re: help needed: Minute Rice in jambalaya

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Well the folks ate it up and raved about it! As for myself, and the jambalaya purists (foodies) that were there, we were really disappointed. I was more than a little miffed that my name was attched to that concoction, although decent enough to eat, but not nearly as good as my usual jambalaya!

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I've seen this with people trying to make "gumbo" as well. My buddy called me, I talked him through making the roux, and then let him go. He made some crazy arse shite that was not gumbo, but was very tasty and his guests raved about it. I ate some the next day. It was like... rice and gravy I guess. Wet jambalaya? Not sure how to describe it.

As far as par boiled rice goes... there's plenty of ways to make jambalaya and I had a roommate in college that made his with parboiled rice... and tomatoes... in the oven. It was damn good jambalaya.

Just not my favorite kind.