Posted on 02/28/2022 2:54:44 PM PST by 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?
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Your recipe above looks good although I’d probably substitute the shrimp with sausage or chicken. I like shrimp, but mostly breaded & deep fried with a side of tartar sauce. Of course, comment #9 above looks VERY edible!
I’m also a big fan of quarter pound Nathan’s Frank’s with a quality mac & cheese side as a meal. Heck, I just like hot dogs.
I was just talking about these yesterday. My elementary school used to make these and call them pizza, they were delicious :)
Is that on a bagel? Our were on English muffins.
Stouffers makes them on French bread, not bad at 2am if they were on sale.
Would love a recipe.
OMG!
Must be Biden inflation...cannot afford shrimp or Andouille! ;-)
I know it brother!
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Nathan’s are great. So are Hebrew National. Those are about the best ones I know of in our area.
DAMN does that look good!
A culinary masterpiece!
Bagel pic.......but Eng/muffin pizzas are yummy....and quick.
Those are good.
Well, ok....you could get me to stack my bagel with this stuff.
Why do they leave the shrimp tales on?
cpdiii makes most excellent food. 😋
Lots of flavor.
You and me too
Hot dogs are for beanie weenies or as a coney or chili dog or corn dog
Hot dog in jambalaya is offensive
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