Recipes With Course: Main Dishes
Cush Cush or Couche Couche
Also called “Cosh Cosh”, this simple dish was once the everyday “supper” for Cajuns. Served with milk, figs or cane syrup and even (one of my favorites) chopped pork cracklings. It was satisfying and filling. My favorite was eating it with coffee added to my milk and lots of sugar! ...
Read more
Dot’s Cajun Shrimp & Corn Soup
A Cajun classic made with two favorites  –  shrimp and corn, Ingredients1 cup onions, chopped 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped 1/2 cup green onion, chopped 1/2 cup oil 1 to 2 pounds shrimp, peeled & deveined 1 small can tomato paste 3 cups water 2 (16 oz) cans whole corn ...
Read more
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 ...
Read more
Oven Chicken Stew
This chicken stew, once cooked, tastes so much like chicken fricassee. So easy, so tasty! Ingredients1 cut up fryer or chicken of your choice 1 envelope Lipton Golden Onion Soup 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can water 1 bell pepper, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 1 tbsp Kitchen ...
Read more
Doc Camel’s Pork and Sausage Jambalaya
Note that this recipe is prepared to feed the masses at large family reunions, vendors street fairs, school events, food festivals and political gatherings. Kaplan, LA, in the year 2005, celebrated its first Cajun Food Festival. All types of fun Cajun foods were served. Make plans to attend in April/May. ...
Read more
Base Sauce for Spaghetti and Sauce Piquant
Rich tomato sauce base that may be used for spaghetti meatballs, chicken or seafood and sauce piquant. It also does make a wonderful sauce for lasagna. Very easy and delicious. Beth says it truly is a great, rich tasting sauce on its own… Ingredients1 large 12 oz can tomato paste ...
Read more
Crab and Shrimp Soup (Bisque)
One of the more popular classic Cajun soups made easy; this one will really “hit the spot”. This recipe is dedicated to Howard Menard. Ingredients1 (10 oz) box frozen corn 1 medium onion, chopped 1 block butter 1 can Campbell’s cream of shrimp soup 1 cup water 5 tbsp flour ...
Read more
Whatever You Want Sauce Piquant
Sauce Piquant – A hot spicy stew made with tomato paste or sauce, roux and most any meat available. The most popular is seafood, fish, chicken, turtle or alligator sauce piquant. As the recipe implies though, use whatever you want!!! Ingredients1 pound crawfish (you can also use shrimp, crabmeat, or ...
Read more
