Giff’s Taco Soup
I usually cook this on Sundays before a Saints game. It’s a crowd favorite — the ladies love it! A visitor posted that this soup freezes really well! Ingredients 2 pounds ground beef 2 15 oz cans kernel corn (undrained) 2 15 oz cans pinto beans (undrained) 2 15 oz ...
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Cajun Firecrackers
Cajun Firecrackers a zesty cracker perfect for dips or snack. A really simple cracker recipe with a taste that pops. Perfect with your favorite beer. This makes a great Superbowl treat. Geaux Saints! Geaux LSU!! Geaux UL!! Ingredients 1 1/3 cups Canola oil 2 packages Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Powder ...
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Jerry’s Jello Mold
Ingredients 1 large box orange jello 1 (16 oz) bag miniature marshmallows 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple 1 (8 oz) package Philadelphia Cream Cheese 1 envelope Dream Whip Topping Mix 1 cup cold water 2 cups hot water Directions Step 1 Dissolve jello in the hot water. Step 2 ...
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Crawfish Bisque
Get fo’ or t’ree of y’all’s people together; maybe your nonc or your parraine and Granmere’ and f’sho your cher ami, especially if y’all make double or quadruple batches. Good company around the make-table makes the time go fast and the food taste better. This recipe quantity allows for freezing. ...
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The Art of Drying Shrimp (Cajun Dried Shrimp)
In the days when there were no refrigerators, people used to cure their meats and fish with salt. It has been soaked in a salty solution and then dried until it is very hard, much like people used to do over a hundred years ago. Salt is considered antibacterial because ...
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A Cajun’s Way of Cleaning Gar (Garfish)
The fish are difficult to dress, but the meat cooks up white and flaky, and tastes delicious. Like any other flavorful white-meat fish, gar can be baked, stewed, fried, grilled or broiled. Garfish have a low to medium fat content and the flavor is sweet to mild. They are usually ...
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Cracklins (Cracklings) /Grattons and Pork Rinds /Baconettes
Although cracklins (grattons in Cajun) are commonly known as pork rinds or baconettes, they are really not the same. While both are both made with pork fat, each has a different method of cooking and a different cut of meat. To make cracklins you use a cut of pork that ...
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Louisiana Red Pepper Jelly
A very popular and easy to make treat for all your parties and family gatherings. Add more flavor – for crawfish-shrimp jelly flavor add 1/8 teaspoon of Zatarain’s Concentrated Shrimp & Crab Boil for every pint of your favorite pepper jelly recipe.Serve with crackers or over cream cheese. Ingredients 1 ...
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Houma Gumbo
There are many ways to make gumbo with roux, without roux, with okra, without okra, with file’ and without file’. This gumbo’s basic base and flavor is created with file’ which are ground sassafras leaves. Houma is located in Terrebonne parish in Southern Louisiana. Sometimes given as Ouma (French) or ...
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French Quarter Steak
The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous section of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It stretches along the Mississippi River from Iberville Street to Esplanade Avenue and back from Decatur Street to Rampart Street. It is also known as the Vieux Carre (“Old Quarter” in French) and ...
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Cajun Catfish Gumbo
This is a great gumbo recipe from the Houma, Louisiana area. Great anytime but perfect during Lenten season. Ingredients 2 1/2 quart chopped onions 21/2 quart green onions chopped 11/4 quart chopped celery 5/8 quart bell pepper chopped 30 pods of garlic chopped 30 seven ounce catfish filet cut in ...
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Tender Ribs
Ribs contain a substantial amount of connective tissue. Therefore, many cooks boil the ribs to get them tender. The length of time needed to tenderize will vary. The secret to great ribs is to cook them at low temps for long periods of time. Ingredients 1 pack/rack of ribs 1 ...
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Gold Brick Candy
Easter is a time for many things, but for some it’s all about the candy. One of the most popular Easter candies is the Gold Brick. For those who can’t find them, or want them year-round, this recipe is a handy fill-in. Ingredients 4 1/2 cup sugar 1 large can ...
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Jello Cake
J-E-L-L-O – Even the simplest Jell-O dessert is a joy. Here is one dessert that will take your taste buds one step further. Dale Begnaud in memory of his mother’s Cajun cooking. Ingredients 1 box white or yellow cake mix 1 small box lemon or orange jello 2/3 cup water ...
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Eggplant Creole
Eggplants have quite an eclectic history, but have always been delicious. For those who haven’t ventured too far out of their culinary norm, this is a great recipe to become accustomed to the eggplant. Dale Begnaud in memory of his Mom’s wonderful eggplant cooking. Ingredients 1 large eggplant 3 tbsp ...
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