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John Besh: New Orleans’ Best Jambalaya | National Geographic


everybody’s from somewhere and every

everybody’s from somewhere and every somewhere has something indigenous and I

somewhere has something indigenous and I

somewhere has something indigenous and I think it’s important for us to look and

think it’s important for us to look and

think it’s important for us to look and pay homage to some of those great things

pay homage to some of those great things

pay homage to some of those great things Louisiana cooking it’s always been

Louisiana cooking it’s always been

Louisiana cooking it’s always been something that I was like I got it learn

something that I was like I got it learn

something that I was like I got it learn how these people are making these things

how these people are making these things

how these people are making these things jambalaya is basically just Pam and

jambalaya is basically just Pam and

jambalaya is basically just Pam and chicken I put shrimp in definitely

chicken I put shrimp in definitely

chicken I put shrimp in definitely andouille sausage I’m put two sticks of

andouille sausage I’m put two sticks of

andouille sausage I’m put two sticks of butter course after the veggies gonna

butter course after the veggies gonna

butter course after the veggies gonna throw the sausage in there and let it

throw the sausage in there and let it

throw the sausage in there and let it cook down a little bit two people fix it

cook down a little bit two people fix it

cook down a little bit two people fix it different ways to put different things

different ways to put different things

different ways to put different things in it buddy

in it buddy

in it buddy always good it means ah ah ah you were

always good it means ah ah ah you were

always good it means ah ah ah you were saying everybody does it differently so

saying everybody does it differently so

saying everybody does it differently so what is it that makes yours your

what is it that makes yours your

what is it that makes yours your Louisville it’s mine so good is a secret

Louisville it’s mine so good is a secret

Louisville it’s mine so good is a secret I can’t tell you each little town each

I can’t tell you each little town each

I can’t tell you each little town each little each mother has a different way

little each mother has a different way

little each mother has a different way of doing it and we all cook the way that

of doing it and we all cook the way that

of doing it and we all cook the way that our mothers so how did your mother so

our mothers so how did your mother so

our mothers so how did your mother so let me show you first you had to start

let me show you first you had to start

let me show you first you had to start with the pot preferably a good cast-iron

with the pot preferably a good cast-iron

with the pot preferably a good cast-iron pot you have to use a little bit of pork

pot you have to use a little bit of pork

pot you have to use a little bit of pork fat you well this is rendered this is

fat you well this is rendered this is

fat you well this is rendered this is just rendered bacon fat I think it would

just rendered bacon fat I think it would

just rendered bacon fat I think it would reason why grandmother’s food tastes

reason why grandmother’s food tastes

reason why grandmother’s food tastes odious because she used nothing bacon

odious because she used nothing bacon

odious because she used nothing bacon fat as the base of all these great

fat as the base of all these great

fat as the base of all these great things

things

things so you just melt that down we have it on

so you just melt that down we have it on

so you just melt that down we have it on high heat I want to do here is I want to

high heat I want to do here is I want to

high heat I want to do here is I want to brown – you just want to stay on top of

brown – you just want to stay on top of

brown – you just want to stay on top of them at this minute I’ll show you what’s

them at this minute I’ll show you what’s

them at this minute I’ll show you what’s gonna happen is that we’re evaporating

gonna happen is that we’re evaporating

gonna happen is that we’re evaporating all the moisture out we’re cooking on

all the moisture out we’re cooking on

all the moisture out we’re cooking on the other chef each term is we’re

the other chef each term is we’re

the other chef each term is we’re sweating the onions nothing more than

sweating the onions nothing more than

sweating the onions nothing more than cooking the onions and then the lard on

what about you know somebody in Seattle

what about you know somebody in Seattle consume like how do you how do you put

consume like how do you how do you put

consume like how do you how do you put how do they cook this dish get a great

how do they cook this dish get a great

how do they cook this dish get a great piece of bacon and some onions and it’s

piece of bacon and some onions and it’s

piece of bacon and some onions and it’s still on high oh yeah and the key here

still on high oh yeah and the key here

still on high oh yeah and the key here is just to keep stirring that’s right

is just to keep stirring that’s right

is just to keep stirring that’s right it’s starting to brown brother so now

it’s starting to brown brother so now

it’s starting to brown brother so now we’re just dropping in a little bit of

we’re just dropping in a little bit of

we’re just dropping in a little bit of fresh pork sausage this could be

fresh pork sausage this could be

fresh pork sausage this could be anything and just fresh bratwurst as you

anything and just fresh bratwurst as you

anything and just fresh bratwurst as you name it it could be beef sausage like I

name it it could be beef sausage like I

name it it could be beef sausage like I said starting to brown it’s cooking very

said starting to brown it’s cooking very

said starting to brown it’s cooking very aggressive you just want to keep that

aggressive you just want to keep that

aggressive you just want to keep that foam that that browning in the bottom of

foam that that browning in the bottom of

foam that that browning in the bottom of handle that’s really set this one apart

handle that’s really set this one apart

handle that’s really set this one apart yeah now this is the building block of

yeah now this is the building block of

yeah now this is the building block of the entire jambalaya right there so I

the entire jambalaya right there so I

the entire jambalaya right there so I hope in a family of 11 so nine kids

hope in a family of 11 so nine kids

hope in a family of 11 so nine kids holy smokes and I know like you were

holy smokes and I know like you were

holy smokes and I know like you were talking about I cook with my mom all the

talking about I cook with my mom all the

talking about I cook with my mom all the time watching her it’s how I met a cook

time watching her it’s how I met a cook

time watching her it’s how I met a cook so but now how do you adjust the recipe

so but now how do you adjust the recipe

so but now how do you adjust the recipe like jambalaya

like jambalaya

like jambalaya yeah jumble is one of those things that

yeah jumble is one of those things that

yeah jumble is one of those things that your net code on a burger to write a new

your net code on a burger to write a new

your net code on a burger to write a new portion what you do is you invite people

portion what you do is you invite people

portion what you do is you invite people or invite people haha and then we’ll

or invite people haha and then we’ll

or invite people haha and then we’ll just add celery and bell pepper one fell

just add celery and bell pepper one fell

just add celery and bell pepper one fell swoop and were you done and so if I let

swoop and were you done and so if I let

swoop and were you done and so if I let this go just a little bit it’s just

this go just a little bit it’s just

this go just a little bit it’s just gonna burn and so that’s why I’m adamant

gonna burn and so that’s why I’m adamant

gonna burn and so that’s why I’m adamant about stirring I’m gonna add my rice a

about stirring I’m gonna add my rice a

about stirring I’m gonna add my rice a lot of times

this is just Louisiana

this is just Louisiana actually Louisiana jasmine rice and here

actually Louisiana jasmine rice and here

actually Louisiana jasmine rice and here it’s important to toast the rice and so

it’s important to toast the rice and so

it’s important to toast the rice and so I’m cooking it I’m stirring it it’s

I’m cooking it I’m stirring it it’s

I’m cooking it I’m stirring it it’s coated right now with all that beautiful

coated right now with all that beautiful

coated right now with all that beautiful bacon fat I’m gonna add a little bit of

bacon fat I’m gonna add a little bit of

bacon fat I’m gonna add a little bit of chicken stock to it the time doing

chicken stock to it the time doing

chicken stock to it the time doing sausage it’s got a good bite I’ll take a

sausage it’s got a good bite I’ll take a

sausage it’s got a good bite I’ll take a little bit of smoked paprika and because

little bit of smoked paprika and because

little bit of smoked paprika and because I’m from the New Orleans area I’ve got

I’m from the New Orleans area I’ve got

I’m from the New Orleans area I’ve got to add a little bit of tomato a little

to add a little bit of tomato a little

to add a little bit of tomato a little touch of salt and some black pepper and

touch of salt and some black pepper and

touch of salt and some black pepper and now this is my leftover pork shoulder

now this is my leftover pork shoulder

now this is my leftover pork shoulder and I’ve just dice it up it could be

and I’ve just dice it up it could be

and I’ve just dice it up it could be champa meaty jambalaya yeah now I’m

champa meaty jambalaya yeah now I’m

champa meaty jambalaya yeah now I’m going to turn it down to medium low put

going to turn it down to medium low put

going to turn it down to medium low put a lid on it once the rice opens up we’re

a lid on it once the rice opens up we’re

a lid on it once the rice opens up we’re done that’s it’s absorbing all the sweet

done that’s it’s absorbing all the sweet

done that’s it’s absorbing all the sweet flavors you know the onion and the

flavors you know the onion and the

flavors you know the onion and the garlic meat and spices of the undoing

garlic meat and spices of the undoing

garlic meat and spices of the undoing sausage is taking in the smokiness of

sausage is taking in the smokiness of

sausage is taking in the smokiness of all the bacon that we have and so that

all the bacon that we have and so that

all the bacon that we have and so that rice is just being perfumed with all

rice is just being perfumed with all

rice is just being perfumed with all these flavors really playing a

these flavors really playing a

these flavors really playing a supporting role to all the meats that

supporting role to all the meats that

supporting role to all the meats that are anything hmm man this is gonna be

are anything hmm man this is gonna be

are anything hmm man this is gonna be good whoa

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