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Cajun Crawfish and Shrimp Etouffe

Submitted by: RHONDA35

Home Town: Rio Hondo, Texas, USA

Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

An authentic Louisiana recipe with a rich and spicy fresh tomato based roux with fresh garlic, bell peppers, celery and onions mixed with crawfish and shrimp. A little time consuming but well worth it!! Serve over steamed rice with hushpuppies and/or crackers on the side.

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Creole Seasoning Blend

Submitted by: JOSLYN

This Creole seasoning blend is great for seasoning rice, meats, soups and stews, or anything that needs a flavor boost. Also makes a great gift when placed in a decorative jar with recipe attached.

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Deep-Fried Turkey Marinade

Submitted by: BDWERNER

This mean rub adds a flavorful zest to deep-fried turkey!

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Good New Orleans Creole Gumbo

Submitted by: dailyrecipedoctor

A third-generation Cajun cook reveals gumbo secrets learned from her New Orleans mother and grandmother. Get your wrists limbered up, this is the real deal, with a slow cooked roux and gumbo file powder flavoring the shrimp, crabmeat, and andouille sausage. Ay-eee!

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Cajun Spice Mix

Submitted by: Bobbie Jean

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Frankfort, Illinois, USA

This is a mildly hot Cajun spice mix you make yourself with common spices from your pantry. For those who like it hotter, add the optional crushed red pepper. This makes a great oven Cajun hashbrowns!

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Deep-Fried Turkey

Provided by: Tim and Meredith

Deep-frying a turkey takes place outdoors. A twelve pound turkey will cook for about 45 minutes. A whole peeled onion is used to keep the three gallons of oil from scorching.

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Cajun Corn and Crab Bisque

Submitted by: YOYO78

Home Town: Kenner, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Hermitage, Tennessee, USA

Traditional seasonings and ingredients from Louisiana's Cajun country make this creamy soup of fresh crab, corn, onions, celery, and garlic a hit.

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Broccoli Crawfish Cheese Soup

Submitted by: DONTOM

Tender cooked broccoli floret, crawfish and cheddar cheese are gently stirred into this creole seasoned soup made with condensed cream of mushroom and celery soups.

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Seafood Creole

Submitted by: Plain ole Bob

Home Town: Ute Park, New Mexico, USA

Living In: Swansboro, North Carolina, USA

Delectable chunks of fish, rock shrimp, and scallops bask in a spicy Creole sauce. This would go great with hot cooked rice, garlic bread, a green salad, and a glass of good white wine.

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Deep Fried Turkey Rub

Submitted by: HEBEGEBE

This is an awesome rub for your deep fried turkey. Can also be used on chickens...just be sure to marinate in the fridge for at least 24 hrs for the best flavor. 2 days is optimal. Enjoy!!

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Shrimp, Sausage, and Fish Jambalaya

Submitted by: Baron

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

This take on jambalaya uses shrimp, andouille sausage, and cod in a well-seasoned rice and tomato mixture for a large pot of delicious.

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Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey

Submitted by: Peg in East Tennessee

Home Town: Toronto, Kansas, USA

Living In: Ten Mile, Tennessee, USA

Delicious, juicy and tender, this recipe was given to me by a true Cajun sixteen years ago and has been on our Thanksgiving table ever since.

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Grant's Special Mardi Gras Pasta

Submitted by: Shannon Bluestein

Living In: Sterling, Illinois, USA

Tame the ragin' Cajun flavors of tomato, shrimp and andouille sausage with this refined creamy pasta sauce that includes colorful flecks of red, green, and yellow peppers. The butter-rich sauce is served with fettuccine pasta.

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Seafood Gumbo Stock

Provided by: Sara

Roasted shrimp shells are simmered all day in water seasoned with whole cloves, bay leaf, garlic, and vegetables in this stock to use as a base in seafood gumbos.

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Cajun Shrimp

Submitted by: SlimCookins

Living In: Prattville, Alabama, USA

Shrimp seasoned with paprika, thyme, oregano, garlic, and red pepper.

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Crawfish Pie

Submitted by: Randy Brown

Crawfish pie is a famous Cajun dish, and this version is loaded with crawfish tail meat and vegetables, with a hint of heat from cayenne pepper.

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Louisiana Crawfish Boil

Submitted by: IMANKAY

Living In: Houston, Texas, USA

Feed a crowd with a Cajun-style crawfish boil prepared outside over propane heat or inside atop the stove. Use your largest stockpot and boil artichokes, potatoes, corn, onions, mushrooms, green beans, and sausage with crawfish in a spicy broth brimming with traditional seasonings.

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Go-To Crawfish Etouffee

Submitted by: Staci

Home Town: Brandon, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Madison, Mississippi, USA

A simplified but delicious version of this Cajun favorite takes it from a once-in-a-while special treat to a weeknight favorite. You don't slave over a traditional roux, and the recipe only takes 40 minutes.

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Creamy Crawfish Bisque

Submitted by: Skeeter

Home Town: Midland, Texas, USA

Beginning with the 'holy trinity' of leek, carrot, and celery puts you on the right path to this creamy crawfish soup seasoned with fresh tarragon and thyme and a bit of brandy.

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