Recipe Type: Classics
Smothered Cabbage
This recipe is fantastic. For a few months, I had it almost nightly. I’d throw the smothered cabbage on top of white rice. MmmM! Ingredients1 tbsp oil 1 tbsp. sugar 1 head cabbage, chopped 1/2 lb pork meat, back bone does well or smoked sausage Salt and pepper to tasteDirectionsStep ...
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Chili a’ la Peters
Chili always a favorite! Cooking slow and easy on the stove top or place in the slow cooker after browning the meat and basically forget about it. Â It can be made with any combination of meats.such as beef, pork and venison. Ingredients5 tbsp Mexene chili powder 4 tbsp shortening 2 ...
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Old Fashioned Fig Preserves III
Cooking figs take patience waiting for the sugar to turn into syrup. But as any Cajun will tell you, it’s well worth the wait. Great with Cush Cush and for making fig tarts and cakes. Ingredients4 gallons fresh figs (16 quarts) 1 tsp baking soda 7 lbs sugar - 16 ...
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Old Fashioned Fig Preserves II
Fresh Picked Fig Preserves This is the high sugar version, no pectin. Ingredients1 quart water 6 cups sugar 3 quarts figsDirectionsStep 1Cut the tips off the figs. Soak the figs in an ice chest of cold water with baking soda about an hour. This will clear the figs of their ...
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Oven Crawfish Rice Dressing Casserole
This is one of the best oven recipes for rice dressing. It’s a foolproof dish with Cajun flavor. Ingredients1 lb to 1 1/2 lb ground beef (chuck preferred) 1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom soup - undiluted 1 (101/2 oz) can French onion soup 1 (6 oz) can mushroom ...
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Two by Two – 2 X 2 Cake
A quick, easy and delightful scratch cake. Called a 2×2 because all ingredients are an increment of the number 2. Fresh pineapple can be substituted for canned pineapple (and vice versa) in equal measure. Place 1 cup of pineapple chunks in a blender and put it on “chop” setting for 30 seconds. ...
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Couche-Couche
Ingredients5 tbsp cooking oil 2 cups yellow cornmeal 1 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp baking powder 2 cups milkDirectionsStep 1Pour four of the five tablespoons of cooking oil into a heavy iron skillet or saucepan that has a tight lid. Let it heat while you mix the remaining ...
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Pork Rib or Pork Chop Jambalaya with Cabbage
One of the more popular Cajun dishes. Pork Ribs or Pork Chop can be used. Ingredients1 rack country style pork ribs, cut in two inch pieces or pork chops with bone in. 1 quart water or beef broth 2 medium onions, chopped 1 tsp Kitchen bouquet 6 cloves of garlic, ...
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