Mardi Gras Recipes
Food is an important part of any Mardi Gras celebration. Start thinking about your menu now with these recipes and resources:
From CDKitchen.com, a hearty, traditional New Orleans Jambalaya:
New Orleans Jambalaya
Ingredients:
1 pound sausage: andouille, turkey or chicken sausage
2 pounds chicken: boneless breasts cubed, or parts with bones
1 pound fish and or seafood: fresh or canned salmon or fresh shrimp
1/2 pound diced meat: ham, venison, meat cubes (optional)
1 large onion chopped
1 large bell pepper chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes, undrained
3/4 full above empty can of chicken broth
1 1/2 cup long grained raw rice
1 (15 oz) can straw mushrooms drained
1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
fresh chopped chives or parsley
salt, pepper, paprika, chili pepper, thyme, oregano, basil, bay leaf to taste OR use bottled Cajun seasoning
In a heavy duty pot brown and cook sausage and remove and discard grease. Then in same pot brown chicken parts ( wings ) and remove and discard grease. In same pot with a bit of olive oil ( or use a bit of the chicken grease ) saute onion, pepper, garlic until softened. If you are not using converted or parboiled rice then add rice and cook and stir a few minutes to color rice a bit. Otherwise add rice with remaining ingredients. Add sausage, chicken, tomatoes, broth, peas ,mushrooms and seasonings to taste. Bring to a boil and cover and simmer about 35 to 45 minutes or until rice has absorbed liquids. Remove from heat and let sit covered about 10 minutes. Remove to platter and sprinkle with fresh chopped chives , green onions or parsley. Reheats well. Serves 8.
Some other Mardi Gras recipes:
Hurricane Cocktails - Watch the video from All Recipes.com
Fun Mardi Gras Appetizers - An independent site with great food sense
Mardi Gras Menu Ideas - from the Tabasco people
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Jan 12, 2008 at 12:00 am
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cynthia
Jan 30, 2008 at 3:45 pm
i need a recipe for some mardi gras wings
Sandy Mitchell
Jan 31, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Hi Cynthia:
Thanks for visiting All Holiday Cafe. Here are a few ideas for Mardi Gras Wings:
From CDKitchen: Spicy Glazed Chicken Wings
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