I was a bachelor a couple nights ago and wanted to try something new...well sort of new. Thought through several ways to approach this and decided to take the route of a Cajun pot pie of sorts.
Started out with some onions and peppers in a skillet with butter, cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper, and a nice shot of my Cajun seasoning
Some homemade Cajun sausage and chopped green onions
Zatarain's red beans and rice. I added some garlic, onion, and a hefty shot of cayenne pepper
Lined a CI skillet with a tort (there was a reason for this) and add the beans and rice
Now for the sauteed veggies
Cut up the sausage and add that
A can of Ro Tel tomatoes with green chilies
Lots of cheddar cheese, the green onions, and another shot of my Cajun seasoning
Onto the top rack of the grill
Hot all the way through and the cheese melted
The idea of the tort was that I wanted to slice it like a pizza and serve in thick slices. It didn't work...not at all so just loaded it on the plate. Served with a jalapeno cheddar biscuit
Close up so you can see all the goodies
This was super easy to do and unbelievably good. Not exactly what I'd consider traditional Cajun in the sense of execution but the flavors were right on the money. I could not have been happier when I took that first bite. Man...what a flavor bomb. I had a feeling that slicing it was not gonna work but it was worth a try. Would have been cool to see a big thick slice of that on the plate but alas it was not meant to be. When things cool down a bit I can see doing a huge batch and inviting a few friends over who I know would love this. For that I'll do some fresh cornbread though. That'd be a great accompaniment.
Oh well, gonna call this one a wrap. It's been fun sharing something other than a steak and something interesting. Y'all take care and be safe out there. We're not out of the woods yet unfortunately.
Robert
Started out with some onions and peppers in a skillet with butter, cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper, and a nice shot of my Cajun seasoning
Some homemade Cajun sausage and chopped green onions
Zatarain's red beans and rice. I added some garlic, onion, and a hefty shot of cayenne pepper
Lined a CI skillet with a tort (there was a reason for this) and add the beans and rice
Now for the sauteed veggies
Cut up the sausage and add that
A can of Ro Tel tomatoes with green chilies
Lots of cheddar cheese, the green onions, and another shot of my Cajun seasoning
Onto the top rack of the grill
Hot all the way through and the cheese melted
The idea of the tort was that I wanted to slice it like a pizza and serve in thick slices. It didn't work...not at all so just loaded it on the plate. Served with a jalapeno cheddar biscuit
Close up so you can see all the goodies
This was super easy to do and unbelievably good. Not exactly what I'd consider traditional Cajun in the sense of execution but the flavors were right on the money. I could not have been happier when I took that first bite. Man...what a flavor bomb. I had a feeling that slicing it was not gonna work but it was worth a try. Would have been cool to see a big thick slice of that on the plate but alas it was not meant to be. When things cool down a bit I can see doing a huge batch and inviting a few friends over who I know would love this. For that I'll do some fresh cornbread though. That'd be a great accompaniment.
Oh well, gonna call this one a wrap. It's been fun sharing something other than a steak and something interesting. Y'all take care and be safe out there. We're not out of the woods yet unfortunately.
Robert
