6 cajun red gravy Recipes

red kidney beans, onion chopped, bell pepper chopped, jalapeno peppers chopped (optional), garlic minced, smoked sausage cut in 1/2 inch pieces, bay leaf, pork hambone, salt to taste, red pepper or cayenne to taste, black pepper to taste, water to cover beans cooked rice, wash beans. add in the crock-pot , the washed beans, onions, bell pepper, garlic, hambone, and bay leaf. pour enough water in the crock-pot so that the water is 2 to 3 inches above the beans. turn the crock-pot on low and cook overnight or 10 hours or during the day while at work. do not peak or uncover., early the next morning or returning from work, check and see if the water has been reduced. if further reduction of water is needed and generally it is needed, turn the cooker on high. smash some of the beans to thicken and cook 1 or two more hours; adding the smoked sausage in the last half hour of cooking. remove bay leaf and season to taste with salt and pepper., pour the entire mixture from the crock pot to a large heavy duty pot or black cast iron pot. smash some of the beans to thicken the gravy. cook to reduce the water and thicken the gravy. when the gravy is almost the consistency you want, add the smoked sausage, salt and pepper and remove the bay leaf. cook for 30 minutes. serve over rice and enjoy., scale this recipe to servings.

shrimp (peeled and tails removed ), andouille sausages, links (sliced and then diced), onion, diced, celery, diced, red pepper, diced (you could use green if that is all you have, red to me are sweeter), scallions, diced (green parts ), heavy cream ( is a must for this), white wine (optional), hot sauce (more or less to taste), garlic, minced, olive oil to saute the vegetables, salt, pepper

peanut or vegetable oil, for deep-frying, center cut pork , tenderized and pounded with a mallet, cajun spices , recipe follows, flour , for dredging, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, eggs, water, smother gravy, recipe to follow, scallions sliced on the bias, for garnish, kosher salt, cayenne powder, paprika, garlic granules, black pepper, onion granules, dried oregano, dried thyme, unsalted butter, diced onions, diced red pepper, diced celery, brunoised carrot, chopped garlic, fresh thyme, cajun spices, flour, unsalted chicken stock, worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper

unsalted butter, tasso ham, finely diced, diced white onion, red pepper, finely diced, green pepper, finely diced, yellow pepper, finely diced, spicy blackening cajun seasoning, kosher salt, light brown sugar, onion powder, minced garlic, all-purpose flour, fish stock or vegetable or chicken stock, divided, lump blue crab, shrimp, peeled and deveined, spicy sausage, thinly sliced, grits , optional