Hot Dog Jambalaya is a carnival of Mardi Gras flavor

the take out ^

[mylife]

I’m a sucker for a vintage cookbook, and apparently so is Brian Theis, recipe developer, Instagram maven, and author of The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love. This new cookbook has a spectacularly retro vibe, with midcentury-style illustrations and graphic design, and food photography that evokes the finest images in the Good Housekeeping oeuvre. The concept itself is rather retro, offering menus for fun, quasi-kitschy theme parties throughout the year. And, as you’d expect from a lifelong student of Creole food who calls New Orleans home, Theis’ recipes for a Mardi Gras jamboree are dynamite.

Though Theis has verifiable Big Easy bona fides, his jambalaya recipe swaps out traditional andouille sausage for... hot dogs. At first glance I thought this could be viewed as sacrilege, but I spoke with some Cajun cooks who confirmed that it’s not entirely out of the ordinary; hot dogs are a good, cheap alternative to pricier sausage, which is an important thing to consider when you’re cooking for a large family or church gathering. Regardless of its pedigree or “authenticity,” hot dog jambalaya is a little bit silly, a lotta bit delicious, and 100% a good time. Isn’t that what Mardi Gras is all about?

[wardaddy]

I buy zatarains on sale at save a lot in Fairview tennessee for 3.99 a pack

Savoie is about two bucks higher

[wardaddy]

Being raised somewhat in the vicinity

I can cook most creole dishes and passable Cajun

They overlap

My gumbo....whichever style....is as decent as anyone’s

I prefer a very dark roux.....creole historically likes a somewhat lighter roux

The old Friendship Hoise restaurant in Biloxi mississippi destroyed by Camille or Katrina ....I forget

Had as good as I ever saw

Gumbo company in the quarter is good for a cafe

Gumbo brothers in Nashville and Brooklyn owned by some black guys I think from BR is not bad either

Best gumbo is made at home

[mylife]

roux must be dark in gumbo