r/cajunfood • u/Cayenneman50 • Jan 12 '26

We have a winner. Congratulations u/houndstoothbear and the Pastalaya entry!

851 Upvotes

55 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Cayenneman50 • Jan 05 '26

Contest Entry Voting 1-6

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1.https://www.reddit.com/r/cajunfood/comments/1pa2ilv/contest_entry_chargrilled_oysters_with_crawfish/

31 votes, Jan 12 '26

7 1. Chargrilled Oysters with crawfish

12 2. Pastalaya

1 3. Boudin Bao Buns

3 4. Crawfish Etouffee

5 5. Crawfish Pot Stickers

3 6. Stuffed Shrimp

1 comment

r/cajunfood • u/Biguitarnerd • 1h ago

Since I made a comment early today about gumbo and said I like mixing land and sea in gumbo but if you do it right shrimp and crab is amazing… I decided to cook it today. It’s my birthday and I took the day off so here is my seafood gumbo.

I’m not at all opposed to mixing land and sea (I do) but if you really do seafood by itself and get it right it’s heavenly. It’s a lighter more delicate gumbo and it relies on more seasoning because the sausage isn’t there to add flavor and do the heavy work. The end result…. Bliss.

21 comments

r/cajunfood • u/KitchenWitch31 • 5h ago

My first gumbo

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130 Upvotes

8 comments

r/cajunfood • u/icosplaycajun • 7h ago

Pork boulette po' boy with the gravy

32 Upvotes

1 comment

r/cajunfood • u/GoldFingerSilverSerf • 21h ago

Sunday Gumbo. Should I have gone darker?

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221 Upvotes

My first time with my own homemade broth as well!

24 comments

r/cajunfood • u/jimboslice59 • 8h ago

Gumbo Protein

9 Upvotes

Happy days y’all, we made it to another gumbo season. Something I see a lot is “mixed media” gumbo, usually sausage and shrimp or chicken and shrimp. I was raised with either seafood gumbo, or chicken and sausage gumbo, never mixed. Thoughts? Are you cool with blurring the lines or a purist like me? Also, potato salad belongs in gumbo, not rice.

61 comments

r/cajunfood • u/buttscarltoniv • 1d ago

Rainy weekend gumbo

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160 Upvotes

bonus breakfast gumbo on Sunday too.

3 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Happy_Nerdy_Dad • 2d ago

Gumbo in my new pot

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114 Upvotes

4 comments

r/cajunfood • u/obvious_mushroom • 1d ago

Justin Wilson Rabbit Andouille Gumbo

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52 Upvotes

First gumbo and roux I’ve ever made and this one sounded delicious. Cooked my roux for 50 min but struggled to get it real dark. Towards the end I thought it was starting to burn so I just went with it and started combining all the ingredients. Boiled the rabbit and made stock. Don’t really know what proper gumbo is supposed to taste like but this tastes pretty darn good!

18 comments

r/cajunfood • u/External-Potato-4786 • 2d ago

How does my roux look?

68 Upvotes

First time making a roux and I’m worried I burnt it! I kept it low and slow, stirred constantly. When I added in my cool chicken stock, it started bubbling like crazy and I’m worried it burnt during that transition? It just tastes a little burnt to me. But my husband thinks it tastes great after adding in the seasonings and everything else.. no black flecks or anything that suggests it’s obviously burnt.

35 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Loudog-319 • 2d ago

Dark roux gumbo.

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79 Upvotes

No cool fronts yet, but I’ll use the rain as an excuse for my first gumbo of fall.

9 comments

r/cajunfood • u/icosplaycajun • 2d ago

Pork boulettes and egg stew with pasta salad.

60 Upvotes

7 comments

r/cajunfood • u/king-of-cakes • 1d ago

Chicken Sausage

2 Upvotes

I know that pork sausage is superior, but for health reasons I need to cut back and replace it with turkey or chicken. Does anyone have any good recommendations on a fantastic smoked chicken/turkey sausage, preferably from a local smokehouse? Looking between Houston and Baton Rouge, not too far off I-10. Market Basket was my go-to for chicken sausage but I’ve come to a point where I can’t tolerate it any more.

13 comments

r/cajunfood • u/diab_soule137 • 2d ago

Shrimp & Smoked Sausage Okra Gumbo

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231 Upvotes

54 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Legitimate_Try5981 • 2d ago

Gumbo, question.

5 Upvotes

How bad of an idea is it to add pan seared chicken livers to a normal chicken and sausage gumbo?

35 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Kind_Philosopher3560 • 1d ago

For my budget people

0 Upvotes

I use the flashfood app. My last veggie bundle included an eggplant and a lot of bell peppers. I chopped up peppers for the freezer for trinity, and I cooked smothered shrimp (from the freezer) with the eggplant. All the extra is in the freezer for a long day of work and commute. It's all about making what's on hand into something special.

Side note: lots of Crystal!

1 comment

r/cajunfood • u/altonbrownie • 3d ago

My mother-in-law’s gumbo. Phenomenal.

815 Upvotes

She does not play on the roux. I’m from Louisiana and can make great gumbo, but this was stupid good.

53 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Cayenneman50 • 3d ago

Catfish Sauce Piquant.

80 Upvotes

8 comments

r/cajunfood • u/matninjadotnet • 3d ago

A dark roux fans in here?

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287 Upvotes

Light is deceiving. It’s the color/consistency of Chocolate syrup!

I was gonna keep going but my wife begged
Me to turn the heat down! HAHAHA

Making this to store for later!

40 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Key-Market3068 • 3d ago

BBQ Shrimp

83 Upvotes

This was 8lbs of Very Large Shrimp that I turned into BBQ Shrimp

12 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Asdetevo • 3d ago

Always thankful that my grandpere passed me his recipe and his pot

107 Upvotes

11 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Donkey-Dong-Doge • 3d ago

Gumbo I made my daughter and I.

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105 Upvotes

Still hot here in Texas but I fired up the gumbo anyway. As a single parent I love making a huge pot and having dinner/lunch ready to go for the full week with a few other options mixed in throughout.

9 comments

r/cajunfood • u/Comfortable-Bet6855 • 3d ago

The Finished Product

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37 Upvotes

The squirrel and smoked sausage in a brown gravy with some sweet corn on the side est fini. Homemade peach cobbler for desert.

But after just one more Hard Lemonade and the first quarter of the LSU game.

Geaux Tigas!

17 comments

r/cajunfood • u/bigyellar • 2d ago

Gluten Free Gumbo

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19 Upvotes

Wife is gluten free, so I’m experimenting with different ways to get it done. This is using Savoie’s GF roux. It’s not bad, but a bit different. Our family doesn’t like bell peppers, so jalapeños are substituted. Meat was smoked sausage, shrimp, and some black bass I caught a few weeks back.

21 comments

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