Russian Tea Cakes – A Crunchy Sugar Dusted Nut Ball…
These cookies are the famous crunchy sugar dusted nut balls found at holiday gatherings. Ingredients 1 cup butter, room temperature 1/2 cup confection sugar 2 1/4 cup sifted Gold Medal flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts Directions Step 1 Combine all ingredients. Form into ...
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Easy Chili
This chili is super easy to make and super good.. Ingredients 5 pounds ground beef 1 tbsp McCormick Season All or Cajun Spice 1/4 cup oil for browning 1 package Cajun Trinity or 2 medium chopped onions, 1 stalk celery and 1 medium bell pepper 3 large 15oz cans Hunts ...
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Petit Pois Salad
Great with Sunday roast or potluck dish. Ingredients 3 small cans petit pois or 2 large cans (drain) 1 small onions chopped fine 1 rib celery chopped fine 1 small bell pepper chopped fine 1/2 cup onion tops (scallions) 3 boiled eggs chopped 6 slices American Cheese diced 4 small ...
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Blackberry Dumplings
This recipe is ideal for summertime gatherings.The picture is the base sauce before adding the dumpling. Ingredients 1 gallon blackberries 4 cups to 5 cups sugar 3 quarts water 1 1/2 cup self rising flour 3 tbsp melted margarine 3/4 cup milk 2 eggs beaten 2 tbsp sugar Directions Step ...
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Seafood Jambalaya
Jambalaya, a Cajun/Creole dish, is perhaps the most versatile main dish that Louisiana has to offer. Jambalaya may be made with beef, pork, chicken, duck, shrimp, oysters, crayfish, sausage, or any combination. Some of the more standard additions are green pepper, cayenne pepper, parsley celery, and onions. Generally, the vegetables ...
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Dirty Rice
Giblets used in this recipe typically include the heart, gizzard, and liver. Ingredients 1/2 cup bacon fat 3 tbsp flour 2 medium onions chopped 1 large garlic pod pressed 1 small bell pepper chopped 1 cup chopped celery 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground pork 1 pound raw chicken ...
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Tamale Pie aka Meat and Corn with Cornmeal on Top
This Mexican-inspired is a Cajun favorite. Ingredients 2 pounds ground beef 1 can 14-16 oz whole kernel corn drained 2 small 8 oz cans tomato sauce 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1 1/2 tsp chili powder/seasoning or taco seasoning 1 cup minced onion 4 cups boiling water 1 1/2 cup ...
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Wedding – Party – Reunion Punch
This popular punch is quite often served at large events in Acadiana. Ingredients 4 small cans frozen lemon juice 6 small cans frozen orange juice 2 cups sugar 2 cans (no. 5) pineapple juice 2 gallons water 4 quarts ginger ale Directions Step 1 Chill the ginger-ale. Step 2 Mix ...
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Sugar Roux
Many Cajun cooks start off their meat gravy, chicken gravy and sausage gravy by caramelizing sugar. The result is a “brown gravy” that everyone likes and Momma would be proud of. Interestingly the gravy is not sweet; caramelizing burns out the sweetness. Ingredients 1/4 cup of oil 1/4 cup sugar ...
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Mama’s Tomato Gravy
This dish is truly a taste of the country. I mean in the country where folks are already sitting at the table drinking coffee and eating breakfast by the time the rooster crows. Mama (Patsy Paul) made countless batches of biscuits and tomato gravy in her lifetime. I miss her ...
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Overnight Brisket
Y’all, briskets are so good. This one is super tender, because it’s cooked all night. Ingredients 10 pounds to 12 pound brisket red wine Tony Chachere or Cajun Seasonings Italian Dressing Directions Step 1 Marinate brisket in red wine and Tony's seasoning, or use Italian dressing if you prefer. Marinate ...
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Cajun-style Grilled Yellowfin Tuna
“After I moved to Kansas City, Missouri, I ran across a problem: I wanted to make traditional Cajun food, but did not have all of the ingredients I needed available to me. This recipe is representative of the Cajun lifestyle, using what we have around us, and making something great ...
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Milk Chocolate Brownies
This will take ordinary brownie mix to the next level. Bayou brownies! Ingredients 1 package (2l.5 oz) brownie mix 6 oz pecans or walnuts, chopped 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup Cool Whip 1/4 cup chocolate chips 1/4 cup white chocolate chips Directions Step 1 In large bowl, mix ...
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Hitachi Shrimp Jambalaya
This is a very easy to make shrimp Jambalaya. Great for a Lenten meal – substitute vegetable broth for chicken broth. One to two links of sliced smoked sausage may be added. Cajuns called their rice cookers Hitachi back in the day when everyone had that brand; in making this ...
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Crawfish Corn Chowder
A wonderful, rich and thick hot chowder for those chilly nights. And who can pass up a good crawfish dish? Ingredients 1 pound crawfish tails, peeled 12 oz bacon 2 cups potatoes, diced 1 cup onions, diced 2 (16 oz) cans cream style corn 2 pints Half & Half (or ...
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