I feel like i just saved us from food poisoning. Wife is totally upset. Spent last several hours prepping a big pot of jambalaya. House smelled great. Everyone drooling.

Then the smell. She opened the can of crab meat. Before i could rush into the kitchen it was already dumped into the pot. Ruined. I consider salvage. Ate a couple shrimp and few peices of sausage but that crab was spoiled. Gonna be a long time before she gets over this.

And i was so looking forward to the leftovers tomorrow.

That sucks partner… never heard of crab in jambalaya…. Usually sausage and tasso

That was the recipe. We've made it before and quite good, surely not authentic. Now it's headed to lake erie. House still stinks. 3 beers deep so guess ill drink my dinner.

Bad deal there, I'll make a seafood jambalaya occasionally but I don't add crab. It just doesn't seem to hold up well in a jambalaya.

… we’re having jambalaya at a real coonassses place tonight… he can cook now but I’ll likely just eat enough to keep me alive and then drink enough to kill a mothers’ love lol

Thanks for letting me vent a little.

I’ve been there before, usually with stock, I now try to taste everything before I put it in a pot.

Nor should you let her!

Good crab is almost impossible to get in Missouri. I usually just stick with chicken/turkey, shrimp and Cajun sausage of some sort for proteins.

It's a good idea to check the expiration date on the can. You would expect if it was on the shelf in a store, it would be good. Canned foods can usually go a few months beyond the expiration date and still be good.
Sad that you had to go through all the trouble and expense only to have the last ingredient ruin it.