊
Looks fantastic Chef! I think the color of that roux is plenty dark….folks need to understand also that the darker the roux, the less thickening power it has. And, the point of putting the veggies in when it gets to the perfect color is to stop the browning and lower the temperature. I’d be pretty proud to eat a bowl of your gumbo! Cheers!
@@DeWin157 Chef Paul Prudhomme was my paternal grandmother’s cousin & Chef Justin Wilson was my paternal grandfather’s cousin. We had the best cookouts at family reunions
Finally, a properly made roux in the Gumbo! It takes a French chef to make roux correctly. I've seen a lot of sloppy Southern chefs make some pasty brown glue and call it roux, which is sad. The flour has to cook slowly and evenly to bring out the toasted flavor. Very lovely mix of meats and seafood. I think its wise to limit the seafood so that it does not spoil fast. Merci, Chef JP! This looks hearty and very Southern.
i made it today. went too fast with the roux and had to redo it. i knew the flavor wasn't right. others may have kept going, but i knew chef better. the low and slow method is definitely ideal. i could smell the flour change... and i was waaay too low. it took me an hour, but i was dedicated to that lil roux. you're so right about the french chef technique. and this one always teaches us how to understand whats happening. and the point about seafood! i stuck to his recipe and the "sprinkling" of shrimp we ended up with was perfect. easily avoided by people that dont like it and enough for those that do. nice!
Chef, if you have that Larry King interview on tape, POST IT. He was one of the great "pure" interviewers, asked the right questions, and gave the guests the floor. Love you, man. God bless you and jack. Amen
The Sassafras leaves come from the Sassafras albidum tree. When I was in College and was tested on Latin and common names of trees and shrubs. I remembered the Sassafras tree as the gloved poker players tree. Some of the leaves of this tree looks like left and right mittens. The albidum was the bid in a hand of poker. You also use the Sassafras root to make Root beer.
Chef I love the fact that you share your recipes with us. Thank you!! Most chefs SAY the recipe is “somewhere” but finding it is a whole other thing. You are a class act!!!❤
I have the book! So happy to get a gumbo from Chef. Its one of those things i havent made yet, but for no real reason. A friend of mine has begged for it. It will be this weekend! You could see the nostalgia and melancholy in chef's eyes on this one. Everything you post jas love in it, but this one is clearly a cherished gift. Thanks, JP!
gotta have my gumbo on rice .... to soak up that delicious juice .... and a slice of French bread!!! .... Chef Prudhomme was amazing .... went to K-Paul's kitchen mid 1980's and he took us to the back ... showed us how he made Blackened Redfish
I did my cooking apprenticeship (40 years ago!) under a chef named Pierre and he was from Alsace, France. Watching your videos takes me back to those days in that kitchen and to his great stories and it makes me smile. Thanks JP, I really appreciate sharing your videos with my sons, you bring all my Pierre stories ‘to life’ for them! ❤
Can’t find the comment below, but somebody recommended toasting the flour 350 deg for 10-15 min before making the roux saves a lot of time and stirring. It actually works. Great dark color and deep rich flavor.
I love your name. Good memories. I remember picking up FFVII and playing it during the summer of 97 while all my friends were out golfing and swimming. I was 14. Perfect game, and I don't play games anymore partially because that game ended all games.
I'm half Creole on my mother's side and I've been looking for a good recipe for gumbo for ages and after watching Chef make this I can't wait to try it out! I've got a nice piece of Tasso I've been saving in the freezer that's just been waiting for a recipe like this!
Growing up in Hawaii and living here all of my life, I've never eaten a Gumbo before, but I will give this a try next week, it looks amazing!!! Thank you as always Chef, you are the best!!!
I’m from south Louisiana and I lived in Hawaii for a few years (Oahu) and I made a gumbo to bring to a party at work and everyone was eyeballing it like it came from aliens off a spaceship, but when they started tasting it, they killed the whole pot and a few asked me for the recipe.
Another great one, Chef. While watching your intro, I thought how great it would be if you had an episode that showed all of your platings and maybe some insight on how you thought about each item. Your platings look so clean, classic and elegant.
Thanks, Chef, for making my favorite thing to cook. RIP Paul Prudhomme. File' gumbo is my best dish. Hands down. I make a seafood or chicken andouille gumbo when I want to share my love with people by cooking for them. I have 3 caveats to add: 1- I make a roux with oil, but about half of the oil comes from cooking the sausage to render the fat out of it first. I remove the sausage after cooking and set it aside for later. I'm trying clarified butter next time! 2- I learned that to get the traditional taste most people like (around New Orleans, anyway) the roux for gumbo does not need to be darker than peanut butter. It doesn't hurt to let it go a longer, but it becomes increasingly difficult to prevent burning of the roux after the "peanut butter" stage, in my experience. And when you burn the roux? It's a bummer because you have to throw it out, wash the pot and start over. Every time I cook gumbo I set out a jar of peanut butter so I know when to stop with the roux. 3- No okra? If it's not Summertime, then I use frozen okra after I thaw it out. Mince about 2 cups of okra and cook it down on the stove until the slime is gone and okra is toasted. Stir it constantly like the roux. Add it to the gumbo after the other veggies. No one will notice the taste of the okra, but it's not as good without it. Also it helps thicken the gumbo a touch. I hope this helps people make an excellent Creole file' gumbo. The file' or sassafras leaves thicken the gumbo as well, so don't overdo it. Ayyeeee!
I'm looking forward to cooking and enjoying this. I thought of Paul Prudhomme when I saw you'd posted it. I never met him, wish I had, but his kindness stands out in his videos as strongly as his extraordinary cooking. In one video, while tasting his gumbo as he cooks it, he says to the camera as he tastes, "I feel sorry for ya.." -- that we can't be tasting it with him. A portrait of consideration and civility by nature. We could use little more of that these days. Thanks, Chef.
This is the real deal. In SW Louisiana , we would serve it on rice and for a treat (and fear no carb) a scoop of potato salad. I have seen stretching it by thinning the roue and cracking eggs into the pot. Now I am craving gumbo.
In NOLA you only cook your gumbo for 30 minutes (after the roux stage), I highly doubt it. Gumbo flavors and spices take time to marry, and it's always better the next day.
My husband and I went to NOLA for one of our anniversaries (We'll be married 35 years this June!) and I had my first taste of Gumbo. I fell in love with it and I can't wait to try and make it at home. Thank you Chef! (I might surprise the hubby with this sooner than June though!)
I cook Gumbo also. I'm from Colorado and every time I make it I change or add something different to it. I always use Okra. Great recipe chef, thanks for your contribution to the cooking world!
@@oscarbanks Good for you, it’s certainly your right to enjoy your gumbo without okra ! Though I do believe that for many of us, okra is an integral part of traditional Cajun gumbo, I am certainly not the okra police, haha ! Bon apetit !
I’ve never made a roux that dark and am intrigued ! Can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks as always chef JP. Also Jack, love the shot where we can watch chef cooking and see the content of the pan, great idea 👌
I appreciate the video. Even a bad gumbo isn't that bad. I don't think I've seen any reputable source cook gumbo for such a SHORT period of time. The flavors and spices need time to meld, and it's always better the next day.
I can tell from the way you talked Paul that you two were great friends, I didn’t know who he was so thank you for teaching me about him. He seems like a great chef! RIP
Lovely looking gumbo, Chef. As you always say: "It's your kitchen, make it how you want!" As a Cajun, I'm raising an eyebrow at the butter based roux --- LOL . Mommie always taught oil based roux for Gumbo; butter based for Étouffée . But our food is, and always will be, peasant food. What's on hand, what's fresh and what's cheep! Your recipe is just as valid as any other. The other thing that blew my mind was not serving it over rice. I have never seen that in my entire life. Again, I'm not the cooking police, so eat it how you wish. Just, y'know, Cajuns. No rice? Mais, Chef, I'm couldn't do dat me! 🤣 As to the color of the roux -- little light for me but still a lovely color and I have cousins who make it lighter than you. It all tastes great!
We Creoles eat gumbo over rice too. I did have gumbo served without rice in LaPlace by a boyfriend’s mom. She was originally from St. Martinsville. Also, her gumbo was soupy, not thick. Her gumbos were delicious. I do prefer gumbo with rice.
Funny how food trends have gone in our country. Peasant food used to be poopoo'ed by fine restaurants. Now, they are the most sought after food in nice restaurants. Peasant food is food of the heart Just left Los Angeles. Their most popular Italian restaurant now is one that serves Italian peasant food...and they charge a TON.
@@richardcorsillo9819 True, ox tails used to be reasonably priced in the grocery store because they’re considered to be “poor man’s food.” Now, everyone wants to cook ox tails!
I love everything about Chef Jean Pierre and have learned so much from this channel. Being from Louisiana and growing up on Gumbo, I believe this version seems to be more of a stew than a gumbo,which is a soup. Always served over rice. Something fun about cooking is that we can make our own spin on traditional recipes. 💜💛
You'd just thin it out more with stock to make it like a soup. A lot of soups get thickener, just less thickening than stews. Other than that, whats really the difference? And since this is a roux based meal, which is a thickener... the thickness is up to the user. Like a nice potato soup. As opposed to say a chicken noodle soup in which there'd be no thickening and wouldnt have that "up to the user" addition to the variations on the the broth's thickness. it'd always been expected to be water consistency, where as a "soup/stew hybrid" as gumbo is, would be entirely up to interpretation, ingredients on hand, and user taste. gumbo's sauce is so rich a full of flavor, its heavily benefited from sticking to the tongue for a while, if you ask me... and no one did.
@@mongonius food network defines it as a stew. Its meant to be thickened... the hallmark of a stew. It is called gumbo because it was originally thickened by use or okra. You can keep saying "authentic" "traditional", etc. But the facts are gumbo originated as an okra STEW.
Chef Jean-Pierre, years ago, I worked in a restaurant where a gumbo soup was on the menu. Cajun-baked chicken was a staple, so left-over chicken was normal. This picked chicken meat, along with Andouille sausage made for a great special. Your recipe is exactly the way I would produce this dish!
Bonjour Chef! Comment Ça va? I am a born and bred Cajun from the Heart of Acadiana (Lafayette, La)! I absolutely adore watching you and recreating a majority of your fabulous dishes!! To be quite honest when I saw your thumbnail for gumbo, I got a little scared! 😂 I saw the red and said oh my gosh I hope he didn’t put tomato’s in there, because that’s a BIG no no for us down here!! Lol 😂 I decided to bite the bullet and anxiously watch the video (insert biting nails)! And once again you were spot on!! You even used the Holy Trinity and that is exactly how my grandmother, mother, and all my relatives made it! Fantastic job Chef!! Thank you for representing our French (Cajun) culture well!! ❤
Hi, Megan... My name is Megan Blanchard and I am to am from Louisiana (Livingston Parish LA) I to just adore Chef Jean.. BUT I do love tomatoes in my gumbo :P I do know that makes us Louisianan enemies but I personally like a bit of acid to cut the amazing swampy flavor in gumbo. To bad youtube doesn't let you add friends. If so I would totally add you.. all in all laissez les bon temps rouler. :)
Great recipe Chef... The Flavor of the Rouxxxxxxx!!! Our Chef instructors hammered the Rouxs home to us when we were learning everyone's French cuisine. I love cooking with a Roux, best thing ever!
God bless! I'm American and I love that French accent and enthusiasm you have, live really close to that Louisiana line,And worked with those Cajuns a long time!#
Paul Prudhomme was a legend. He will always be missed. He gave us gumbo Yaya too. We have a restaurant here named Gumbo Yaya and i think i need to go get a plate this week 😋
Years ago I was standing in the line waiting for a table at K-Paul's in New Orleans. At the window I peeked in through a small gap in the blinds... There was Paul in the kitchen working his magic. I had many memorable meals there. RIP Paul Prudhomme. You live on in my kitchen.
I just found that cookbook you mentioned on Amazon and ordered it. So excited to get it! I just love your videos and will be making this gumbo this weekend!
Thank you so much for sharing regional recipes and cooking methods to us all over the world. I would have never known this dish without people like you, and I sure am going to make it because it looks amazing and fun to cook as well.
The Gumbo looks amazing, Chef Jean-Pierre. I love every minute of your video. I'll definitely give this a try and hope that it will turn out half as good as yours. ❤
A most excellent cooking video on my favorite dish! I was happy to hear that you spent time with Chef Paul Prudhomme learning about Cajun cooking. Paul, Tony Chachere ,and Justin Wilson are well known and beloved Cajun personalities from here in Southeast Texas and Louisiana. I too learned a lot from these men's recipes and shows. This version of gumbo looks delicious! This is one that I may try in the future. I like that it's not too dissimilar from what my family eats on occasion. The use of clarified butter for the rue is quite different from what is generally made. A great idea nonetheless! I like my gumbo quite dark and a variety of vegetables and meat. For a good tasting and different type of rue, try a little chopped tomato or red salsa. Just as the rue is finished, I'll put in half of my onions and the tomatoes and let it sit until the rue stops sizzling. The tomatoes and onions will caramelize a bit. Next, the seasoning and stock is stirred in and brought to a boil. The rest of the process is the same as traditional gumbos. Simmering for an hour or more works great. When I watched Prudhomme on TV, he used a cooking method for spices I really liked. When the vegetables where sautéing, half of the seasonings were blended in. The remaining seasoning was mixed in after the stock and vegetables was brought to a boil and then simmer. Paul said that the essential oils from the herbs and pepper would marry with the other ingredients. I'm so glad to see your interpretation of a well liked Cajun classic. Bon appetite et salute!
At first I thought the same, that a black roux is too much, but once I added the right flavor profiles (complex) and added plenty of stock, it was heaven. I think black roux is best for larger batches of gumbo that would sit on the fire for days and a person just kept adding ingredients. I think that is the power of the Black Roux.
Wonderful, Chef! I know gumbo comes in many different combinations, but I thought I'd pass along my mother's New Orleans gumbo. She was born there in 1914 and made her gumbo in a more French or German style. She reduced her tomatoes/onions/flour combination virtually to a red-brown paste, and then replaced the water. Then she added the shrimp and served over rice. Her mother also cooked a whole crab in the sauce for incredible flavor.
Oh this recipe makes my mouth water😋 I’m going to make this, do you serve it with rice? Thank You Chef Jean Pierre for sharing recipes with love and spices!👌 Great stories of the people influencing your recipes 💕
Definitely serve it over rice. I can’t believe I haven’t seen more people saying this. Gumbo should ALWAYS be served over rice. It should also be a little thinner too.
I've made gumbo and never felt like I got it where I want it. Frying floured chicken prior to making the roux is pure genius. Gumbo on the menu this weekend!!! Thank you Chef!
That sure looks like the perfect Gumbo! 👏🏻 Just love your "twists" in recipes, I live for that as well 😜 (btw, I have a little cheat with this, I brown the dry flour in an oven, takes time, but it works) Will make this Gumbo of yours for sure 👍🏻 👊🏻
I lived in Louisiana from the time I was 14 until I was 27. The one thing I always loved was chicken and sausage gumbo. I agree with Chef, a darker roux is too much! All you taste if you ask me is burned flour. One thing not in this that was usually added was Okra. I think I need to try this recipe. My husband was born and raised in New Orleans and always wanted gumbo but I never mastered it.
Just mixed up the Cajun blend. Can't wait to make this recipe. Next on my list of things to do is make clarified butter. Wish me luck. I wish I had met you years ago. You have really spiced up my life. Thank you.
Chef JP may I suggest one thing.....maybe one show you can get Jack the camera man to try the food with you! Love the show and keep on doing what you do!!
Chef, you make me look forward to every recipe you make. I was watching this with a smile from ear to ear. One question I have is this: can I replace the sausage you used with different sausage? I live in the Netherlands and I can't get hold of the sausage in the video :(. I would maybe try chorizo but it could be too strong in flavour? Any tips?
Gumbo is actually a poor man's dish that gives you leftovers unless you have a big family. Any good smoked sausage will work. Smoked, hickory even better. Improvise the seasoning and flavor will work.
Chef, it’s great to hear about the people and influences you have had along the way of your career and life! How wonderful that we all get to join in because of you sharing to us! As always, a great recipe and production for us, your “friends” far and wide!! 👍🏻
Wow Chef, absolutely amazing. I gave this recipe a try for a family dinner and everyone was BLOWN AWAY!! So flavorful and delicious. I’ve made several of your recipes so far and they have all been incredible (but you already knew that!). Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for your great personality!!
My dream kitchen would add a 36" flat top griddle, and an old style baker's wood fire river stone oven with a dutch oven hook, as well as an attached rotisserie smoker.
Chef, you are the cure for depression! The whole Nation needs to watch you every day and all the sadness will turn to laughter 😊
I could not agree with you more. Chef always improves my mood... And makes me hungry LOL
Came here to say this. He is so jolly, just need friends like him!
Absolutely! He should be patented! My day has a great start when I watch this great Chef do his magic in the kitchen while making us laugh with his little antiques and little forgetfulness, he is simply the best! long live Chef Jean Pierre!😘
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Sunshine Cuisine was my first cookbook. I still use it today, in fact I made the Ginger Thyme sauce for chicken just the other night. I was so glad I got to visit your cooking school before the pandemic and you were kind enough to autograph the book. Thank you for 30 years of being my culinary guide, Chef JP 🙂
Wow, you may be the super fan of the channel... You are right though about his sauces. Oh man. His cook books have some exotic sauces that he hasn't yet revealed on here, like the savory ones with vanilla.
We all, are super fans
With much love to all, Thank you so much!!! 😊❤️
@@ChefJeanPierre I would love to see your take on beef roulade. I made your pot roast and everyone loved it and ask for it again.
JP: "I´m gonna describe to you, what it is that I am tasting...." 5 sec. later: " hmmm.. hhmmmhh.. ooh... uuhh...
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thanks for showing us how cooking should look like
most of us from South Louisiana like the roux the color you made it, we like a little more liquid but that looks on point Great Job Chef!! bloop bloop bloop
Thank you for giving a shout out to Chef Paul Prudhomme. He was my paternal grandmother’s cousin. My parents knew Chef Paul very well. Also, Chef Justin Wilson was my paternal grandfather’s cousin. Emeril was Chef at my wedding, so I do appreciate the kind words given to all 3 Chefs. Interesting fact, Cajun gumbo tends to be on the soupy side & Creole gumbo is much thicker. Both are delicious, though I tend to prefer thicker gumbo since I’m from New Orleans ( but now living in Naples, FL 🌴) I liked the color of your roux Chef. My mom always made her rouxs for gumbos with clarified butter too. Thank you for your incredible culinary videos. I’ve been watching since the inception of your UA-cam channel.
What a wild world of chefs! you certainly have the southern excellence in your lineage. Cool, Carol
Thanks Richard. My maternal great grandfather was the personal Chef for a merchant marine. He was able to immigrate to the U.S.A from Singapore. After moving to the states, he had a very successful restaurant until he unfortunately passed away during the great flu epidemic 100+ years ago. My grandmother was only 13 when he passed. I am fortunate to have a love for cooking handed down through generations. Chef Jean-Pierre’s passion for food, incredible recipes & wonderful culinary videos are an inspiration. I’ve watched all of his videos multiple times & they always bring me JOY. Chef Paul was one of the kindest persons around. So is Chef Emeril, who was Chef at my wedding. Hard question, which recipes from Chef Jean-Pierre’s repertoire are your top favorites? My son is visiting tomorrow & I will be busy cooking. I’m presently making roasted beef stock, Chef Jean-Pierre’s recipe of course! Sadly, during hurricane Ian, I lost everything in my freezer & refrigerator. So, I’ll be busy restocking.
@@carolcollins5490 Wow, what a history. Your great grandfather's generation is worth making movies about from now until the end of time. They built what so many take for granted. But, yes, men like Chef JP keep it alive (his work ethic is admirable).
The roasted chicken stock is unusually good and possibly medicinal.
Personal favorites...hands down, the Tomato Pie recipe, but I used fresh, from the garden tomatos, so maybe in a couple months I will make again. Carmelized onyo, my wife loves his Au Poivre Steak, and we probably use his milanese technique the most... So many.
Beautiful blessings to you
Yes, I love all the recipes you’ve listed. Keeping carmelized onions in the freezer is a game changer for sure. The tomato pie is one of my favorites too. Using Roland brand green peppercorns for filet au poive is much easier than the previous method I was using. I now keep the green peppercorns marinating in cognac like Chef suggested. Have a wonderful year & keep cookin’ 🔥
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Chef, I love your stories as much as I love your cooking!!!!
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I'm with you, Chef J. P. Much like herbs and spices, the flavor of the roux should *NOT* overpower the other flavors. Brick red/brown is plenty dark enough for good flavor, without getting into bitterness.
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I've been cooking gumbo for decades and it's never occurred to me to cut the shrimp the way you did. I will cut the shrimp that way going forward. I love your recipes and I love your channel. You're such a joy to watch and I've learned so much from you in the short time I've been following you. ❤
Same here! I devein my shrimp anyway. I can just slice and clean.
My favourite day of every week, Chef Jean Pierre cooking school, we all love you dearly, Jack, you are amazing too!! xxx
Chef, my husband and I lived in Margate FL when first married in 1992. We recently discovered you on UA-cam and realized that we used to watch you way back in the 90s on Sunshine Cuisine! We loved you then, and we love you even more now! You bring true joy to our lives; thank you for sharing your delightful self, you are a treat! Thanks to Jack, too for the excellent camera work!
God Bless the late Paul Prudhomme and is wife (he named K-Paul for her)! I love his seasonings! Thank you for this and your Gumbo! I look forward to this recipe!
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Just watching your videos makes me smile. No matter what you cook, what you teach us. Sometime, I watch any of your videos while taking a break. Like a great mood booster.
Your passion, your style, the way you talk and laugh, it is fantastic. We became fans of your videos with my daughter. We love how you explain how to use a zester 1000 times and, even more, that thing you do with your fingers when you taste the food (specially if it's a dessert). We tried many of your recipes and loved them being creme caramel our favorite. We live in South FL and found out you closed your school at Ft Lauderdale which is 40' from our home. Big bummer. We missed it. But we enjoy your stories and dishes thanks to your channel. THANKS.
Would be cool if he did a pop up restaurant for a few months. He probably doesn't need to, but that would be amazing.
I live in south Florida too
Who knows? It may actually be a fun thing to do one day! ....Actually more fun to think about than actually doing it! 😊
It’s always a great day when Chef JP posts a new video. I just discovered his channel earlier this week, so I’ve been binging every episode!
Randy Newman never made a Kanga roux(ha-ha) This is a very fun channel. It's truly a dinner & a show.
What have you made thus far? HANDS DOWN, the tomato pie is in my top 3. Unreal
@@richardcorsillo9819 I didn't catch that pie. Thx
Me too!🥰😃
As a man that grew up in Louisiana that never learned to cook and always wanted to…
I am making this right now and let me tell you this brings me home.
I didn’t use shrimp because my wife said only shrimp gumbo or sausage gumbo and I picked my battles…
If you could be here smelling this.
It is intoxicating, seriously.
Thank you Chef
You have made my day 😊
lucky wife!
Chef you are loved & very much appreciate. Thank you for all you do!
Looks fantastic Chef! I think the color of that roux is plenty dark….folks need to understand also that the darker the roux, the less thickening power it has. And, the point of putting the veggies in when it gets to the perfect color is to stop the browning and lower the temperature. I’d be pretty proud to eat a bowl of your gumbo! Cheers!
Nice comments about Paul Prudhomme. Great chef, real ambassador for Cajun/Creole cooking, and sadly missed.
Chef Paul, and Justin Wilson as well.
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Chef Paul Prudhomme was my paternal grandmother’s cousin & Chef Justin Wilson was my paternal grandfather’s cousin. We had the best cookouts at family reunions
@@carolcollins5490 Sure, ok
Finally, a properly made roux in the Gumbo! It takes a French chef to make roux correctly. I've seen a lot of sloppy Southern chefs make some pasty brown glue and call it roux, which is sad. The flour has to cook slowly and evenly to bring out the toasted flavor. Very lovely mix of meats and seafood. I think its wise to limit the seafood so that it does not spoil fast.
Merci, Chef JP! This looks hearty and very Southern.
Thank you! 😊
i made it today. went too fast with the roux and had to redo it. i knew the flavor wasn't right. others may have kept going, but i knew chef better. the low and slow method is definitely ideal. i could smell the flour change... and i was waaay too low. it took me an hour, but i was dedicated to that lil roux. you're so right about the french chef technique. and this one always teaches us how to understand whats happening. and the point about seafood! i stuck to his recipe and the "sprinkling" of shrimp we ended up with was perfect. easily avoided by people that dont like it and enough for those that do. nice!
Hello.Always a pleasure watching your video. The dishes always present nicely & look really delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipes.🙂👌👍👍
Jack you are getting fancier every week with the videos! Well done...Thanks Chef another great video.
Agreed, what a team! So fun to watch!
Chef, if you have that Larry King interview on tape, POST IT. He was one of the great "pure" interviewers, asked the right questions, and gave the guests the floor. Love you, man. God bless you and jack. Amen
We have only short excerpt of it! We are still looking for the original! 😊
@@ChefJeanPierre Chef, was it on Larry King's late night radio show? If you find the exact network, they may have a tape.
The Sassafras leaves come from the Sassafras albidum tree. When I was in College and was tested on Latin and common names of trees and shrubs. I remembered the Sassafras tree as the gloved poker players tree. Some of the leaves of this tree looks like left and right mittens. The albidum was the bid in a hand of poker. You also use the Sassafras root to make Root beer.
What a treat! Every new video is wonderful treat and so informative! Thank you!
Chef I love the fact that you share your recipes with us. Thank you!! Most chefs SAY the recipe is “somewhere” but finding it is a whole other thing. You are a class act!!!❤
I have the book! So happy to get a gumbo from Chef. Its one of those things i havent made yet, but for no real reason. A friend of mine has begged for it. It will be this weekend!
You could see the nostalgia and melancholy in chef's eyes on this one. Everything you post jas love in it, but this one is clearly a cherished gift. Thanks, JP!
gotta have my gumbo on rice .... to soak up that delicious juice .... and a slice of French bread!!! .... Chef Prudhomme was amazing .... went to K-Paul's kitchen mid 1980's and he took us to the back ... showed us how he made Blackened Redfish
blackened redfish sounds like the truth
If I see the word best along with Chef JP in the title, I know I’m in for a treat.
I did my cooking apprenticeship (40 years ago!) under a chef named Pierre and he was from Alsace, France. Watching your videos takes me back to those days in that kitchen and to his great stories and it makes me smile. Thanks JP, I really appreciate sharing your videos with my sons, you bring all my Pierre stories ‘to life’ for them! ❤
my favourite chef. he is so nice and easy to watch
Can’t find the comment below, but somebody recommended toasting the flour 350 deg for 10-15 min before making the roux saves a lot of time and stirring. It actually works. Great dark color and deep rich flavor.
My Uncle used to love Gumbo! In his honor, I'll be making this for the next family get together!
I love your name. Good memories. I remember picking up FFVII and playing it during the summer of 97 while all my friends were out golfing and swimming. I was 14. Perfect game, and I don't play games anymore partially because that game ended all games.
@@richardcorsillo9819 Next recipe: chocobo gumbo! 🐔
And thank you for cooking!
And teaching!
I'm half Creole on my mother's side and I've been looking for a good recipe for gumbo for ages and after watching Chef make this I can't wait to try it out! I've got a nice piece of Tasso I've been saving in the freezer that's just been waiting for a recipe like this!
I’m part Creole from my mom’s side too ❤
Growing up in Hawaii and living here all of my life, I've never eaten a Gumbo before, but I will give this a try next week, it looks amazing!!! Thank you as always Chef, you are the best!!!
I’m from south Louisiana and I lived in Hawaii for a few years (Oahu) and I made a gumbo to bring to a party at work and everyone was eyeballing it like it came from aliens off a spaceship, but when they started tasting it, they killed the whole pot and a few asked me for the recipe.
Another great one, Chef. While watching your intro, I thought how great it would be if you had an episode that showed all of your platings and maybe some insight on how you thought about each item. Your platings look so clean, classic and elegant.
So happy to see Chef and this recipe. One of my favorites
Thanks, Chef, for making my favorite thing to cook. RIP Paul Prudhomme. File' gumbo is my best dish. Hands down. I make a seafood or chicken andouille gumbo when I want to share my love with people by cooking for them. I have 3 caveats to add: 1- I make a roux with oil, but about half of the oil comes from cooking the sausage to render the fat out of it first. I remove the sausage after cooking and set it aside for later. I'm trying clarified butter next time! 2- I learned that to get the traditional taste most people like (around New Orleans, anyway) the roux for gumbo does not need to be darker than peanut butter. It doesn't hurt to let it go a longer, but it becomes increasingly difficult to prevent burning of the roux after the "peanut butter" stage, in my experience. And when you burn the roux? It's a bummer because you have to throw it out, wash the pot and start over. Every time I cook gumbo I set out a jar of peanut butter so I know when to stop with the roux. 3- No okra? If it's not Summertime, then I use frozen okra after I thaw it out. Mince about 2 cups of okra and cook it down on the stove until the slime is gone and okra is toasted. Stir it constantly like the roux. Add it to the gumbo after the other veggies. No one will notice the taste of the okra, but it's not as good without it. Also it helps thicken the gumbo a touch. I hope this helps people make an excellent Creole file' gumbo. The file' or sassafras leaves thicken the gumbo as well, so don't overdo it. Ayyeeee!
Here I am knowing I've wanted to make some gumbo before it gets too warm outside and Chef comes in clutch!
I'm looking forward to cooking and enjoying this. I thought of Paul Prudhomme when I saw you'd posted it. I never met him, wish I had, but his kindness stands out in his videos as strongly as his extraordinary cooking. In one video, while tasting his gumbo as he cooks it, he says to the camera as he tastes, "I feel sorry for ya.." -- that we can't be tasting it with him. A portrait of consideration and civility by nature. We could use little more of that these days. Thanks, Chef.
Enjoy watching. I've learned many things from you and I'm a better cook as a result. Thanks!
That's what it is all about... Amen
This is the real deal. In SW Louisiana , we would serve it on rice and for a treat (and fear no carb) a scoop of potato salad. I have seen stretching it by thinning the roue and cracking eggs into the pot.
Now I am craving gumbo.
Would have never thought of the potato salad pairing. Cool idea!
In NOLA you only cook your gumbo for 30 minutes (after the roux stage), I highly doubt it. Gumbo flavors and spices take time to marry, and it's always better the next day.
You are my favorite chef so far I appreciate how you inspire people, especially those in culinary courses. Watching from the Philippines
I'd love to hear more of his story telling.
I’ve lived in S LA for 54 years. Thank you for not taking shortcuts like so many others have. It’s part of our cultural identity.
Love the split screen shot! Food and JP on one screen, perfect 😉👌 ..... looks amazing i'll be cooking that!!!! ❤🤗
Chef, thank you for uploading this on my birthday! Your videos are always a great inspiration for me!
Happy birthday
Happy birthday 🎉 have a blessed day
Happy birthday 😊🎉
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
My husband and I went to NOLA for one of our anniversaries (We'll be married 35 years this June!) and I had my first taste of Gumbo. I fell in love with it and I can't wait to try and make it at home. Thank you Chef! (I might surprise the hubby with this sooner than June though!)
I cook Gumbo also. I'm from Colorado and every time I make it I change or add something different to it. I always use Okra. Great recipe chef, thanks for your contribution to the cooking world!
That's the classic ingredient I remember. 👍
I also always use okra !
@@aabikrman I'll pass on the nasty, slimy okra in my gumbo!
@@oscarbanks Good for you, it’s certainly your right to enjoy your gumbo without okra ! Though I do believe that for many of us, okra is an integral part of traditional Cajun gumbo, I am certainly not the okra police, haha ! Bon apetit !
Yes, the word gumbo refers to okra, l kept waiting for chef to add the okra. Very disappointed that the okra was omitted.
Paul Prudhomme was a genius and amazing man and chef.
Never heard of a Gumbo but sure gonna try it! Thanks a million Chef!
That style of Gumbo is called Gumbo Ya-Ya..Chef Paul created it ty Chef JP for making it!!...Btw im a NOLA Cook :)
We would love to be there with you too Jean! ❤️🥰❤️
I’ve never made a roux that dark and am intrigued ! Can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks as always chef JP. Also Jack, love the shot where we can watch chef cooking and see the content of the pan, great idea 👌
I appreciate the video. Even a bad gumbo isn't that bad. I don't think I've seen any reputable source cook gumbo for such a SHORT period of time. The flavors and spices need time to meld, and it's always better the next day.
Just added this to next week's menu. We have snow here so a good piping hot bowl of Chef Jean-Pierre's gumbo will just hit the spot.
Same here. ;-)
I can tell from the way you talked Paul that you two were great friends, I didn’t know who he was so thank you for teaching me about him. He seems like a great chef! RIP
Lovely looking gumbo, Chef. As you always say: "It's your kitchen, make it how you want!" As a Cajun, I'm raising an eyebrow at the butter based roux --- LOL . Mommie always taught oil based roux for Gumbo; butter based for Étouffée . But our food is, and always will be, peasant food. What's on hand, what's fresh and what's cheep! Your recipe is just as valid as any other.
The other thing that blew my mind was not serving it over rice. I have never seen that in my entire life. Again, I'm not the cooking police, so eat it how you wish. Just, y'know, Cajuns. No rice? Mais, Chef, I'm couldn't do dat me! 🤣 As to the color of the roux -- little light for me but still a lovely color and I have cousins who make it lighter than you. It all tastes great!
My daughter started eating it without rice when she went keto on me. I still shake my head.
We Creoles eat gumbo over rice too. I did have gumbo served without rice in LaPlace by a boyfriend’s mom. She was originally from St. Martinsville. Also, her gumbo was soupy, not thick. Her gumbos were delicious. I do prefer gumbo with rice.
Funny how food trends have gone in our country. Peasant food used to be poopoo'ed by fine restaurants. Now, they are the most sought after food in nice restaurants. Peasant food is food of the heart
Just left Los Angeles. Their most popular Italian restaurant now is one that serves Italian peasant food...and they charge a TON.
Thanks for pointing out the no rice. However, I am going to use clarified butter the next time I make a pot of gumbo as an experiment.
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True, ox tails used to be reasonably priced in the grocery store because they’re considered to be “poor man’s food.” Now, everyone wants to cook ox tails!
Love to hear you talk so fondly of Paul Prudhomme
Blessed. Looks delicious I'm going to try this over the weekend.
amen
I love everything about Chef Jean Pierre and have learned so much from this channel. Being from Louisiana and growing up on Gumbo, I believe this version seems to be more of a stew than a gumbo,which is a soup. Always served over rice. Something fun about cooking is that we can make our own spin on traditional recipes. 💜💛
You'd just thin it out more with stock to make it like a soup. A lot of soups get thickener, just less thickening than stews. Other than that, whats really the difference? And since this is a roux based meal, which is a thickener... the thickness is up to the user. Like a nice potato soup. As opposed to say a chicken noodle soup in which there'd be no thickening and wouldnt have that "up to the user" addition to the variations on the the broth's thickness. it'd always been expected to be water consistency, where as a "soup/stew hybrid" as gumbo is, would be entirely up to interpretation, ingredients on hand, and user taste. gumbo's sauce is so rich a full of flavor, its heavily benefited from sticking to the tongue for a while, if you ask me... and no one did.
@@colekter5940 that is certainly true. But my point is that no traditional gumbo could ever be confused with a stew. It is always a soup.
@@mongonius food network defines it as a stew. Its meant to be thickened... the hallmark of a stew. It is called gumbo because it was originally thickened by use or okra. You can keep saying "authentic" "traditional", etc. But the facts are gumbo originated as an okra STEW.
@@colekter5940 the food network knows not of which it speaks. I am a Cajun from Louisiana…. Gumbo is not a stew. Ever.
@@mongonius Just because you live somewhere doesnt make you an authority. Its as much as stew as it is a soup.
Ive never had Gumbo, but, if its your recipe I will definitely try it ❤
Chef Jean-Pierre, years ago, I worked in a restaurant where a gumbo soup was on the menu. Cajun-baked chicken was a staple, so left-over chicken was normal. This picked chicken meat, along with Andouille sausage made for a great special. Your recipe is exactly the way I would produce this dish!
Bonjour Chef! Comment Ça va? I am a born and bred Cajun from the Heart of Acadiana (Lafayette, La)! I absolutely adore watching you and recreating a majority of your fabulous dishes!! To be quite honest when I saw your thumbnail for gumbo, I got a little scared! 😂 I saw the red and said oh my gosh I hope he didn’t put tomato’s in there, because that’s a BIG no no for us down here!! Lol 😂 I decided to bite the bullet and anxiously watch the video (insert biting nails)! And once again you were spot on!! You even used the Holy Trinity and that is exactly how my grandmother, mother, and all my relatives made it! Fantastic job Chef!! Thank you for representing our French (Cajun) culture well!! ❤
Thank you Megan! ❤️
Hi, Megan... My name is Megan Blanchard and I am to am from Louisiana (Livingston Parish LA) I to just adore Chef Jean.. BUT I do love tomatoes in my gumbo :P I do know that makes us Louisianan enemies but I personally like a bit of acid to cut the amazing swampy flavor in gumbo. To bad youtube doesn't let you add friends. If so I would totally add you.. all in all laissez les bon temps rouler. :)
Great recipe Chef... The Flavor of the Rouxxxxxxx!!! Our Chef instructors hammered the Rouxs home to us when we were learning everyone's French cuisine. I love cooking with a Roux, best thing ever!
Chef, you are the best! ❤
God bless! I'm American and I love that French accent and enthusiasm you have, live really close to that Louisiana line,And worked with those Cajuns a long time!#
I will be doing this for dinner thank you chef 😊
Paul Prudhomme was a legend. He will always be missed. He gave us gumbo Yaya too. We have a restaurant here named Gumbo Yaya and i think i need to go get a plate this week 😋
Just as I scroll youtube for inspiration, my favourite chef uploads a video :)
Years ago I was standing in the line waiting for a table at K-Paul's in New Orleans. At the window I peeked in through a small gap in the blinds... There was Paul in the kitchen working his magic. I had many memorable meals there. RIP Paul Prudhomme. You live on in my kitchen.
I just found that cookbook you mentioned on Amazon and ordered it. So excited to get it! I just love your videos and will be making this gumbo this weekend!
has some super unique sauces in his cookbook that he hasn't made on his channel yet
Thank you so much for sharing regional recipes and cooking methods to us all over the world. I would have never known this dish without people like you, and I sure am going to make it because it looks amazing and fun to cook as well.
The Gumbo looks amazing, Chef Jean-Pierre. I love every minute of your video. I'll definitely give this a try and hope that it will turn out half as good as yours. ❤
Thank you, Chef!
I never tried gumbo before I'll have to give this recipe a try 🤤
You've been missing out, my friend. ⚘
Ooh it's glorious! In Louisiana we have what we call gumbo weather. But nah it doesn't have to be cold for this good stuff!
Try it quick it’s
de-lici-ous!
See in Louisiana make a little different but it’s a great dish if you get it made right
you have showed me so much in many years thanks jean -pierre . always make me look like a star when i cook
A most excellent cooking video on my favorite dish! I was happy to hear that you spent time with Chef Paul Prudhomme learning about Cajun cooking. Paul, Tony Chachere ,and Justin Wilson are well known and beloved Cajun personalities from here in Southeast Texas and Louisiana. I too learned a lot from these men's recipes and shows.
This version of gumbo looks delicious! This is one that I may try in the future. I like that it's not too dissimilar from what my family eats on occasion. The use of clarified butter for the rue is quite different from what is generally made. A great idea nonetheless!
I like my gumbo quite dark and a variety of vegetables and meat. For a good tasting and different type of rue, try a little chopped tomato or red salsa. Just as the rue is finished, I'll put in half of my onions and the tomatoes and let it sit until the rue stops sizzling. The tomatoes and onions will caramelize a bit. Next, the seasoning and stock is stirred in and brought to a boil. The rest of the process is the same as traditional gumbos. Simmering for an hour or more works great.
When I watched Prudhomme on TV, he used a cooking method for spices I really liked. When the vegetables where sautéing, half of the seasonings were blended in. The remaining seasoning was mixed in after the stock and vegetables was brought to a boil and then simmer. Paul said that the essential oils from the herbs and pepper would marry with the other ingredients.
I'm so glad to see your interpretation of a well liked Cajun classic. Bon appetite et salute!
At first I thought the same, that a black roux is too much, but once I added the right flavor profiles (complex) and added plenty of stock, it was heaven. I think black roux is best for larger batches of gumbo that would sit on the fire for days and a person just kept adding ingredients. I think that is the power of the Black Roux.
Thanks for doing the Gumbo! I’m going to make it again your way this weekend. That’ll be 3 times this week! 😂
Wonderful, Chef! I know gumbo comes in many different combinations, but I thought I'd pass along my mother's New Orleans gumbo. She was born there in 1914 and made her gumbo in a more French or German style. She reduced her tomatoes/onions/flour combination virtually to a red-brown paste, and then replaced the water. Then she added the shrimp and served over rice. Her mother also cooked a whole crab in the sauce for incredible flavor.
Paul Prudhomme's "BBQ" shrimp recipe is one of the most outrageously delicious things I've ever had. JP, you gotta do an episode on it!
I recently discovered your channel and have enjoyed every show I’ve watched. You ABSOLUTELY the best! Thank you!
Oh this recipe makes my mouth water😋
I’m going to make this, do you serve it with rice?
Thank You Chef Jean Pierre for sharing recipes with love and spices!👌
Great stories of the people influencing your recipes 💕
Yes! Rice is perfect for this Gumbo!!! 😊
Definitely serve it over rice. I can’t believe I haven’t seen more people saying this. Gumbo should ALWAYS be served over rice. It should also be a little thinner too.
@@ChefJeanPierre Thanks, chef, just asked this in the comments myself 😊
I've made gumbo and never felt like I got it where I want it. Frying floured chicken prior to making the roux is pure genius. Gumbo on the menu this weekend!!! Thank you Chef!
I've been hoping you'd do a gumbo, thank you chef!!!
Jean-Pierre... you are a bright light in this World 🌎 ✨
I love ❤️ scallions, I use them almost all my dishes 😂🎉😊.
Lots of cooking shows but only one JP. You just can not help but feel how much he loves cooking. The inner joy is infectious 😊
Would you please invite me to dinner for that wonderful gumbo? Lol 😂 that looks absolutely amazing ❤️❤️❤️
I have made this recipe from Paul’s cookbook every year for new years and it is FABULOUS! I love the additions you made and I’m excited to try it.
That sure looks like the perfect Gumbo! 👏🏻 Just love your "twists" in recipes, I live for that as well 😜 (btw, I have a little cheat with this, I brown the dry flour in an oven, takes time, but it works) Will make this Gumbo of yours for sure 👍🏻 👊🏻
Would have never thought to do that. Cool idea
Chef Jean-Pierre has a video for dried roux btw
I love it ❤thank you Chef 😊
I lived in Louisiana from the time I was 14 until I was 27. The one thing I always loved was chicken and sausage gumbo. I agree with Chef, a darker roux is too much! All you taste if you ask me is burned flour. One thing not in this that was usually added was Okra. I think I need to try this recipe. My husband was born and raised in New Orleans and always wanted gumbo but I never mastered it.
I too wondered about okra.
I've never put okra in my gumbo. Too many people don't like it. I love okra myself but don't put it in. You have to cook it first so it's not slimey.
Okra sounds beautiful. Would you cook it first and then add it?
@@richardcorsillo9819 Yes, just wash, slice, and fry off lightly in a skillet with olive oil. Don't add it to the roux with the trinity.
Just mixed up the Cajun blend. Can't wait to make this recipe. Next on my list of things to do is make clarified butter. Wish me luck. I wish I had met you years ago. You have really spiced up my life. Thank you.
Chef JP may I suggest one thing.....maybe one show you can get Jack the camera man to try the food with you! Love the show and keep on doing what you do!!
Chef, you make me look forward to every recipe you make. I was watching this with a smile from ear to ear. One question I have is this: can I replace the sausage you used with different sausage? I live in the Netherlands and I can't get hold of the sausage in the video :(. I would maybe try chorizo but it could be too strong in flavour? Any tips?
Gumbo is versatile. You can make it with just about anything. I have even made rabbit gumbo.
Chorizo actually sounds like an interesting choice. If you ever do it, let me know how it turns out!
Gumbo is actually a poor man's dish that gives you leftovers unless you have a big family. Any good smoked sausage will work. Smoked, hickory even better. Improvise the seasoning and flavor will work.
Chef, it’s great to hear about the people and influences you have had along the way of your career and life! How wonderful that we all get to join in because of you sharing to us!
As always, a great recipe and production for us, your “friends” far and wide!!
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I always enjoy your channel very much! I’m wondering, is gumbo ever served over rice? Seems like such a good combination.
Gumbo is generally served over rice and some people just add it to the pot of gumbo. I also make homemade bread to go with it.
Traditionally, yes it is.
Thank you for these two replies.
Wow Chef, absolutely amazing. I gave this recipe a try for a family dinner and everyone was BLOWN AWAY!! So flavorful and delicious. I’ve made several of your recipes so far and they have all been incredible (but you already knew that!). Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for your great personality!!
One day I’ll have a kitchen like that, hopefully sooner than later 😂
My dream kitchen would add a 36" flat top griddle, and an old style baker's wood fire river stone oven with a dutch oven hook, as well as an attached rotisserie smoker.
Just convert your living room! 😃