Recipes by S. LeJeune
Bert’s Children’s Chili
...chopped 1 bell pepper, chopped 2 lbs lean ground beef 1 lb ground pork 1-2 cans tomato paste 4 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce 4 cups corn Water Salt and pepper to taste Chili powder to taste Cumin to taste Shredded cheese Directions Step 1 In a large stockpot, brown ...
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Kim’s Chicken -Made with Jack Miller’s B-B-Que
...Miller’s website. It seems almost every child growing up and playing baseball grew up eating Jack Miller’s Ball Park Hamburgers; that same sauce is used in this recipe. Ingredients 1 fryer quartered 3 to 5 potatoes sliced 1/2 inch thick 2 to 3 raw carrots cut 2 or 3 inches ...
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Steve’s Crawfish Topping For Redfish, Speckled Trout, Catfish or any Fish
...rcestershire sauce 1 lemon, quartered 3 tbsp margarine Cajun seasoning/spices to taste 8 ounces heavy whipping cream 1 pound crawfish or shrimp or 8 oz crabmeat Directions Step 1 Sauté vegetables in margarine in heavy stainless sauté pan until they’re just beginning to soften. Add three good shakes Worcestershire sauce ...
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Bert’s Eggplant Crabmeat Stuffed Portabellas
Ms Bert (as she is known by her friends) was lucky enough to be coached by some of the best cooks in the Kaplan area. Her Dad, Wilton, has his own restaurant, her Aunt Carrie had a catering business and her grandma Mire had a lot of hungry mouths to ...
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Jackie’s Fudge
...most stories claim that the first batch of fudge resulted from a bungled (“fudged”) batch of caramels made in the late 1800s. This recipe is easy enough where fudge will be fudge and not fudged. Ingredients 3 cups sugar 2 tbsp or 3 of Hershey's cocoa 1 cup Pet evaporated ...
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Aunt Ruby’s Blue Cheese Dressing
Blue cheese dressing is a popular salad dressing that has been adopted into Cajun culture. Great with our Cajun Hot Wings recipe on this site Ingredients 6 ounces Blue Cheese crumbles 1 cup sour cream 1/3 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup wine vinegar 1 tbsp grated onion (very fine) 1/2 tsp ...
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Lil Kennie’s Pecan Candy
If you like pralines, this is a great candy. It is also a quick one! This recipe calls for vanilla extract and not flavoring. Ingredients 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups water 5 tsp vanilla extract Pinch of cinnamon 1 cup pecans Directions Step 1 Boil down sugar and ...
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Raoul’s Shrimp Etouffee
...sp) 1 tbsp tomato paste 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper 1 tbsp chopped parsley 1/2 cup green onion tops, chopped fine (optional) 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced 3/4 to 1 cup water 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp cayenne Directions Step 1 Melt butter, add in flour ...
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Couvillion’s Eggplant Rice Dressing
Excellent as side dish with any meat or as a main dish served with vegetables. This recipe was adapted from a recipe that traditionally uses pork. Ingredients 2 pounds ground turkey, ground sirloin beef or pork 2 to 3 large egg plants, peeled & cubed 1 large yellow onion, chopped ...
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Mark Boudreaux’s Cajun Jambalaya
...he most important thing with this dish is to use the right equipment; any heavy bottomed cast iron pot or Dutch oven. Ingredients 1 pound Andouille (Cajun) or mild smoked pork sausage, sliced 1/4-inch thick 1 1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken thigh meat, cubed 1 pound ground Italian sausage (mild) ...
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T-Boy’s Red Beans & Rice
...basco sauce 3 to 4 bay leaves 1 pound Andouille of pork sausage cut in ¼” pieces 3 cups diced ham (preferably Cure 81) 1 pound kidney beans (soaked in hot water while you chop veggies) 1/2 stick butter Salt to taste Directions Step 1 In a 5 qt heavy ...
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Brenda’s Crawfish Fettuccine
...pint half and half 8 oz Velveeta cheese 12 ounces fettuccine Cajun Seasoning Directions Step 1 Sauté onions and celery in margarine, add flour gradually, then half and half and cheese heat until the cheese is melted. Step 2 Add crawfish and simmer for approximately 25 minutes, stirring constantly. Season ...
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Ms. Charlene’s Chicken
...each other very often. So, out of the blue, I called her and she gladly gave me her recipe. I didn’t think they would be as good as her, but you know what? They were!!!! So easy and so good! Ingredients 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts 10 to 20 ...
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Cheramie’s Oyster Pie
...all-purpose flour plus more, for dusting 1 quart oysters, cut in half or quarters if large, well-drained and 3/4 cup liqueur reserved 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tsp fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves Directions Step 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Step 2 In ...
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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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