#creole

5 viral recipes tagged #creole.

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  Creole · Main course · 130 min

  Chicken & Andouille Gumbo

  Louisiana in a pot: a deep, dark roux cooked the color of chocolate, the Cajun 'holy trinity' of onion, celery, and pepper, smoky andouille sausage, and chicken, simmered into a rich, soulful stew and served over rice. The roux is everything — and it cannot be rushed.

  creolestewcomfort
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  American · Main course · 85 min

  Jambalaya

  This is Louisiana Creole "red" jambalaya: andouille, chicken thighs, and shrimp simmered into long-grain rice with the holy trinity, tomatoes, and a tight Cajun spice blend. One pot, deeply savory, with separate tender grains and the prized lightly-crusted bottom layer.

  creolecajunone-pot
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  Creole · Main course · 215 min

  Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

  A New Orleans wash-day classic: dried red kidney beans simmered low and slow with andouille, a smoky ham hock, and the Creole trinity until the pot turns thick, silky, and deeply savory. The magic is patience plus mashing a scoop of the cooked beans back in, which builds a creamy gravy with no flour or roux. Ladled over fluffy white rice with a shake of hot sauce, it eats like the most comforting meal in Louisiana.

  creolelouisianamain-course
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  Creole · Side dish · 10 min

  Creole Seasoning

  Creole seasoning is Louisiana's all-purpose dry spice blend: smoky-sweet paprika, garlic, onion, and herbs with a warm cayenne kick balanced by salt and two kinds of pepper. Whisked together in minutes, the powder is fine and pourable so it clings evenly to blackened fish, jambalaya, roast chicken, and fries. Mixing it yourself lets you dial the heat and salt exactly where you want them, and a quick pass through a sieve keeps the blend lump-free.

  creolespice-blendseasoning
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  Creole · Main course · 35 min

  Blackened Chicken

  Blackened chicken is a Creole classic: butter-dipped chicken breasts crusted in a bold paprika-cayenne spice blend, then seared in a ripping-hot cast-iron skillet until the coating toasts to a deep mahogany shell. The outside is smoky, crackly, and intensely seasoned while the inside stays juicy, because pounding the breasts to an even thickness lets them cook through in the few minutes it takes the crust to form. It is a 35-minute dinner that tastes like it came off a New Orleans line.

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