Tristan Thompson is showcasing his love for cooking!

In a sequence of Instagram Story posts on Monday, the basketball participant gave his 3.9 million Instagram followers a behind-the-scenes have a look at his curry rooster recipe.

Thompson, 32, started by declaring it was “Curry Rooster Monday” beside a photograph of his substances. The substances included natural rooster inventory, elbow macaroni pasta, lite coconut milk, inexperienced beans, potatoes, and carrots.

Whereas he did not reveal the measurements of every ingredient, he adopted the photograph with a glance of himself stirring every thing collectively. “Oh sure, we’re cooking up! We’re cooking up! We’re cooking up! We’re cooking up. Sheesh, Chef TT!” he advised his social media followers.

Thompson then shared a have a look at his ultimate product positioned on prime of a white plate between a water bottle and sizzling pepper sauce. He celebrated his creation by writing subsequent to the photograph, “Chef TT nuh play ????‍????????‍????.”

The athlete beforehand showcased his ardour for cooking rooster recipes in a 2017 interview with Photo voltaic Sports activities.

“My mother could be very huge into the Jamaican tradition,” he defined. “Due to that, we would all the time jerk rooster, curry goat, oxtail, rice, and peas. It’s totally spicy. It is actually heavy, and it’s excellent for an offseason deal with.” He shared with the outlet that curry rooster was the very first thing he realized prepare dinner from his mother.

“I might watch my mother prepare dinner it each,” Thompson stated. “Each Tuesday was positively curry rooster evening. Sooner or later I stated, ‘You recognize, mother let me strive it and see what I can do,’ and it tastes actually good.”

In January, a supply confirmed to PEOPLE that Thompson’s mom, Andrea, died of a sudden coronary heart assault after TMZ Sports activities was the primary to report the information of her passing. His ex Khloé Kardashian – with whom he shares daughter True, 5, and son Tatum, 1 – remembered his mom in an episode of The Kardashians after her demise. The 2 “spoke each single day,” she stated.

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“Tristan is the daddy of my youngsters,” Kardashian added. “I’ve misplaced my dad… nonetheless, I am unable to wrap my head round shedding my mother, and I understand how shut Tristan and his mother are.”