How To: Make Chicken and Sausage Gumbo with Isaac Toups

Chef Isaac Toups, of Toups Meatery, teaches us how to make a New Orleans style chicken and sausage gumbo. Isaac lets us in on the importance of taking it slow and enjoying a beer while cooking, while expertly formulating his savory stew.

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[emirinobambino]

Technique: flawless.
Attitude: perfect.
Teaching: exceptional.

[GlenAndFriendsCooking]

What a great attitude! Right off the top when he said "cooking is all about enjoying yourself" - I knew he was in the kitchen fo the right reasons.

[eleventhknight]

"Thirty cracks of your black pepper. Yes that's a lot, no I don't care."

This dude speaks to me on a spiritual level.

[franbl]

best day of my life was recreating isaac's gumbo with my friend in our college apartment. i went to the ER after cutting my hand on the sausage and then when we got back and started the roux we set off everyone's fire alarm. five hours of literal blood, sweat, and tears it was the best gumbo i've ever made.

[justanoob]

“Give that garlic a nice gentle whack”
Completely obliterates the entire clove

[spacecatjohn]

*Ingredients* *used*
1/2 cup (64g) Oil with a high smoke point
1/2 cup (64g) Flour
1 quart (946g) chicken stock
1 pound (453g) Smoked sausage
1 bell pepper
1 Onion
2 celery ribs
6 garlic cloves
1 jalapeno pepper
Salt = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Black pepper = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Beer = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
5 chicken thighs
5 bay leaves
1 teaspoon of thyme

[kiwi]

I have made this more than ten times over the last 2 years - my family all loves it- I have it memorized but I watch the video every time for confidence and he’s so much fun!

[andrewtalon]

Give this guy a series, he is easily genuine, legit, and entertaining af

[Swingman]

I had a roommate once who garlic. I happened into the kitchen once when she was just about to deposit a handful into a gumbo and said in mock alarm, "Nancy, garlic is a seasoning, not an ingredient!" She gave me a big smile and said, "I like to think of it as a vegetable."

[Shawnjames]

5 secs in.. "might not have pants on. And I might be stoned too." Instant classic

[adrianlindsay]

One of my favorite chef's! I made this for my family and they were shocked I could produce a meal this good. Started around 10am, had everything ready to go and left it burbling all day while I drank beer and watched football. Great recipe and so easy.

[productions]

Isaac Toupes needs his own show. Between this and his episode of Babish, he’s just too damn entertaining.

[smartass]

It was like a magic trick with that garlic. One moment it was there and with a swift smack, it was removed from existence. That wasn’t minced garlic, it was defeated and abused garlic.

[benmcdevitt]

I love how the faster he moves, the more southern he speaks

[odysseydiazmcconkie]

"who wants to eat soup when it's hot?!"
Say that louder for the abuelas in the back 😂

[Pacheyolow]

"If you can't find these ingredients, you need to move."

[macob]

Hands down, the best host on munchies. He seems so real, dow to earth and nice! I want more!

[franciscodiaz]

Best host hands down. I really like this guy, he's not trying too hard to be funny or quirky.
Also not a pretentious approach to cooking, no exotic ingredients or equipment, it all feels so real, like what he said, normally he would be cooking it in his underwear if he were at home. I would appreciate more recipes like this, no brainer quick and easy recipes I can put together any other day after a long day when I just wanna eat something proper and I'm not trying to impress anybody.

Don't get me wrong I also enjoy some of the other more elaborate recipes done by other chefs, but those are more like something i would want to try some day in a special occasion, not in my underwear nor hungover

[dimman]

I Made that gumbo and followed Isaacs guide and it turned out AMAZING. My friends family who are Louisiana natives approved it even though i am born in the middle east

[peedfarded]

"It's absolutely imperative that you have a cooking beer, cooking sober is a travesty." I've found my spirit animal