Tracy decided to take a few days and go visit family in Wichita so I was a bachelor over the weekend. Spent a lot of time working on the SM grill but decided I needed to take advantage of her being gone and do up some seafood. I love seafood and I love Cajun food. Seemed like a good combination so threw this together.
Start with a couple big cloves of my spicy pickled garlic. This stuff is righteous.
10 large shrimp peeled and deveined
Chop up the garlic and put it in a skillet with some of my garlic EVOO
Roast the garlic a bit and add tomato sauce, Cajun seasoning, cayenne, celery, and onions
Shrimp cut up and in another skillet with more of the garlic EVOO and a nice sprinkle of Cajun seasoning
Lightly cook the shrimp and add it to the sauce
Stir it all up and let simmer for a few minutes
Served over egg noodles with a basic wedge salad and re-purposed hamburger buns grilled with butter...and yes, more Cajun seasoning
The Cajun flavor was undeniable and very bold, exactly as I wanted it. The garlic and cayenne were very flavor forward and for my perception of how I like Cajun food were perfect. This meal was ugly as all get-out but boy oh boy it was a flavor bomb. I could easily eat this a couple times a week and never get tired of it. Thought about adding a catfish fillet but decided to just stick with the shrimp and I'm glad I did. There would have been too many things going on here and I didn't want to overpower the shrimp. I was happy, sated, and looking forward to the next bachelor night.
Thanks for dropping in and I'll see y'all again soon I hope.
Robert
Start with a couple big cloves of my spicy pickled garlic. This stuff is righteous.
10 large shrimp peeled and deveined
Chop up the garlic and put it in a skillet with some of my garlic EVOO
Roast the garlic a bit and add tomato sauce, Cajun seasoning, cayenne, celery, and onions
Shrimp cut up and in another skillet with more of the garlic EVOO and a nice sprinkle of Cajun seasoning
Lightly cook the shrimp and add it to the sauce
Stir it all up and let simmer for a few minutes
Served over egg noodles with a basic wedge salad and re-purposed hamburger buns grilled with butter...and yes, more Cajun seasoning
The Cajun flavor was undeniable and very bold, exactly as I wanted it. The garlic and cayenne were very flavor forward and for my perception of how I like Cajun food were perfect. This meal was ugly as all get-out but boy oh boy it was a flavor bomb. I could easily eat this a couple times a week and never get tired of it. Thought about adding a catfish fillet but decided to just stick with the shrimp and I'm glad I did. There would have been too many things going on here and I didn't want to overpower the shrimp. I was happy, sated, and looking forward to the next bachelor night.
Thanks for dropping in and I'll see y'all again soon I hope.
Robert
