Photo:Joseph Okpako/WireImage; Tristan Thompson/ Instagram
Joseph Okpako/WireImage; Tristan Thompson/ Instagram
Tristan Thompsonis showcasing his love for cooking!
In a series of Instagram Story posts on Monday, the basketball player gave his 3.9 million Instagram followers a behind-the-scenes look at his curry chicken recipe.
Tristan Thompson/ Instagram
While he didn’t reveal the measurements of each ingredient, he followed the photo with a look of himself stirring everything together. “Oh yes, we’re cooking up! We’re cooking up! We’re cooking up! We’re cooking up. Sheesh, Chef TT!” he told his social media followers.
The athlete previously showcased his passion for cooking chicken recipes in a 2017interview with Solar Sports.
“My mom is very big into the Jamaican culture,” he explained. “Because of that, we’d always jerk chicken, curry goat, oxtail, rice, and peas. It’s very spicy. It’s really heavy, and it is perfect for an offseason treat.” He shared with the outlet that curry chicken was the first thing he learned how to cook from his mom.
“I’d watch my mom cook it every,” Thompson said. “Every Tuesday was definitely curry chicken night. One day I said, ‘You know, mom let me try it and see what I can do,’ and it tastes really good.”
In January, asource confirmed to PEOPLEthat Thompson’s mother, Andrea, died of a sudden heart attack afterTMZ Sportswas the first to report the news of her passing. His exKhloé Kardashian– with whom he shares daughterTrue, 5, and sonTatum, 1 –remembered his motherin an episode ofThe Kardashiansafter her death. The two “spoke every single day,” she said.
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“Tristan is the father of my kids,” Kardashian added. “I’ve lostmy dad… still, I can’t wrap my head around losing my mom, and I know how close Tristan and his mom are.”
source: people.com
