Seafood Jambalaya Gourmet Game Changer # 34 Ella Brennan
Ella Brennan is known for her hospitality and warmth.
Well after all she is a southerner.
She is Gourmet Game Changer #34.
Brennan is the Matriarch of over 11 food establishments across the country. Most notably, the Commanders Palace in New Orleans.
She is responsible for the Haute Creole craze of the early seventies.
Although Brennan was never a chef, she has great food sense and knows what she likes.
She learned the restaurant business starting at about thirteen in her brothers restaurant.
This is where she started writing menus, soon she was training waiters and hiring cooks. Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse both worked for her.
Ella Brennan is the winner of many awards, such as the very prestigious James Beard award.
I decided to make The Commanders Palace Seafood Jambalaya.
You can get the recipe here. I made a few changes. The origional recipe called for oysters. I am not a fan so I used red beans instead. I also used Risoto rice instead of the traditional. It was nice and creamy like a ristoto should be, but it really didnt taste like authentic Jambalaya.
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Val – More Than Burnt Toast, Taryn – Have Kitchen Will Feed, Susan – The Spice Garden, Heather – girlichef, Miranda – Mangoes and Chutney, Jeanette – Healthy Living
Mary – One Perfect Bite, Kathleen – Bake Away with Me, Sue – The View from Great Island Barbara – Movable Feasts , Linda A – There and Back Again, Nancy – Picadillo
Mireya – My Healthy Eating Habits, Veronica – My Catholic Kitchen
Annie – Most Lovely Things, Claudia – Journey of an Italian Cook, Alyce – More Time at the Table, Amrita – Beetles Kitchen Escapades
Mary – One Perfect Bite, Kathleen – Bake Away with Me, Sue – The View from Great Island Barbara – Movable Feasts , Linda A – There and Back Again, Nancy – Picadillo
Mireya – My Healthy Eating Habits, Veronica – My Catholic Kitchen
Annie – Most Lovely Things, Claudia – Journey of an Italian Cook, Alyce – More Time at the Table, Amrita – Beetles Kitchen Escapades
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Peace be with you,
Veronica
look really yumm verónica!
Love the idea. I’d leave out the sausage but use your substitute of beans for the oysters since, like you, they’re not a favorite.
You took on the big guns with this recipe. I don’t think I’ve ever made a real jambalaya—it looks like quite a feast.
I love to see non-chefs make big ripples in the food industry. This jambalaya looks amazing. I’d have to include the oysters though. 🙂
This looks so delicious! 🙂
New Orleans is one of my favorite cities to visit, and I absolutely love The Commanders Palace! Your version sounds great =)
I think Ella has a great story – I love discovering the way chefs make it to the top – on instinct and willingness to work hard. Love a jambalaya – yours looks delicious and I would include the oysters. (I’m someone who always switches out scallops in recipes though – to each our own!)
So basically it’s like a Seafood Jambalaya Risotto – I love it! Sounds and looks absolutely delicious 😀
This sounds incredible! I might throw the oysters back in there but I think the beans add something! Looks so delicious & hearty. Have to try it! 🙂
This was a fun and interesting game-changer. Miss Ella is a character. Think you did a great job changing the recipe to your tastes and what you had available in your kitchen. The beans are a great addition!
I have been looking for a decent jamabalaya recipe. I might use this one!
I’m sure your version is equally delicious! I’m not a fan of oysters too and would switch them out, though I could live on the char-grilled ones I ate in New Orleans everyday 😀
I love jambalaya and the recipe I have is very similar to this, except it doesn’t take the oysters. The best part about jambalaya is there are always leftovers, yay!
I love your addition of risotto rice. I bet that is tasty. I am going to try that idea with our next gumbo.
Now I know where to come when I want a seafood jambalaya recipe! Amazing!
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