Cajun Party Ideas?!
Cajun Party Ideas?
Answers:
1. shrimp and crab boil with potato's and corn
2. red beans and rice
3. chicken and sausage gumbo
4. shrimp and crab gumbo
5. shrimp etouffe
6. chickem etouffe
7. cajun black eyed peas
8. dirty rice
9. jalapeno cornbread
10. hush puppies cole slaw
11. potato salad
12. barbecue bake beans
13. barbecue shrimp
14. barbecue pork ribs
15. barbecue pork tenderloin
16. grilled keilbasa
17. cheese tray
18. chips
19. bowls of mustard, creole mustard, horseradish sauce, barbecue sauce, and louisiana hot sauce.
20. beef tips over rice
21. grilled asparagus with hollandaise sauce
22. cajun creamed corn
23. fried okra
24. fried cream tomatos with tartar sauce and/or hollandaise sauce
25. cakes, brownies, pies, bread pudding, and homemade icecream.
26. garlic bread and french bread
27. grilled beef tenderloin kabobs
28. grilled red bell pepper, green bell pepper, yellow onion, and sliced squash medley.
29. cajun hashbrown casserole
30. ice tea, coke, diet coke, sprite, coffee, and dr. pepper
31. cheese dip
32. crab dip
pick the items you like. feel a giant cooler with your favorite beer then feel another cooler with your soft drinks. have several gallons of tea and several pots of coffee. don't forget the lemon, sugar, and sweet and low.
make pina coladas, vodka tonics, gin and tonics, and mimosas.
have PLENTY of napkins, paper towels, paper plates, trash bags, plastic utensils, and plastic cups.
also, have plenty of lemons, salt, pepper, tobasco, butter, limes, ketchup, a-1 sauce, and DON'T RUN OUT OF ICE.
set up picnic tables with throw away table cloths.
have several different games and have fun!!!!!
If you have a party store in your town, Mardi Gras decorations would be perfect. Food-wise, Catfish Creole, Jambalaya, Shrimp Etoufee, Cajun Peel 'n Eat Shrimp would all be good choices.
Do a crawfish or shrimp boil. It's super easy!
Beer Boiled Crawfish
2 1/2 gallons Water
1 case Budweiser Beer
32 oz. Salt
four 8 oz. bottles Zatarain's Shrimp & Crab Boil With Lemon or Garlic & Onion
2 1/2 pounds New potatoes (boilers)
2 pounds Corn-on-cob
40 pounds (1 sack) Crawfish (I have used Shrimp when I could not find crawfish)
1. Pour crawfish into large container and wash with fresh water 2 or 3 times or until water is clear.
2. To large 60 quart cooking container, add first three ingredients. Add optional cayenne as desired. Bring to a rolling boil.
3. Add potatoes and any optional vegetables, return to boil, cover and cook 5-7 minutes at medium boil.
4. Add crawfish and Zatarain's Shrimp and Crab Boil with Lemon or Garlic & Onion. Stir and return to boil. Cook crawfish 3 to 5 minutes depending on size. Stir occasionally. Add corn and remove from heat. Allow to stand for 5 minutes.
5. Add ice, in plastic bag, to cooking pot to stop the cook of crawfish. (Water temperature should be below 150°F.) Allow crawfish to soak for 10-15 minutes. (The longer the crawfish are allowed to soak the spicier the flavor.)
Suggested Equipment & Utensils:
1. 60 quart pot (heavy aluminum) with basket
2. 1 large spoon or paddle to stir crawfish
3. Large container to wash crawfish
4. Water hose
5. Trays for serving crawfish
6. Table for dumping crawfish with newspaper or other suitable covering
7. Large trash can
Recommended Food and drinks:
Budweiser Beer, Soft drinks, Cocktail sauce, and Crackers
Optional: Onions, garlic, lemons, smoked sausage, etc. If spicier crawfish are desired, Zatarain's Cayenne Pepper may be added.
You'll need some jazz or zydeco cd's too!
Have fun!
Look up some good Cajun recipes.