Boulettes – Fried Crawfish Balls – Fried Shrimp Balls – Fried Crab Balls
As a young child growing up, I remember on Friday’s during Lent, my Dad would trade some of his farm goods for fresh shrimp. Mom would make us shrimp stew with fried shrimp balls. As with almost any shrimp dish, crawfish can be used instead. Ingredients 2 pounds shrimp or ...
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Black-Eyed Pea Soup With Cornbread Dumplings
Black-Eyed Pea Soup With Cornbread Dumplings – the cornbread dumplings can be used for other dishes. Ingredients 2 1/2 cup dried black eye peas or 6 cups cooked 6 cups water 3 large onions sliced thin 6 garlic clove minced 1 cup minced celery 1 can 28 oz tomatoes 1 ...
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Santa’s Punch
...Try a fun punch for the holidays. Ingredients 6 cans chilled Sprite or 7-up 1 46 oz can of pineapple juice 2 cans frozen orange juice concentrate 1 tsp peppermint extract Directions Step 1 Mix well the chilled pineapple juice, thawed orange juice concentrate and peppermint. Pour the beverage drinks, ...
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Fried Brain
Because it is hard to find, fried cow’s brain is a treat for my family. Ingredients 1 beef brain 1 cup flour 1/2 cup cornmeal oil to fry Tony Chachere's or Cajun Seasonings Directions Step 1 Gently take brain in palm of hand and remove the membrane that covers entire ...
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Liver with Onion Gravy
As kids we would love it when Dad came home from the boucherie and it was his turn to get the liver and variety meats. Mom would cook us up some liver and onion. That was so good. She would also fry some too. It has been said that people ...
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Janelle’s Drunken Chicken
Here is the best use for your beer can. Cook your chicken with it. This Cajun Drunken Chicken seasoned with crab-crawfish-shrimp-boil seasoning is sure to be a crowd pleaser. The steam from the beer helps keep the chicken moist. Ingredients 1 chicken fryer 4 - 5 pounds 1/4 can beer ...
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Fudge Chocolate Pie aka Baked Fudge
What a novel twist….baking fudge. However, Baked Fudge will not look like or have the consistency of your candy fudge. I can see how the name is misleading, but it is NOT supposed to be like the fudge that you get at the candy store or make with other recipes. ...
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Southern Praline Walnut Cake
I tested this recipe on friends for the holidays and they loved it. I have been asked repeatedly for this recipe. For a busy woman, this recipe is not only quick to put together, but it also taste great. Ingredients 1 box butter pecan cake mix 1 container Coconut Pecan ...
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Deep Fried Pickles
Many Cajuns grew up eating this appetizer at the Cock of the Walk Restaurant on Johnston Street in Lafayette before it burned down. The restaurant seemed almost famous for this dish. Many times, the restaurant’s parking lot would become flooded after heavy rains and once, a Kaplan man stepped out ...
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Cajun Fried Ribs
The spices in this recipe are perfect; garlic always seems to compliment the pork flavor. Ingredients 1 whole slab pork ribs 4 tbsp garlic salt 2 tbsp Cajun seasonings crushed red pepper flour peanut oil Directions Step 1 Season ribs on each side with Cajun seasonings, garlic salt and crushed ...
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Mardi Gras Tri-Color Scrolls
This Noveau Cajun selection is going to make you say “throw me one Mister so I can try it!” It bakes up perfect and the taste is worth trading your Mardi Beads for. The color of this appetizer blends in perfect with Mardi Gras theme colors. The ease of preparation ...
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Pickled Beans
Green beans have many common names – string beans, pole beans, snap beans just to name a few. Two of my favorite ways to eat green beans is to break it off the plant and eat it fresh; the other is pickled. Ingredients 4 quarts green beans or yellow waxed ...
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Green Tomato Cabbage Chow Chow Relish
One of the more popular chow chow that goes really well with rice and gravy or a Ball Parks Weiner hotdog! Ingredients 4 cups ground up onions 4 cups ground up cabbage (medium head) 4 cups ground up tomato about 10 12 ground up green peppers 6 ground up sweet ...
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Green Tomato Chow Chow
Here is a great idea on how to use your green tomatoes before the stink (chinch) bug attacks them or if it rains too much and your tomatoes don’t ripen! Ingredients 12 pounds to 13 green tomatoes or 1 peck 8 large onions 10 green bell peppers 3 tbsp salt ...
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