Recipe Type: Fish
Brenda’s Seafood Casserole
If you have lived, fish or hunted in South Louisiana, you know that seafood and wild game abound. Most Cajun children know how to catch shrimp by throwing a cast net while standing ankle deep in Rockefeller Refuge waters or the waters of Rutherford Beach. Because of its unique location, ...
Read morePaw Paw’s Catfish Courtbouillon II
In Lake Charles, La., there was a wonderful Cajun restaurant that served one of the best courtbouillon (courtbouillion) around. Sarah writes, “I also enjoyed PawPaw’s Catfish Courtbouillion and didn’t know if you guys had the original recipe? I visited PawPaw’s in the early 90s and asked for the recipe and ...
Read moreA Cajun’s Way of Cleaning Gar (Garfish)
The fish are difficult to dress, but the meat cooks up white and flaky, and tastes delicious. Like any other flavorful white-meat fish, gar can be baked, stewed, fried, grilled or broiled. Garfish have a low to medium fat content and the flavor is sweet to mild. They are usually ...
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Corn and Shrimp Chowder Soup
What a delightful and rich tasting soup. Serve this as an appetizer and you will be the hit of your dinner party. Great anytime comfort food is needed. Ingredients1 stick margarine or butter - 1/2 cup 2 tbsp flour or gravy mix 1 medium chopped onion white onion preferred 1 ...
Read moreCorn Macque Choux Casserole Party Size
This is a great party dish for entertaining. Ingredients2 (15 oz) cans cream corn 1 (15 oz) can whole kernel corn drained 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1 onion, chopped 1/2 medium green pepper, chopped 1/2 medium red pepper, chopped 1 (10 oz) can Rotel Tomatoes 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 ...
Read moreEasy Crawfish Bisque Soup
This dish can be used as a side dish or main course. Ingredients1 large onion, chopped 1 large bell pepper, chopped 1 stick margarine or butter 1 lb crawfish tails 4 (10 oz) cans cream of potato soup 2 (15 oz) cans yellow cream style corn 3 cups of skim ...
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Eggplant and Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breast
Some cooks recommend lightly salting cut up eggplant and letting it stand for 15 to 30 minutes before rinsing, drying and cooking to reduce characteristic bitterness. The vegetable may be broiled, pan-fried or baked along with olive oil, tomatoes, peppers and fresh herbs and spices. Here chicken and bacon, two ...
Read moreCrawfish Salad II
Cold or warm, full flavored mixture of pasta, veggies and spicy crawfish; great for Sunday dinner or family gatherings and spring picnics. Ingredients1 lb Louisiana Crawfish tails 1 (8 oz) package elbow pasta or choice of pasta1/2 cup chopped red onion 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper ...
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