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Shrimp Cocktail Extraordinaire

Cajun French: l’ail (l’a-ee) – garlic

 

Watching the sunset on a beach, sipping a cool, crisp glass of wine and a shrimp cocktail waiting for dinner. Dreaming of the day that will be our front yard and it will be soon! So tonight we are having the shrimp cocktail without the beach sunset or glass of wine (no wine on South Beach Phase 1). Having purchased large shrimp from the Anna Marie at the Red Stick Farmers Market, we decided a shrimp cocktail was in order. This was going to be dinner so we wanted to make the cocktail a complete meal. Searching the frig to see what was available and how the finds could be used resulted in our Shrimp Cocktail Expanded.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Shrimp Grillades and Grits

Cajun French: le grue (lu grū) – grits

 

What started out as left over crawfish and carrot tops over girts for breakfast turned into Shrimp Grillades and Grits. Traditionally grillades are slow cooked meat in rich gravy. We enjoy grillades and since we no longer eat meat wanted to try shrimp grillades. Today was the day and what a dish! Another difference to the traditional grillades is the shrimp do not cook in the gravy. The shrimp are pan fried and plated in the gravy just before serving. As usual we used shrimp from the Anna Marie.  Even though this dish is very rich, it is not high fat. The richness comes from using red wine in the gravy. We plated the dish on plates with a shrimp design. Wanting to highlight the design as well as the food we plated the dish two ways.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Tenth Day of Christmas – 10 pirogue paddles

Cajun French: le riz (lu ree) – rice

 

A pirogue is a small flat bottomed boat originally made of Louisiana cypress. The pirogue is designed to move through the very shallow water of the Louisiana marshes. It can also easily be turned over to drain any water that gets in the boat. We have seen pirogues that were carved from a single cypress tree, meaning no seams. Many Cajun cooks have “pirogue paddles” to use when cooking, for stirring the pot. On the tenth day of Christmas we are going to stir up a Shrimp Creole Casserole.

John, like many Cajuns, are known to “stir the pot” having no connection to cooking. It means they like to get things going, pit one against another in fun.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Third Day of Christmas – 3 Stuffed Shrimp

Cajun French: bourrer (boor-ā) – to stuff

 

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me three stuffed shrimp.

Shrimp are a staple in the Cajun diet and we eat them in various ways at least three times a week. Stuffed shrimp is a favorite of ours and our recipe is baked not fried. We do not put any coating on them and use more crab than bread for our stuffing.

Enjoy our Third Day of Christmas recipe.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Shrimp and Green Chile Cajun Pasta

Cajun French: la soupe (la soop) – soup

 

This is a Mexican sopa seca, “dry soup”, which we have made Cajun. The reason it is called “dry soup” is that the pasta cooks in only the amount of liquid it can absorb. The dish lends itself well to being served as a side without seafood or meat. It is a great pot luck dinner dish.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Crab and Shrimp Persimmon Stacker

Cajun French:   la crabe (la krab) – crab

 

 

While reading about Sandy’s RV search in her blog, Food and Fond Memories, she also talked about having a crab, shrimp and avocado stack from Bahama Breeze.  Ok, my mouth was watering and I wanted a stack.  Fast forward to the Red Stick Farmers Market and my mouth still watering.  We chose items to make our stack local: crab, shrimp, persimmons, and greens.  Thanks Sandy!

Mais C’est Bon!

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Grilled Shrimp and Sweet Potato Fingerlings

Cajun French: le vinaigre (lu veen-eg) – vinegar

 

This is a simple and quick grilling recipe that is full of flavor. The balsamic vinegar adds sweetness to the shrimp and complements the sweet potatoes. We eat plenty shrimp and are always looking for new ways to cook shrimp. Although grilling is not new, the addition of balsamic vinegar is a new twist in preparation.

The sweet potato fingerlings were a find at the Junction City, KS Farmers Market.  We have used potato fingerlings yet had never seen sweet potato fingerlingers.  The fingerlingers were great for grilling, were sweet and complemented the shrimp perfectly.

Mais C’est Bon!

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Shrimp Remoulade

Cajun French:  la laitue (lā la-tū) – lettuce

 

 

Tonight was the first night in almost two weeks that we were able to sit outside and enjoy the evening.  The heat has been unrelenting and energy draining.  To celebrate the somewhat cooler weather, we decided to have shrimp remoulades as an appetizer.  We had boiled shrimp earlier in the week and had some left so our appetizers were ready quickly.  We watched the sunset as we enjoyed our shrimp remoulades served in martini glasses.

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Mais C’est Bon!!

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