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Kitchen Bouquet Question
Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:00 pm
Those who use Kitchen Bouquet in Jambalaya how much do you use? I know a guy who uses it and his Jam is great- not to say it is bc of the KB. I do want to try using it this weekend. How much KB does one add to the pot when making Jam?
Also, I made my own. I melted the sugar slowly until I almost but, I’m sure I burned it to a very dark dark brown almost black. Added water then added a scoop of each beef, chicken, pork better then bouillon. The taste is similar to KB.
I will also try it in my next roast meal as well.
Also, I made my own. I melted the sugar slowly until I almost but, I’m sure I burned it to a very dark dark brown almost black. Added water then added a scoop of each beef, chicken, pork better then bouillon. The taste is similar to KB.
I will also try it in my next roast meal as well.
This post was edited on 10/1/18 at 7:55 pm
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Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:10 pm to NOLATiger71
Get ready for the downvotes, but I use it and I think I use a tablespoon for a 3 cup rice jamb
Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:12 pm to GeauxGoose
I've never heard of it in jambalaya. What's the purpose of it in jambalaya?
Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:13 pm to GeauxGoose
Yeah agree the down votes are coming. I never used the stuff in all my years of cooking. Just wanted to try it once.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:16 pm to NOLATiger71
Nothing wrong with using it in a Jambalya, just add a very little at a time until you get the color you want (it does not take much) never actually measured it
Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:16 pm to Gris Gris
Me either, the guy I know uses it (in his Cajun Jam) and everyone loves it. In a previous post last week Joe Cahn recipe uses it. Just curious about it.
All my years of making Jam I never needed it. Just want to see what it does to a small batch I will be making this weekend.
All my years of making Jam I never needed it. Just want to see what it does to a small batch I will be making this weekend.
This post was edited on 10/1/18 at 6:20 pm
Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:17 pm to Gris Gris
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What's the purpose of it in jambalaya?
Just to cheat on getting the color you want, I admit I cheat from time to time
Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:51 pm to NOLATiger71
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and everyone loves it
I was always under the impression it was just a coloring agent.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 6:55 pm to LouisianaLady
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I was always under the impression it was just a coloring agent.
That's what I thought also. The post sounded like it was affecting flavor is why I asked.
I've used it in roast gravy. There's no roux or anything. My mom used it in hers for color and I like the color of hers when I'm making her recipe, so I do it exactly the way she did. It has no effect on the flavor, though.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 7:17 pm to Gris Gris
They say you eat with your eyes first, so I use a little to get the right color for gravies, gumbos, jambalaya. It had no flavor, but it has an effect on the eaters appreciation of the dish.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 10:31 pm to NOLATiger71
Caramel color in Coke is KB.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 11:21 pm to NOLATiger71
Use one teaspoon KB for every 2 cups of liquid and 1 cup of rice. So for a small, stove top, 3 cup of rice jamb, use 3 teaspoons of KB and 6 cups of liquid.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 7:09 am to unclebuck504
I simply put in a little at a time and stir well and repeat until I'm satisfied.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 7:51 am to GeauxGoose
That's what I use to do but I really dont care if my jamabalaya is supper dark anymore.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 8:52 am to CHEDBALLZ
America's Test Kitchen did a review of it as a fond substitute for flavor. Of course they panned it.
Kitchen Bouquet is food coloring nothing more. It adds zero flavor.
Kitchen Bouquet is food coloring nothing more. It adds zero flavor.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:18 pm to Stadium Rat
My mom used it in here roast gravy....
Posted on 10/2/18 at 1:10 pm to NOLATiger71
I have used it on occasion when I don't have time to brown the meat well enough. Add it just before you dump the rice in. I never measure it, I just add a little at a time until the color of the water is slightly darker than a brown paper bag. Make sure to stir some after adding.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 5:30 pm to LouisianaLady
If you're going to "cheat," why try to cover it up with food coloring? Just man up and be honest about what you're serving people.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 5:33 pm to Fourteen28
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Just man up and be honest about what you're serving people.
It’s a coloring agent that doesn’t affect the flavor. What’s the big deal?
Posted on 10/2/18 at 5:36 pm to TH03
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It’s a coloring agent that doesn’t affect the flavor. What’s the big deal?
The sole purpose of this "coloring agent" is to mask your laziness and/or technique. The only reason you would color a jambalaya is to try trick people into thinking you did it right. It's a chicken shite move.
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