This Keyport restaurant is one of Big Joe’s top 5 food experience

I’ve had the chance to dine all more than the entire world and lots of places to eat in this article in New Jersey and New York Town. New Jersey offers some of the very best places to eat in the nation and most of these exceptional eateries never get the recognition they deserve since they are situated below in New Jersey.

One particular of my all time favorite restaurants is Drew’s Bayshore Bistro in Keyport. Drew and his superb personnel serve up Cajun American fare that will make you crave for more. Go with couple of persons so that you can sample some of his fantastic dishes.

Here’s a minimal qualifications on Drew’s with their signature Jambalaya recipe, Oh is It great!

Drew’s Bayshore Bistro

Keyport, NJ

drewsbayshorebistro.com

Chef/Owner Drew Araneo serves up Cajun cuisine like no other in his hometown of Keyport, NJ. In my many visits to his cafe I’ve had the chance to sample all but a couple of of his dishes and have been blown absent by his infusion of spices, menu options and specials that develop into client favorites.

Chef Drew’s talent has been duly regarded with a lot of awards which include currently being named a semi-finalist for the prestigious James Beard Award for Chef of the Yr Mid-Atlantic location. Chef Drew also experienced a throw down with Chef and Tv individuality Bobby Flay serving up his signature dish VooDoo Shrimp and walked absent with the acquire. Chef Drew experienced some wonderful impact and honed his craft by operating with Jersey Shore legendary chef and my great friend the late Joe Romanowski.

Joe had a fantastic restaurant Bay Avenue Trattoria in Highlands, NJ that turned the commencing block of numerous of these high-quality chefs that are in this book. Hurricane Sandy came and wiped out Bay Avenue Trattoria and sadly Joe Romanowski died of most cancers soon after that.

As so numerous companies in Keyport and up and down the Jersey Shore were being wiped out during Hurricane Sandy, so was Drew’s. Chef Drew and his spouse Tracey regrouped with tricky operate and resilience and moved the restaurant to larger ground to the location where by it sits today on Church Street.

You have to go to Drew’s. Test the VooDoo Shrimp, the Gumbo when readily available, the duck, the pork dishes and the desserts are superb! All the desserts are home produced which includes the ice cream!

I am thrilled that Chef Drew is sharing his popular Jambalaya recipe with me for this e-book. Drew’s is a great put to go with good friends and family members the servers are helpful, experienced and have longevity with Chef Drew. Bring your favourite wine or beer and bring your hunger, then you will see why Drew’s Bayshore Bistro is on my Best 5 checklist and before long to be on yours.

 

Drew’s Bayshore Bistro Rooster, Shrimp and Andouille Jambalaya

¼ cup Canola Oil

1lb of Andouille Sausage (sliced)

1 lb of Tasso Ham (sliced)

1 Onion (med diced)

3 Stalks of Celery (diced)

1 Eco-friendly Pepper (diced)

1 Purple Pepper (diced)

¼ cup of Chopped Garlic

Heat oil in a substantial pot or Dutch oven. Add Andouille Sausage and cook right until starts to render.

Include vegetables and garlic and cook dinner until veggies start to soften. Then insert:

½ cup of Cajun Seasoning (recipe follows)

1 tbsp of Cayenne Pepper (optional)

2 tbsp of Brown Sugar

Salt and Pepper to flavor

Stir seasonings into veggies and enable prepare dinner for about 2 minutes to “wake up” seasonings. Then add:

2 lbs of Hen (diced)

2 tbsp of Worcestershire Sauce

1 tbsp of Tabasco sauce (or extra!)

2 cups of Diced Tomato

4 cups of Hen Inventory

2 ½ cups of Transformed Rice

Convey Jambalaya base to a simmer on reduce warmth. Allow simmer for 12 – 15 minutes and stir in:

2 lbs Shrimp (peeled and deveined)

Address, return to very low warmth, 5 minutes, then shut off warmth and let stand right until rice is cooked. Garnish with Chopped Parsley and Green Onions

 

The put up above demonstrates the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host Significant Joe Henry. Any views expressed are Huge Joe’s individual.