Great Cajun And Creole Recipes
The food and recipes from the great state of Louisiana and importantly New Orleans are an eclectic combination of foods, and flavors. As they say in The Big Easy “Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez” Let the Good Times Roll” The rich history of the area gives us a melting pot of cooking techniques, and recipes. Some of the more popular Cajun recipes include, Jambalaya, New Orleans Style Barbecued Shrimp, Po’ Boy Subs, Red Beans and Rice and fresh Oysters on the half shell. Other stand out recipes includes Muffuletta, Dirty Rice, Sea Food Gumbo, Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Blackened Drum or Red Fish. Famous Creole recipes include Crawfish Etouffee, Shrimp Creole, and Seafood Crepes. Some other great local specialties include Beignets and great tasting coffee. One of my favorite recipes is Char Broiled Oysters, cooked with butter and garlic. Here is a short list of The Bald Chef’s best Cajun and Creole recipes:
Here is a list of great Cajun recipes:
- Louisiana Shrimp Po’ Boy Recipe
- Best Creole Jambalaya Recipe
- Cajun Dirty Rice Recipe
- Great Cajun Red Beans And Rice Recipe
- Best Cajun Pasta Recipe
- Creole Jambalaya, New Orleans Style Recipe
- Cajun Crawfish Etouffee Recipe
- Cajun Char Grilled Oysters Recipe
- Best Shrimp Creole Recipe
- Best Bourbon Chicken Cajun Recipe
- Best Cajun Barbecue Shrimp Recipe
- Best Creole Gumbo Recipe
- Cajun Bloody Mary
- Best Hurricane Drink Recipe From New Orleans
- Best Cajun mixed grilled recipe
- Best Cajun gumbo recipe
The cooking techniques, such as deep frying, broiling, sautéing, boiling, Steaming, and blacking. With Gulf seafood plentiful frying is used in preparing some of the best recipes suck as fried oysters, shrimp, and Catfish which are used in making Po Boy Submarine Sandwiches. In the French Quarters section of New Orleans many Restaurants serve baskets of, fried Shrimp, Clams, Oysters, Alligator, and Catfish. Steaming techniques and boiling is used to cook some of the best fresh Cajun seafood recipes. Crawfish, Shrimp, and Clams are steamed and or boiled to the delight of many hungry coinsures of these Cajun popular dishes. Crawfish when in season are boiled in a broth of seasoned stock and sold by the pound. In cooking many Cajun dishes broiling is used to prepare many outstaying recipes such as Oysters Rockefeller, Louisiana Seafood Grill, and cooking many types of meats. Creole style recipes often time are sautéed such as Shrimp Creole and Crawfish Etouffee. Blacking is a technique that utilizes coating fish or Prime Rib which is coated with blacking spices. When the food has been coated it is placed into a lightly oiled cast iron pan and cooked until the spices have blacked releasing the oils of the seasoning.
Important Ingredients In Cajun Recipes
In many Cajun recipes the use of a Roux is a base for many Cajun sauce and soup recipes. Roux is made by using butter or vegetable oil that is cooked with flour slowly to make a roux that can range in color from butter cream to milk chocolate, the darker the roux the richer and nuttier the flavor of the soup or the sauce. The base for many Cajun recipes is the Holy Trinity of Cajun recipes onion, green pepper, and celery. Rice is a mainstay in many recipes and is produced in local rice patties near New Orleans. Andouille smoked sausage is used in a wide range of recipes such as Red Beans and Rice, Gumbo, and Jambalaya. Okra a popular ingredient in many recipes was brought to Louisiana by Africans. They say add Okra to any soup and you have Gumbo. Gumbo is one of the most popular Cajun soups found in New Orleans. In the winter months Gumbo is made from Duck, Chicken, and Andouille smoked sausage. In the spring and Summer Months Gumbo is typically mad with fresh oysters, shrimp, and crawfish (locally called Mud Bugs). Cajuns use a wide verity of spices in their cooking, which can get a little spicy. Some of the main seasonings are fresh Garlic, Green Onion, Bay Leaf, and Sea salt and Black Pepper. Some of standout spices used in both Cajun and Creole Recipes is Fiele powder, Cayenne Pepper, Parsley, and fresh herbs.
Little History of Cajun Food Recipes From The Bald Chef
The evolution of Creole cooking, just like Cajun cooking began in New Orleans. The main part of the old city is the French Quarters blocked in by Rampart St, Esplande Av, Cannel St and the Mississippi River. The food is a mix of French, African, Spanish, Native Indian, and Italian cooking styles. Cajuns originated in Southern France, and then moved on to Nova Scotia in a colony later to be called Acadia. The area known as the French Quarters has a rich heritage and is a great spot to eat some amazing Creole, and Cajun foods. At one point New Orleans was the third largest city in the new world. The British pushed the Cajun’s out of Acadia to New Orleans. Cajun and Creole cuisines began showing up in the 18th century. Creole cuisine was the mixture of the Acadian Spanish, French, African and native Indian influences. New Orleans. The word Creole refers to the original settlers of Louisiana. The first settlers of South Louisiana came from France, Spain, Africa as early as 1700 and were joined the local Indian tribes of the area. Here in the Crescent City you will find tasty and delicious Cajun and Creole recipes.