Cajun Recipes

Cajun Cuisine Categories

Cajun recipes come from South Louisiana and are endeared as is the culture and traditional of the Cajun people. Cajuns are people with a rich culture that has been blended with the heritage of the people of Germany, Italy, Africa, Spain and the Choctaw Indians of the Gulf Coast. All of these nationalities have contributed to the unique flavor of Cajun recipes.

Cajun recipes not only use the spices and flavorings of all these nationalities but use all natural ingredients that are found in Southern Louisiana and are usually combined into one large pot to create unique and tasty meals. These resources include fish, rice, pungent spices, shellfish, and vegetables. One pot dishes include such meals as Jambalaya, Gumbo, Sauce Piquante, and Crawfish Etouffee.

Other great ingredients that are used in Cajun dishes include items that are plentiful in the bayous and waterways that are found throughout Southern Louisiana which include includes rice, crawfish, mirlitons, cushaws, okra, green onions, green peppers, garlic, eggplant, sassafras (which is ground into file' powder used as a thickening agent in gumbo), turtles, frogs, ducks, grouse, quail, geese, opossums, rabbits, raccoons, bass, sweet potatoes and sugar cane. From the Gulf of Mexico come oysters, shrimp, red snapper, pompano, crabs, redfish, scallops, lemon fish, flounder and speckled trout.

As you visit our website and categories you will find several wonderful dishes that will not only please your palate but will excite your family as well. For breakfast you can serve Chicken and Sausage Gumbo which will be easy to prepare and will delight the entire family with a new and unique breakfast before they go to school and work.

If you are planning on a dinner party and want to give your guests a wonderful and unique cuisine then you can check out some of the great Cajun recipes in our main dish section. You will find some yummy meals such as Baked Tuna Stuffed Potatoes which is a delightful meal that will give a zesty flavor to any meal, Barbecued Ribs Cajun style is hot and spicy and is a favorite among many, or you could try another specialty that everyone seems to enjoy which is Boiled Crawfish.

Cajun cooking also includes some great muffins that are great to serve alone or with meals that are sure to be a hit with your family. You are sure to enjoy New Orleans Black Muffins which uses pecans and molasses to treat you and your guests to a sweet and delectable treat.
 

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