Recipes With Course: Main Dishes
Bayou Bounty Seafood Casserole (Top Honors)
This recipe was entered in the international rice festival by a friend, Mrs. Shirley Griffin. She won top honors, Chef de Riz (Rice Chef), with it! Living in the heart of rice and Cajun country, where fresh seafood is readily available, this is the perfect recipe to cook on special ...
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Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
“As a little girl, I used to sit in my Granny’s kitchen in Lafayette and watch her chop the veggies for this fabulous gumbo. It’s very filling, and for me, it’s the ultimate comfort food. It’s made with a lighter roux, and the spice can be adjusted with a little ...
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Red, White, and Blue Turducken
As the Fourth of July approaches, it’s time once again time start planning how to celebrate our nation’s freedom. For a backyard barbecue with a twist, consider serving a turducken with red, white and blue stuffings. A turducken is simply a turkey that is stuffed with a duck that is ...
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Miss Ollie’s Crawfish or Shrimp ÉtouffĂ©e (Etouffee)
Miss Ollie had been in our household for a long time. She was one of the best cooks around. Our family loved when she prepared this étouffée. Ingredients2 pods of garlic, chopped fine 2 cups onions, chopped fine 2 cups celery, (no strings) chopped fine 1 bell pepper, chopped fine ...
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Tee Wayne’s Pork Backbone Sausage Jambalaya
In Memory of Joseph Wayne “Tee Wayne” Abshire Wayne Abshire, Vice President of the Jambalaya Festival in Gonzales, gave us his very own prize winning Pork Backbone Sausage Jambalaya recipe. Ingredients3 cups rice 2.5 lbs pork backbone 1.5 lbs smoked sausage 1 lbs yellow onions 6 cups water 2 tbsp ...
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James’ Brisket
C’EST BON!! Cooking a brisket is one of the easiest dishes to prepare. It is virtually fail proof. Always slice your brisket across the grain of the meat (start on a corner of the flat part). Ingredients1 (10 to 15 lbs) brisket Marinade 12 oz Italian salad dressing 2 oz ...
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Good Old Fashion Shrimp Étouffée (Etouffee)
Good old fashion Shrimp Ă©touffĂ©e; a No-Soup Ă©touffĂ©e – the kind Grandma use to make. Ingredients2 lbs Medium Shrimp, shelled and deveined 1 medium onion 1 bunch scallions (green onions) 1 small bunch of Parsley 1 can tomato paste 2 tbsp cooking oil 2 cups water salt and cayenne pepper ...
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Chicken Rotel
ROTEL brand tomatoes and chilies are a very popular staple in Southwest Louisiana. That brand of tomatoes is used in so many Cajun dishes, that many of us just say, “Add the Rotel.” Rotel is a 10 oz can of diced tomatoes and green chilies, packed in its own juice. ...
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