Lived in Lafayette (La-fy-ette) for five years. Best friends Cajun. Learned how to cook a roux from Jeanette Trahan...looked just like Justin's. Lovely!
I think he missed the celery though. She always put it in hers. Also, we did cook the chicken in the roux before adding the water...just a little. Yum!
I watched this so I could remember how to do it...it's been years!

Now a "roux" is an oil and flour base that's made first. More about making a roux can be found here:http://www.realcajunrecipes.com/recipes/cajun/roux/44.rcr

He mentions what sounds to be "sotern" wine. I'm not familiar with the term as a name of a wine. It could be some French chardonnay or something. It's very likely he's simply saying "southern" given his heavy cajun accent.

Andouille is just a name of cajun sausage. To make an authentically tasting cajun dish, you'll need sausage as close to this as possible. More about the difference can be read here: http://www.gumbopages.com/food/andouille.html

I can only claim French, not Cajun French background. Most of the family lines have lived in New Orleans several generations. There are other ethnics thrown in too, but French is dominant. My dad spoke French first and was called “Frenchy” in college.

I found this on the Cajun French language - since it has some differences from the regular French language:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun_French_Language

Hmmm....my uncle was a coonass.....some non-offensive vernacular around the grannies house.....I consider it an endearing term for my southern coast bros........! And cajun cuisine is one of my favs.........

This is sweet music. Below is some stuff I found on the Web about them.



After years of developing a cult reputation among guitarists, Volkaert got the call to become lead guitarist for one of his heroes, Merle Haggard, in 1997. Since then he has been a "Stranger" in Merle's band, recording and touring non-stop, and appearing in concert and national television before millions of people.

What makes steel guitar and Dobro player Cindy Cashdollar's musical journey stand out is a combination of restless creativity and an uncanny ability to understand and add to a wild array of styles. She has worked with the likes of Leon Redbone, Graham Parker, Bob Dylan ( on his Grammy winning "Time Out Of Mind" CD), Jorma Kaukonen, Peter Rowan, and the stellar Cajun group BeauSoleil. As the steel guitarist for eight years with western swing kingpins Asleep At The Wheel, she logged many more additional road miles and won five Grammys.