Cajun Cooking

I’d like to cook something special for my anniversary dinner. Each year I pick recipes from the world and I thought this year we could try Cajun Cooking. The one who gives me something like “family recipes” (I mean a recipe that is not taken from the internet) gets 10 pts.

Thank you and hugs from Italy

Cajun Cooking

Traditional Cajun Cooking would include Turduckins (duck breast stuffed in a chicken stuffed in a turkey) & stuffed chickens. (Both are traditional French recipes long forgotten but rediscovered here in creole & cajun country)

With either, you would first de-bone the bird or ask your local butcher to do it for you(except for the wings), season the interior, then stuff with your choice of dressing. I like to stuff my birds with crayfish etoufee, Jambalaya(my favorite), dirty rice, Boudin, or something more “american” say Broccoli & Cheese rice casserole. Then I like to cook my bird in a clay pot.(I know that you can get your hands on a clay pot for sure in Italy!) Take root vegetables (potatoes, onions, shallots, carrots’ parsnips) & some mushrooms & place them on the bottom of the clay pot. Add a good full bodied red wine like Cabernet, merlot, sangiovese, granache or pinot noir (not chianti!) to the bottom to give a good flavor & add moisture. Place chicken on top of vegetables. Add fresh rosemary, garlic, sage & thyme then season appropriately with sea salt & fresh ground pepper. Cook at 375 for about 1 hour (get a meat thermometer)

DON’T FORGET TO SEASON THE INSIDE OF THE BIRD BEFORE STUFFING!!!!

Remove the bird onto a large cutting board & let cool for 10 minutes. Then with an extremely sharp knife slice the bird from side to side. This should create “Roulades” which should look like a meat circle filled with the stuffing. Season to taste & enjoy a true masterpiece!

For dessert make a white chocolate bread pudding complemented with a whiskey sauce.(recipe on the internet for bread pudding. Just add white chocolate!)
Or go for Bananas Foster
I am a manager at a Cajun Specialty Meat market & we sell about 1000 stuffed chickens every month. For more cooking instructions & ideas go to stuffedfoodstores.com

Because I think that you are in italy here are some leads on some prepackaged products that you can order; Zatatrains Jambalaya(the best), Tony Chaches creole seasonings. Paul Prudhommes seasonings (incredible)

Good Luck & happy anniversary.

Cajun Cooking

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I’d like to cook something special for my anniversary dinner. Each year I pick recipes from the world and I thought this year we could have a cajun menu. The one who gives me something like “family recipes” (I mean a recipe that is not taken from the internet) gets 10 pts.

Thank you and hugs from Italy

Traditional Cajun recipes would include Turduckins (duck breast stuffed in a chicken stuffed in a turkey) & stuffed chickens. (Both are traditional French recipes long forgotten but rediscovered here in creole & cajun country)

With either, you would first de-bone the bird or ask your local butcher to do it for you(except for the wings), season the interior, then stuff with your choice of dressing. I like to stuff my birds with crayfish etoufee, Jambalaya(my favorite), dirty rice, Boudin, or something more “american” say Broccoli & Cheese rice casserole. Then I like to cook my bird in a clay pot.(I know that you can get your hands on a clay pot for sure in Italy!) Take root vegetables (potatoes, onions, shallots, carrots’ parsnips) & some mushrooms & place them on the bottom of the clay pot. Add a good full bodied red wine like Cabernet, merlot, sangiovese, granache or pinot noir (not chianti!) to the bottom to give a good flavor & add moisture. Place chicken on top of vegetables. Add fresh rosemary, garlic, sage & thyme then season appropriately with sea salt & fresh ground pepper. Cook at 375 for about 1 hour (get a meat thermometer)

DON’T FORGET TO SEASON THE INSIDE OF THE BIRD BEFORE STUFFING!!!!

Remove the bird onto a large cutting board & let cool for 10 minutes. Then with an extremely sharp knife slice the bird from side to side. This should create “Roulades” which should look like a meat circle filled with the stuffing. Season to taste & enjoy a true masterpiece!

For dessert make a white chocolate bread pudding complemented with a whiskey sauce.(recipe on the internet for bread pudding. Just add white chocolate!)
Or go for Bananas Foster
I am a manager at a Cajun Specialty Meat market & we sell about 1000 stuffed chickens every month. For more cooking instructions & ideas go to stuffedfoodstores.com

Because I think that you are in italy here are some leads on some prepackaged products that you can order; Zatatrains Jambalaya(the best), Tony Chaches creole seasonings. Paul Prudhommes seasonings (incredible)

Good Luck & happy anniversary.

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sports bar for dinner. What would be under 300 calories? I was thinking a turkey burger w/ just ketchup on a bun. heres the rest of the menu and im not a big fan of salads or soups or things w/ alot of vegetables or seafood…
STEAMED CLAMS 12.95
Dozen little necks, onion, garlic, & jalapeños

-CHICKEN CORDON BLUE NUGGETS 6.50
with honey mustard sauce

-CHICKEN WINGS 6.95
Mike’s original, Honey BBQ, or Teriyaki

-SHRIMP COCKTAIL 7.50
4 Jumbo shrimp & zesty cocktail sauce

-CHICKEN FINGERS 6.50
With honey mustard sauce

-NACHOS 7.50
Topped with chili, cheddar, Jalapeños, salsa, & sour cream

-MOZZARELLA STICKS 6.50
With marinara sauce

-BAKED CLAMS 6.95
In the shell topped with bacon

-FRIED PIEROGIES 6.50
Smothered in sautéed onion & served with sour cream

-CLAMS ON THE 1/2 SHELL 6.95
1/2 dozen little necks & cocktail sauce

-POPCORN CHICKEN 6.95
Fried boneless chicken tossed in our famous wing sauce

-MINI TACOS 6.50
served with salsa & sour cream

~SOUPS~

-FRENCH ONION SOUP 4.50
Served in a bread bowl

-HOME MADE CHILI 4.50
with cheddar and onion add 1.00

-SEAFOOD BISQUE 5.00

-SOUP OF THE DAY

~ON THE GREEN~

-GREEK SALAD 4.95
-HOUSE SALAD 3.95
-CAESAR SALAD 4.95
The above salads are available in an Entrée size for an additional 4.00

-CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD 11.95

-SOMETHING LITE 13.95
Grilled chicken & Portobello mushroom, over mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette

-PATRICIAN SALAD 8.95
Glazed walnuts, Crasins, gorgonzola, & raspberry vinaigrette over mixed greens

~OFF THE HOOK~

-CRABMEAT STUFFED FLOUNDER 14.95
Flounder filet with homemade blueclaw crabmeat stuffing served Cajun or Scampi style, With vegetable and your choice of potato

-FRIED JUMBO SHRIMP 15.95
1/2dozen lightly breaded gulf shrimp served with french fries and coleslaw

-ENGLISH STYLE FISH N CHIPS 13.95
Fresh beer battered cod served with fried potato chips and coleslaw

-FRIED SEAFOOD PLATTER 16.95
Flounder, shrimp, homemade crab cakes, french fries, and coleslaw

~SEASONAL SPECIALS~

-SHEPHARD’S PIE 12.95
Ground beef, lamb, and sausage mixed with vegetables in a natural gravy, baked in a mashed potato crust

-CHICKEN POT PIE 12.95
Juicy chunks of chicken and fresh vegetables baked in a tender flaky crust

-ROAST TURKEY DINNER 14.95
Served with stuffing, mashed potato, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetable

-SLICED ROAST BEEF DINNER 14.95
Slow roasted top round beef smothered in rich brown gravy, Served with mashed potato and vegetable

~FOUL POST~

-ROAST LONG ISLAND DUCKLING 17.95
Slow Roasted duck with a garlic orange glaze served with rice and vegetable

-FRIED CHICKEN BASKET 12.95
Served with coleslaw and french fries

-GRILLED BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST 13.95
Original Mike’s Chicken grilled with our wing sauce, Teriyaki style, or Cajun Blackened, Served with vegetable and your choice of potato

~ITALIAN~

-CHICKEN PARMIGIANA 12.95
-VEAL PARMIGIANA 15.95
-SHRIMP PARMIGIANA 15.95
All of the above served with pasta of the day

-HOMEMADE LASAGNA 12.95
Pasta layered with ricotta and mozzarella cheese with meat sauce

~ON OUR GRILL~

-20 oz. PORTERHOUSE STEAKS 21.95
Mike’s Marinated
Cajun Blackened
French dipped
All of the above served with vegetable and your choice of potato

-16 oz. NEW YORK STRIP STEAK 19.95
Char-broiled sirloin with a rich brown gravy, Served with vegetable and your choice of potato

-MARINATED SKIRT STEAK 16.95
Tender skirt steak charbroiled to your preference, Served with vegetable and your choice of potato

~1/2 POUND BURGERS~

All served with dill pickle chips and choice of potato salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw, onion rings, french fries, or waffle fries

-GRUMPY JACK’S MARINATED BURGER 6.95
In our own special marinade

-MOON BURGER 7.50
Topped with mushrooms & mozzarella

-PIZZA BURGER 6.95
Topped with Marinara and Mozzarella

-TURKEY BURGER 6.95
Topped with sautéed onion and cheddar

-CAJUN BURGER 7.50
Our famous wing sauce, sautéed onions, and cheddar

-VEGGIE BURGER 6.95

-CHEESE BURGER 6.95

-HAMBURGER 6.50

CUSTOMIZE YOUR BURGER WITH YOUR CHOICE OF BACON, SAUTEED ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, LETTUCE & TOMATO, OR CHILI FOR AN ADDITIONAL 75 CENTS

~SANDWICH & WRAP BOARD~

All served with dill pickle chips and choice of potato salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw, onion rings, french fries, or waffle fries.

-ROAST BEEF ON MOZZARELLA GARLIC BREAD 7.50
Lean thin sliced roast beef on homemade garlic bread topped with mozzarella cheese

-CHICKEN CUTLET ON MOZZARELLA GARLIC BREAD 7.50
Grilled or fried chicken cutlet on homemade garlic bread topped with mozzarella

-SLICED SKIRT STEAK ON MOZZARELLA GARLIC BREAD 8.95
Juicy grilled steak on our homemade garlic bread topped with mozzarella cheese

-BOARS HEAD HAM & CHEESE 6.50
-BACON, LETTUCE, & TOMATO 5.95
-ALBACORE TUNA SALAD 6.50
-TURKEY or ROAST

Just because it’s a TURKEY burger doesn’t mean it’s light on calories…it probablky has 700-800 calories. You should get a sandwich without bacon and even that won’t be that little calories. The only thing you listed that will be 300 calories is the shrimp coctail.

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Cajun Style baby!!!! Very easy to make ….

Basic ing…
1 pk red kidney beans
1/2 onion
2 stalks of celery
black pepper(to taste) just a pinch
1 tbl season salt
2 tbl garlic power
1 ts. onion
1/2 cup or chick broth
1ts. of cayanne pepper
2 cups of thick sliced smoked sausage
1 pk of smoked turkey necks*** optional
1 tbl parsley flakes
1 stick of butter
1 half of a box of red bean seasoning mix** optional
cooked rice

Seasoning for the Steak:( just a little sprinkle)
season salt
garlic powder
lite soy sauce

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…About 5 years ago my wife & I visited New Orleans & took a side trip to the Bayou Country. I love spicy food & felt like I was in Paradise then. I recently had a craving for some spicy Cajun snacks & I ordered Simply Cajun pickled chicken eggs + Simply Cajun pickled quail eggs + Simply Cajun polish sausage over the internet. I also discovered ( but did not order ) something called turducken ( which I understand is turkey stuffed with duck, chicken & sometimes creole sausage ? ) ??—Can anyone tell me what these items taste like ? Are they considered delicacies ? Are they aquired Tastes? Is Simply Cajun a good authentic brand or is there a better brand ? What does turducken taste like ? Does turducken taste good ? Lastly….does anyone know any good websites where similar Cajun food can be purchased ? What is the best website ? Are there other good Cajun foods you would recommend ?….And does anyone know of any Cajun supermarkets on Long Island, New York ? —-Thanks

I’m glad that you are a fan of our cuisine. It is mighty tasty. I hope that this will help. Turducken is amazing, it is tender and full of flavor, holiday favorites! I highly recommend it. Although I really can’t describe it for you other than that it’s great! I don’t know much about cajun stores in New York, but I know some things that will help you cook. Tony Chachere’s seasoning is a staple in every kitchen in Louisiana, it is a great start for seasoning anything! They also make a roux mix ( the base for gumbo) which has a great recipe for an amazing authentic gumbo. (although feel free to add lib and make it your own gumbo). You can also order riceland crawfish to be shipped which are farm raised here and they too have a great recipe for a great Etouffee……. when cooking with crawfish never use China crawfish the flavoring and the texture is not what you are looking for and it is much better to use the "real" thing. The best cookbooks that I can recommend for you are anything by Paul Prudomme, it’ll knock your socks off!!! Prepare to cook for some time, but open some wine have some fun and the time the food takes to prepare will pay off, greatness takes time, even in the kitchen.

Here is a great recipe for BBQ shrimp–it is one of my favorites, but ya gotta have the Tony’s to make it one of the most amazing things you will ever put in your mouth!

3-4 pounds of Prawn Shrimp ( it is important they are prawns)
4 sticks of butter
2 large bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing
1 jar Pepper Corns
Pepper Corns with a grinder
1 large jar of minced garlic
Tony’s Seasoning

cut the butter into cubes and put it in a large deep pan, generously cover the butter in garlic, (don’t be shy about the garlic-it’s a huge part of what makes cajun food what it is), place prawns on top of this, add a little more garlic on top of prawns, pour in dressing, place pepper corns generously through out the dish, then grind at least half of the grinder of peppercorns over the dish evenly, add tony’s to taste ( it’s spicy!!!) Cover with tin foil, place in oven on 350 until shrimp turn bright pink! Don’t let them over cook!!!

Get plenty of french bread, place in the center of the table, get bowls, and enjoy!!!! Make sure to get plenty of the "sauce" to enjoy with your shrimp and bread, it is amazing!!!

Good luck with your cooking adventures.

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Me and my fiance love all types of food especially, seafood,spanish, afro latin cuisine, french creole, italian and traditional mexican and of course good old southern cooking !! please give me some suggestions on a menu for our 200+ wedding guest any ideas for action stations , and buffet items. thanks !

Depends on what you want to spend, but people usually expect a beef carving station, and maybe ham or turkey.
I think it’s boring but people do like it.
A pasta bar can have 3 types of pasta and chefs can add sauces or pasta can be premade and guests help themselves. The fewer the chefs the lower the cost of course.
After that a sushi station ( you’ll need 3 chef’s just for that for 200 guests) is popular, or a Yakitori grill,as well as a Taco bar. Try Beef Chix and Fish or Shrimp Tacos. Try a raw seafood station with piles of cooked Kiwi mussels (Greengage) , Oysters (preopened) and Shrimp.
It it’s outside just a big grill with BBQ might be enough if there is variety like sausage, beef, chix , ribs etc.
Or a traditional NE clambake. You need a caterer who knows how to do this but you get seafood, chicken, hot dogs, chowder, and corn. It’s different fun and everyone gets to wear a bib.

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