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Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:34 am
Posted by aruss15
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:34 am
I'm doing a jambalaya for the tailgate this weekend and really don't feel like cutting veggies. Anyone know the approximate amount of onions/celery/bellpepper/green onion/garlic in one of these?

Posted by Chipand2Putts
trembling hills
Member since Apr 2012
1721 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:39 am to
I can’t tell you specifics, but it’s mostly onions
Posted by jmon
Loisiana
Member since Oct 2010
9753 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:39 am to
Google search pops up a TD thread from 2018:
90% onions, 5% bell pepper and 5% celery
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
10441 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:42 am to
I just always go by pounds. If I need 20 pounds of onions, I’ll buy 20 pounds of Guidrys. It’s always been fine.
Posted by gizmothepug
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2015
8477 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:45 am to
Make sure to get the fresh containers because some will have been sitting there longer and you can tell the difference.
Posted by aruss15
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
848 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:48 am to
Good call, maybe i'll just suck it up and chop my own
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
88542 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:48 am to
quote:

and really don't feel like cutting veggies.


Food processor if you want to keep control the ratio an don't feel like chopping
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
33407 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:59 am to
The grocery sells frozen chopped veggies as well.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
39797 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 9:09 am to
quote:

Make sure to get the fresh containers because some will have been sitting there longer and you can tell the difference



This. They can get funky quick when not fresh. Same with grocery store pico.
Posted by Tree_Fall
Member since Mar 2021
1075 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 9:28 am to
I
quote:

Make sure to get the fresh containers


I looked this up a while ago. The finer you chop onions and garlic, the stronger the flavor you'll get in your cooking. Also, the longer onions and garlic sit after cutting the stronger the flavor. It may become too harsh for you, or you might like it. If Guidry's adds citric acid the change is slowed down.

The details are all about sulfur compounds and enzymes that are released when cells are cut open.
Posted by Btrtigerfan
Disgruntled employee
Member since Dec 2007
23304 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 9:44 am to
Benoit‘s meat block in Addis will pre-cut and chop your entire cook and have it vacuum sealed waiting for you if you call ahead.
Posted by 91TIGER
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
19220 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 9:46 am to
quote:


The grocery sells frozen chopped veggies as well.


Yep, just buy this and save a shite ton of money


Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
19296 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 9:46 am to
quote:

I looked this up a while ago. The finer you chop onions and garlic, the stronger the flavor you'll get in your cooking. Also, the longer onions and garlic sit after cutting the stronger the flavor.


Also, when buying onions pick them up and smell them. Should smell like the dirt it was grown in, if smells of onions or mold you got a hot one.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
10441 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 10:10 am to
Frozen vegetables aren’t worth a damn in a jambalaya. They will never brown well. Some people refuse to use Kitchen Bouquet, I say frick that, I refuse to use frozen veggies.

Sam’s has a creole mix from California I believe. Same as Guidrys and always works well in a pinch.
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
8969 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 10:38 am to
Fresh is always better. The Guidry's stuff can be hit or miss, and it is almost all onions.

When I have a lot to chop I use something similar to this:


You wouldn't believe how much easier it is to get someone to actually help when you can have them just pull al lever while you chop sausage.

If you want something smaller and aren't doing 20lbs+ of onions or other vegetables, these actually work pretty welk and are a good bit cheaper.



This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 12:59 pm
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
10441 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 10:39 am to
quote:

Also, when buying onions pick them up and smell them. Should smell like the dirt it was grown in, if smells of onions or mold you got a hot one.


Nah, bruh. I'm not standing in a grocery store and smelling onions to try to smell dirt or mold...
Posted by Boss
Member since Dec 2007
1729 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 10:49 am to
Just throw them in a colander and let them defrost. Then pat them with a papertowel. They turn out fine.
Posted by jmon
Loisiana
Member since Oct 2010
9753 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 10:51 am to
I don't know how much jambalaya you're making, but could possibly buy the frozen chopped onions, frozen chopped green peppers and celery if they have it at your local grocer.
Posted by bdevill
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2008
12112 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:25 pm to

I don't like using those precut vegetable mixes. They mix everything together and it all cooks at the same time, and makes a ton of water when you cook them. I'd rather pick out my onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic so you can control portions and the cook times.
Posted by HebertFest08
The Coast
Member since Aug 2008
6458 posts
Posted on 9/9/25 at 1:01 pm to
Just buy your veges and use a food processor.
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