Cajun – Kusina ni Norie

Red Beans And Rice

Cajun Style This bean dish is not the same as the Pinto beans that some people also call Red Beans and Rice here in Texas. This version is from Louisiana and uses the kind of beans called Red beans which is really red but after it’s cooked turns to brownish red like pinto beans. PintoContinue reading “Red Beans And Rice”

Shrimp Etouffee

Etouffee means smothered in French. It is a Cajun dish that started and became popular in lower Louisiana by the Acadians. It became a traditional New Orleans food and has spread almost nationwide especially in southeastern Texas. There are two kinds of etouffee. One is called blonde and the other is dark. The difference isContinue reading “Shrimp Etouffee”

Red Snapper Pontchartrain

Or With Any White Fleshed and Bland Fish Fillet I love seafood and one of my favorite fishes is red snapper. We went to a fish wholesale place and saw some very fresh whole red snappers. I could not resist the urge to buy a couple of them along with a pint of lump crabsContinue reading “Red Snapper Pontchartrain”

Chicken Gumbo

With or Without Sausage I always get good compliments on my gumbo whenever I make it for company. They say that they have eaten a lot of gumbo elsewhere before but mine was the best. I even heard from a guest that she thought her mother from Louisiana made the best gumbo but mine wasContinue reading “Chicken Gumbo”

Seafood Gumbo

Ingredients: Rue (Roux): Actually I don’t measure anything but the above measurements are only a guide for 4 to 6 servings. Use more or less of any ingredient and also according to how much you are making. The pictured gumbo in the cooking process is a very large batch for a large company. Procedure: HeatContinue reading “Seafood Gumbo”

Crawfish Étouffée

Shrimp Étouffée (Pronounced Eh-too-fey) This is a Cajun dish, a traditional New Orleans food. Cajuns are Acadian French ethnic group living in the lower state of Louisiana. This is one of the popular dishes and favorites of the Louisianan of French descents and has spread to the eastern Texas border. Etouffee means smothered in French.Continue reading “Crawfish Étouffée”