Recipe Type: Classics
Corn Fritters – Corn Nuggets
These taste like little fried corn. Whether you call them nuggets or fritters, these are totally delicious Ingredients2 eggs 1 cup milk 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 (15 oz) can cream style corn 2 tbsp melted shortening Oil for frying1 teaspoon sugar (optional)1 can whole ...
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Shrimp or Crawfish Bread
Crescent Rolls Stuffed with a Crawfish and Broccoli mixture.This “crawfish bread” at a party is a big hit. Easy to prepare and can be made with crab, shrimp or crawfish. Serve as an appetizer or as an entree. Ingredients1 package crawfish tails or cleaned shrimp (approximately 1 pound) 1 cup chopped ...
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Frog Leg Sauce Piquant
In this dish most Cajuns use the head and body for the sauce piquant and save the legs for frying. Most people think frogs taste like chicken, I say it tastes even better. Speaking of which, if you like, you can use chicken or catfish instead of frog. Both are ...
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Turtle or Alligator Sauce Piquant
This recipe is from an old-time farmer who never let a turtle get by. If he was traveling along the road checking his crop or Sunday driving, you best believe he would stop his truck without hesitation (don’t be behind him) and get the turtle crossing the road to make ...
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Seafood Stuffed Bell Pepper
Making a good thing better and faster. Quick and easy dish. Very flavorful! Ingredients4 large bell peppers 1 (11 oz) can tomato soup 1 (11 oz) can golden mushroom soup 1 (4 oz) can mushrooms, drained 1/2 lb shrimp 1/2 lb scallops 1 (6 oz) container of crabmeat 1 1/2 ...
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Alligator Etouffée (Etoufée)
If you haven’t had alligator before, it’s been described as tasting like a combination of chicken and calamari. The texture is similar to rabbit or chicken. If you happen to kill yourself a gator, you can fry it, make a sauce piquant or make an smother it in an etouffĂ©e. ...
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Boudin Balls
We took a basic classic and made it better! IngredientsBoudin Crushed crackers 2 eggs (optional) 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk (optional) Salt, cayenne, black pepper, to taste Oil for fryingDirectionsStep 1Make your boudin, see our recipe. Or, if using the store purchased variety, remove the meat mixture from the casing. ...
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Mardi Gras Quick King Cake
This is a quicker version of this traditional cake. It’s a great recipe to celebrate the Mardi Gras Season with the little ones. Let them make and decorate their own King Cake. In the U.S., a little plastic baby doll is usually inside of the cake. Whoever gets the piece ...
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