Thread: The "Perfect" Red Beans and Rice

Jambalaya Lyrics -- Hank Williams

Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh, my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh, my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya, and a crawfish pie and a file' gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

The Thibodeaux's, the Fontenot's, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style, and go hog wild, me oh, my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya, and a crawfish pie and a file' gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya, and a crawfish pie and a file' gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

--

On a side note I built a pirogue in junior hs shop class.

Here you go jmercer, my favorite version of Jambalaya--->

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVIX5PkUrFg

Maintenant, il s'agit de la chanson ! -- Now this is the song!



"GOODBY JOE" J'AI POUR ALLEZ, MI-O-MA-Y-O
J'AI POUR ALLEZ MOI TOUT SEUL
SUR LE BAYOU
MA YVONNE, LA PLUS JOLIE
SUR LE BAYOU
TONNERRE M'ECRASE
UN VA AVOIR UN BON TEMP
SUR LE BAYOU
JAMBALAYA, DES TARTES D'ECREUVISSE, FILE GOMBO
PAR A SOIR MOI J'VA ALLEZ VOIR
MA CHERE AMI-O
JOUER L'GUITAR, BOIRE DE LA JOGUE(cruche)
ET FAIR DE LA MUSIQUE
TOMNNERRE M'ECRASE
UN VA AVOIR UN BON TEMP
DE SUR LE BAYOU
THIBODEAUX, FONTENOT, LA PLACE APRE SONNER
CA VIEN "EN TAS" POUR VOIR YVONNE
PAR LES DOUZAINES
FAIR BIEN L'AMOUR, ET FAIR LE FOU, FAIR LA MUSIQUE
TONNERRE M'ECRASE
UN VA AVOIR UN BON TEMP

Well, Monday nights dinner was superb. Black turtle beans this time, my darling wife says they are better for our blood type......
Made a wild apple and feijoa crumble with vanilla ice cream for dessert so we didn't over do the beans.

Don't mind a bit of Cajun sounds myself, introduced to me by an Irishman...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Lcg09H_uM

Beans are soakin'

I have to say this has become a regular...
Opening line "It is sometimes said that a good Red Beans and Rice does not have an actual recipe". Have tweaked this a bit over a while to our liking, and I'm not sure a ham hock is the same as a bacon hock, which is what we get. Smoked paprika is delish in it. Much prefer the black turtle beans as well.





Winter here, so near everything is slow cooked on the fire this time of year. Best way to cook it.
It seems whenever I make this, just like when I am on my way home from fishing, the family arrive...
Lot's of happy bellies.