Notes about Recipes in this book

• Okra gumbo

  • GaryCooks on December 15, 2023

    I felt this was so-so. I was disappointed after being so happy with the Jambalaya I made from this book. I made it all according to the recipe. I used my Creole recipe that I had gotten online, which I used for the Jambalaya which seemed to work well, but I wanted more flavor in this gumbo. Maybe it needed salt, or I should increase the Creole seasoning. I used a 16 ounce package of frozen peeled deveined shrimp from Trader Joe’s, and that worked out perfect. The andouille sausage that I got at Sprouts seemed more like kielbasa - it was barely spicy. Actually the whole dish had very little spiciness (and I’m not a person that likes extremely spicy foods) - my mouth didn’t even tingle. Leftovers were a slight improvement. If I try this again, I’m going to up the Creole seasoning.

• Jambalaya-stuffed chicken thighs

  • Misa925 on April 19, 2025

    Yummy! The jambalaya itself was rather quick & easy, & was tastier than many other more complex recipes I've tried. I omitted the celery, used andouille sausage, Tony Chachere's Original Creole Seasoning & Roasted Chicken Better Than Bouillon. Didn't add the extra tsp of salt... & it ended up the perfect amount of salt for our tastes, & the rice turned out perfect, too. I'll surely be making the jambalaya again, alone, & add more chopped chicken to it. The stuffed chicken was time consuming, esp having to debone & pound them. I guess it was worth the effort because we loved the meal, & the chicken skin came out perfectly crisp - I did up the temp to 400 for the final 15 minutes so I could cook the cornbread at the same time. If I make the stuffed chicken again might use boneless thighs or breasts, or if using bone-in will debone & pound them out ahead of time. I used 2 (round) slices of sausage in each piece of chicken, & next time will cut those into halves for the stuffing.

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