contest BEGIN! Bayou Battle
- Thread starter The Hot Pepper
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Cajun Enchiladas! 
Oh man can't wait to see this.
Oh man can't wait to see this.
Fire Creole Shrimp-n-Rice
Fasten seatbelts and keep all hands and body parts inside the car until stopped....Here we go! Off on a Creole Cast Iron adventure............
Teaser pic of Ingredients
The Holy Trinity
Happy Trinity Getting to know each other x2
Pecans added for the rice...play nice now
Tomatoes, Cayenne, Tepin, Tabasco Powders added along with 2 Bay Leaves
Simmer for 20 minutes while everything gets aquainted.....The wait is killing me
Add shrimp and simmer for 5 more minutes
Drum Roll Please............ Fire Creole Shrimp over Pecan Rice
Fasten seatbelts and keep all hands and body parts inside the car until stopped....Here we go! Off on a Creole Cast Iron adventure............
Teaser pic of Ingredients
The Holy Trinity
Happy Trinity Getting to know each other x2
Pecans added for the rice...play nice now
Tomatoes, Cayenne, Tepin, Tabasco Powders added along with 2 Bay Leaves
Simmer for 20 minutes while everything gets aquainted.....The wait is killing me
Add shrimp and simmer for 5 more minutes
Drum Roll Please............ Fire Creole Shrimp over Pecan Rice
WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!
Hell YES, Paul!
I'd eat the rice OR the shrimp all on it's own....but together they're mesmerizing!
Edit: And by the way....I think that's the third CI dutch I've seen in this competition! AMAZING!!
P.S. I want a Jambalaya pot!!
Hell YES, Paul!
I'd eat the rice OR the shrimp all on it's own....but together they're mesmerizing!
Edit: And by the way....I think that's the third CI dutch I've seen in this competition! AMAZING!!
P.S. I want a Jambalaya pot!!
Andouille? Yes we do.
This was a tough one. With all this brain warping terminology and rules... SoFlo had to bust out the Excel spreadsheets and bust out our inner-dorkiness. And by Excel spreadsheets I mean dart-boards... and inner-dorkiness is universally know as total awesomeness. Of the protein choices I had to go with shrimp & andouille. Okra is a fav as well as tomatoes, so had to include them. The trinity with some garlic & salt/cayenne powder, plus the okra and tomatoes boiled down and reduced to pure sweet tenderness... nothing better. Grilled andouille... boiled/steamed shrimp in cayenne'd old bay... Are you kidding me??? And for the heat: a nice smothering of creole mustard and some grill-roasted finger hots!
SoFlo had it goin' on, tough TD or not.
Boiling down the trinity for a good half hour with some fresh chopped garlic & salt.
Added in the tomatoes and the okra to the mix. Slowed to a simmer and let this reduce to sweet pasty goodness. I think this is a re-mix of HotStuff's basic gumbo minus the meat.
Grilled andouille and finder hots. Perfect.
Poppied French bread with halved grilled andouille. This is the beginning of the build.
Cooling the shkrumps so they can be peeled without burning the s out of our hands.
Skrumpped gewdness!
Hoary-morrey... nothing left to say.
A little SoCo for good measure.
SoFlo
This was a tough one. With all this brain warping terminology and rules... SoFlo had to bust out the Excel spreadsheets and bust out our inner-dorkiness. And by Excel spreadsheets I mean dart-boards... and inner-dorkiness is universally know as total awesomeness. Of the protein choices I had to go with shrimp & andouille. Okra is a fav as well as tomatoes, so had to include them. The trinity with some garlic & salt/cayenne powder, plus the okra and tomatoes boiled down and reduced to pure sweet tenderness... nothing better. Grilled andouille... boiled/steamed shrimp in cayenne'd old bay... Are you kidding me??? And for the heat: a nice smothering of creole mustard and some grill-roasted finger hots!
SoFlo had it goin' on, tough TD or not.
Boiling down the trinity for a good half hour with some fresh chopped garlic & salt.
Added in the tomatoes and the okra to the mix. Slowed to a simmer and let this reduce to sweet pasty goodness. I think this is a re-mix of HotStuff's basic gumbo minus the meat.
Grilled andouille and finder hots. Perfect.
Poppied French bread with halved grilled andouille. This is the beginning of the build.
Cooling the shkrumps so they can be peeled without burning the s out of our hands.
Skrumpped gewdness!
Hoary-morrey... nothing left to say.
A little SoCo for good measure.
SoFlo
Some in process shots:
The trinity with the seasonings -
Adding the tomatoes -
Creole (enchalada) sauce -
The andouille and shrimp -
Finished enchalada stuffing (andouille, shrimp, rice, garlic, tomatoe, etc)-
Grilling the corn (notice the snow) -
Corn salsa chopped ingredients -
Finished corn salsa -
Will post a few more action shots when I fry the tortillas brushed with Cappy's Brain Strain Sauce - then the final plating.
Getting close to plating:
Using Cappy's Brain Strain Sauce to coat the tortillas before frying -
Assembling the enchaladas -
Next up - the final product.
Wow. Nuff said.
Crazy Creole shenannigans from da SoFlo posse!!!
Sammich looks amazing!!!
....but what's with the rubber band on the beer can?
Sammich looks amazing!!!
....but what's with the rubber band on the beer can?
Sum, where's your pepper hotter than cayenne?
Thanks Paulky. The flavors all melded together was mesmerizing. This was an awesome feast and an awesome idea for a throwdown. Regardless if I get enough votes for a win, or any votes for that matter, this Throwdown was a Win! WIN!!!
Finger hots are hotter than Cayenne. Is this a misconception? I had one that bleaux my mind last night!
Here's my 1st entry:
Buddy's Cajanadas (Cajun Enchaladas):
Fried enchaladas filled with creole sauce combined with shrimp, andouille, and rice with grilled corn salsa and a margarita (of course)
Wasn't sure going in what this would taste like, but I was really happy with the result. Hope everyone enjoys this as much as I did while making and dining on it.
Thanks! Not real familiar with them. Publix?
That things looks killer. How long was it?
Sweet lookin' grubbage ya got there, Buddy!
buddy - WIN!
Here's my 1st entry:
Buddy's Cajanadas (Cajun Enchaladas):
Fried enchaladas filled with creole sauce combined with shrimp, andouille, and rice with grilled corn salsa and a margarita (of course)
Wasn't sure going in what this would taste like, but I was really happy with the result. Hope everyone enjoys this as much as I did while making and dining on it.
Buddy, great inovative dish, with all that Brain Strain sauce it's gotta be smokin, that little pile of sauce looks like it too.
salsalady
eXtreme Business
Laissez les bons temps rouler
Let the good times roll!
Hubby spent some time in New Orleans with his rugby team during Mardi Gras back in 1983. This entry is based on the good times they had. Please enjoy-
Shrimp, Chicken and Andouille Etouffee over rice
Shrimp Boil
Cajun Tater Salad
Spicy Corn Bread
Parmesan & Garlic Baguette slices
Pecan pie
Meats used-
shrimp, chicken, andouille
Sides-
corn, rice, pecans
cooking style-
etouffee, boil
Staples-
Roux, trinity, shrimp boil, homemade creole mustard
Chiles-
cayenne powder, 2 small 7 Pods, lots of other habs, fatalii and superhots in the dry spices.
Shrimp Etouffee with chicken and andouille-
A jazzed up trinity with a couple little 7 Pods (some of the very last hanging on the chile plants)
Chicken seasoned with homemade cajun spice with extra cayenne
handmade andouille from the local butcher shop, heavy on the smokey and spicy= YUMMY!
A nice dark roux-
I wanted the chicken to get "fried" before going into the etouffee, so the andouille went into the fry pan just long enough to start releasing some of the fat, next the the spiced chicken to get some crispies on it, then the Jazzy Trinity-
Chicken stock with the roux, all the fixings and the pot gets happy~~~
Good stuff on deck for the shrimp boil-
Shrimp, andouille, corn on the cob, red potatoes, cauliflower and mushrooms in the bag, Boil bag seasoning, lemon, garlic, onion, cayenne,
A HOT boil, ready to soak for a few-
The Side Dishes-
Cajun Tater Salad- red potatoes, celery, green onion, boiled eggs, mayo, homemade creole mustard, cayenne, salt, pepper. (hubby said this recipe is better than my regular potato salad!)
Spicy Cornbread- cornmeal, flour, eggs, milk, baking powder and a healthy spoonful of fresh Yellow Spice Blend (aji chinchi, fatalii, peter peppers)
Parmesan Garlic baguette slices- smear baguette slices with melted butter, crushed garlic, sprinkle with parmesan and broil
Pecan Pie- standard recipe with Peruvian White habanero powder added!
Rice- (aka=rice)
Bring it all together, COME AND GET IT!
Laissez les bons temps rouler, Let the good times roll!
Let the good times roll!
Hubby spent some time in New Orleans with his rugby team during Mardi Gras back in 1983. This entry is based on the good times they had. Please enjoy-
Shrimp, Chicken and Andouille Etouffee over rice
Shrimp Boil
Cajun Tater Salad
Spicy Corn Bread
Parmesan & Garlic Baguette slices
Pecan pie
Meats used-
shrimp, chicken, andouille
Sides-
corn, rice, pecans
cooking style-
etouffee, boil
Staples-
Roux, trinity, shrimp boil, homemade creole mustard
Chiles-
cayenne powder, 2 small 7 Pods, lots of other habs, fatalii and superhots in the dry spices.
Shrimp Etouffee with chicken and andouille-
A jazzed up trinity with a couple little 7 Pods (some of the very last hanging on the chile plants)
Chicken seasoned with homemade cajun spice with extra cayenne
handmade andouille from the local butcher shop, heavy on the smokey and spicy= YUMMY!
A nice dark roux-
I wanted the chicken to get "fried" before going into the etouffee, so the andouille went into the fry pan just long enough to start releasing some of the fat, next the the spiced chicken to get some crispies on it, then the Jazzy Trinity-
Chicken stock with the roux, all the fixings and the pot gets happy~~~
Good stuff on deck for the shrimp boil-
Shrimp, andouille, corn on the cob, red potatoes, cauliflower and mushrooms in the bag, Boil bag seasoning, lemon, garlic, onion, cayenne,
A HOT boil, ready to soak for a few-
The Side Dishes-
Cajun Tater Salad- red potatoes, celery, green onion, boiled eggs, mayo, homemade creole mustard, cayenne, salt, pepper. (hubby said this recipe is better than my regular potato salad!)
Spicy Cornbread- cornmeal, flour, eggs, milk, baking powder and a healthy spoonful of fresh Yellow Spice Blend (aji chinchi, fatalii, peter peppers)
Parmesan Garlic baguette slices- smear baguette slices with melted butter, crushed garlic, sprinkle with parmesan and broil
Pecan Pie- standard recipe with Peruvian White habanero powder added!
Rice- (aka=rice)
Bring it all together, COME AND GET IT!
Laissez les bons temps rouler, Let the good times roll!
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