Cajun Kitchen

In Cajun might say, "no perfect boyfriend." No need to be ashamed of your heritage, not Cajun, but no need to go through life without good food, either. Joking aside, the Cajun food offers both in the way of flavor and texture that he recognized as one of the most unique cuisines in the world and is very much a part of Americana cooking. Some Cajun favorites:

Jambalaya

Ahh-E! There are tons of "just add meat" boxed lunches there for this dish Cajun. Do not be that person. You can taste authentic Jambalaya in under an hour with very little effort, really. And smells!

Ingredients
1 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined
1 / 3 lb. chicken, cooked and shredded
1 / 3 lb. of sausage cut
1 / 3 lb cubed cooked ham
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped white
2 cups chicken broth
1 (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 / 2 cup diced celery
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup uncooked rice
1 / 2 c. Tabasco sauce
1 / 4 c. thyme
1 bay leaf
1 / 4 c. pepper
3 / 4 c. teaspoon salt

Directions:
Cook onions, peppers, celery and garlic in two tablespoons of oil in a saucepan until onions are slightly translucent. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp are pink but not dry. Remove from heat and put aside.

In saucepan, add ½ tsp Tea oil dry rice and brown rice, taking care not to burn. Stir in broth, tomatoes, salt, pepper, thyme, Tabasco and bay leaf.

Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to simmer. Simmer 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender.

Stir in shrimp and all meats. Cover and cook until heated through. Remove the bay leaf, and impress you.

Calas

Well this is not something you will probably find that elsewhere in Cajun cuisine. Nobody knows why he never caught, but Galas is definitely a traditional Cajun treatment. Serve to your guests as dessert, they are sure to be impressed by your knowledge of Southern culture!

Ingredients
6 c. tablespoons flour
2 v. tablespoon baking powder
3 c. tablespoons sugar
powdered sugar
1 / 4 c. salt
2 cups cooked rice
1 / 4 c. vanilla
1 pinch nutmeg
2 eggs
vegetable oil (for frying)

Directions:
Mix dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and vanilla. In another bowl, mix the rice and eggs.

Add dry ingredients to the rice and egg and mix thoroughly. Drop by spoonfuls into a pan of hot vegetable oil (about 360 degrees F) and fry until browned. Be very careful when you do! Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve hot.

These you can achieve a full meal and should roughly give your family and friends plush, but somehow wanting more.