food The Rajun' Cajun Cussin' Creole Cook

Blackened fish is very good, lots of things started as mistakes, it's akin to a charred or crusted steak or the bark on BBQ which many people also call burned. If you don't like char with spices that's cool, but blackening is awesome.
 
You can buy blackening spice rub here in most supermarkets now.  Never tried it, might be on the go tomorrow along with gumbo.
 
 
Now, just gotta find out what gumbo is...
 
 
 
 
Any of this stuff any good?
 
 
Packet gumbo
 
 
 
 
:D
 
Seacowboy that looked great.
 
I love soft shell crab po boys, dressed like they should be.  The zenith of sandwiches right there.
 
And F Nick Saban  
 
edit: Zatarian's isn't a bad introduction to any 'cajun' dish.  but it's the Old Bay of cajun - acceptable but no where near as good as your own version.  :)
 
If your Roux ain't as dark as an old penny... you done did it WRONG.

Every time I cook gumbo, which should be more often, I say " Ya'll not want me to see if I cannot get that there knot outta yer way?"
 
True Story.
 
SumOfMyBits said:
If your Roux ain't as dark as an old penny... you done did it WRONG.
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Oh boy here we go.
 
There are 5 types of roux...
 
White, Blond, Peanut Butter, Chocolate, and Brick.
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Is that pic from a New Yorker, THP?
If your Roux starts smelling like burnt popcorn... take it off the heat... you're walking a fine line of almost ruined.
 
frydad4 said:
Holy Moley! Great idea boss!!!
 
I just had a strange thought (happens all the time)
 
I think this territory might be home to the most indecisive cooks of all. 
 
with all due respect...(I LOVE the cuisine and the people and the heritage, etc...)
 
Here's my evidence. Here, and elsewhere, I've seen comments similar to:
 
"That Roux isn't dark enough!!"
 
"That Roux is too dark"
"That needs a roux!"
"Where's the okra?"
 
"Why does that have okra?"
 
"Gumbo has okra dammit!!"
 
"What the hell are you doing putting okra in Gumbo?"
"That's not gumbo, that's jambalaya!!"
 
"That's not Jambalaya, that's just thick Gumbo with okra and File!"
 
"That's Cajun, not creole!"
 
"That's creole, not Cajun!"
 
"Nick Saban is a GOD"
"F Nick Saban!"
 
"Po' boys need oysters!"
 
"Real Po' boys need roast beef!"
 
Crawdads: Suck the heads!
Crawdads: gross. Just eat the tail. 
 
I just can't keep up! All I know, give me a plate of whatever, and I'll eat the heck out of it!! 
 
:)
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FD you are so right, all this thread so far is it "must" be this or "must" have this. Hilarious!!!!! This is going to be a fun one.

Let's see some more dishes!
 
My good friend Boudreaux called me just yesterday with some news.
 
Seems his girlfriend Clotile accidently drove her car off the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.
 
Sadly, even though her window was open she couldn't escape from the seatbelt and drowned.
 
When they retrieved her body they found over 20 blue crabs clinging to her!!!
 
So they put her back down for another set.
 
Good for you Meat!!! I'll bet your wide was so proud of you!!!  :D
 
I think my collards pic ended up in Hogleg's thread, but they turned out so good, that I went to the store this week and actually bought more collards to make them again this week! The country slab bacon worked perfectly for flavoring, and had a surprising amount of meat to it. Who needs ham hocks?!?! But now I'm out of tabasco vinegar, and my poor little plant only has 2 pods! Which ain't too shabby considering it's January.
 
Anyone familiar with poke? Or how it compares to collards?
 
I presume all Cajun cuisines are welcome in this thread. If not, oh well.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Shitty pic of the chicken while blackening. The smoke coming off the pan really blurred the pic. ^^no oil involved.
 
 
 
 
 
Blackened chicken, dirty rice and not quite Cajun (but good anyway) bacon and cheese stuffed jalapeno poppers.
 
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Thanks CJ! I've made gumbo a few times now and my wife loves it, so I must be doing something right!
Jeff that fish looks great! I really need to try blackened fish soon. Only had blackened gator so far and loved it.

Nearly ready to serve. This'll be enough for 3 or 4 meals for us, so who's coming over for dinner?
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MeatHead1313 said:
Jeff that fish looks great! I really need to try blackened fish soon. Only had blackened gator so far and loved it.

 
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That was chicken.
 
jajajajajajaja....
 
I 'member many years ago my room mate and best friend at the time did up a cheese omelette after a heavy
 
night of  :high:
 
I went downtown chowing on it and asked.."what kind of fish is this?"
 
:rofl: 
 
texas blues said:
 
That was chicken.
 
jajajajajajaja....
 
I 'member many years ago my room mate and best friend at the time did up a cheese omelette after a heavy
 
night of  :high:
 
I went downtown chowing on it and asked.."what kind of fish is this?"
 
:rofl:
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:rofl:     If I hadn't cooked it myself that'd be highly probable!  :drunk:
 
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