Grilled Chicken Pizza

This tasty grilled chicken pizza is a little more involved than some, but the few extra steps are well worth the end result – a tangy chicken delight, browned and bubbling! The quantities below make plenty for one large pizza – double the recipes to make enough for 2-3 pizzas.

Pizza lovers of all age are going to enjoy this but feel free to dial back the heat in the sauce if your kids don’t like it – of course the beauty of homemade pizza is in tailoring it to the ingredients you like and have on hand. The approach of this recipe is to use a chunky style sauce with a lot of rich, zingy flavors topped with juicy pieces of brined chicken.

Grilled Chicken Pizza Ingredients

Pizza dough or ready-made bases
1 chicken breast or 3 thighs
1 cup of grated Mozzarella cheese

For the brine:

1 lime
Salt
Water
2 tsp Garlic powder

For the sauce:

1 large tomato, diced
1 tsp tomato concentrate
½ small onion, diced very fine
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp paprika
Pinch each of salt and pepper
½ red pepper, diced fine
2-3 slices smoky bacon, diced fine

Grilled Chicken Pizza Prep and Cooking Directions

Zest the lime, then squeeze the juice into a measuring jug. Top up the juice with water to the ½ cup mark.

Add 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar and stir to dissolve.

Add the garlic powder, lime zest, brine and chicken to a small bowl, stir well and place in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This is even better if made the day before and left to sit overnight.

Remove the chicken from the brine and drain well.

Cook the chicken over a grill or in a griddle pan – no need to cook through, the chicken will finish cooking on the pizza. We just want some browning and grill marks for taste and appearance.

Slice the chicken pieces the opposite direction to the grill marks.
To make the sauce, sit the diced tomato in a sieve over a bowl and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. This will draw some of the liquid out of the tomato, making a thicker sauce.

Heat a saucepan, and add the onion, garlic, bacon and red pepper. Sauté until the onions soften, and then add the other ingredients. Simmer for 5 minutes and set aside.

If you have one, preheat a pizza stone in your oven, as hot as it will go. Oil a pizza tray and add your base. Drizzle oil over the base, about 2 tsp. This will prevent soggy base syndrome and help brown up the crust.

Scatter the tomato sauce mixture over the base. Aim for a sparse layer, not too thick and with a couple of gaps to let the base breathe.

Next, scatter over half a cup of the cheese.

Follow with the grilled chicken pieces and another sprinkle of cheese.

Cook until the top is browned and bubbling, 7-10 minutes in a hot oven.

Serve with wedges of lime to squeeze over the chicken.

Brunswick Stew

The birthplace of Brunswick stew is either Brunswick County, Virginia or Brunswick, Georgia–depending on who you’re talking to.  It’s a very popular side dish in North Carolina barbecue restaurants, and a favorite fundraiser dinner for volunteer fire departments, Kiwanis clubs and churches, sold by the quart for takeout and hoarded in deep freezes for another day. It was originally made in huge iron pots over open fires, with rabbit and squirrel as well as chicken.

Before I moved to the Southeast ten years ago, I had never heard of or tried Brunswick stew; it’s definitely a regional treat. There are almost as many different Brunswick stew recipes as there are Brunswick stewmasters; this is the kind of down-home dish that lends itself easily to improvisation.  There are even annual cookoff contests. I wouldn’t really call Brunswick stew “Cajun cooking“, more like low-country cooking.

So, there’s no one right way to make it, but plenty of folks who are convinced that their way is the right way and your way is just all wrong. I feel pretty safe in saying that Brunswick stew must include corn, butter beans, onions, and tomatoes.  Okra? Your choice. Worcestershire sauce? Your choice. Squirrels? Up to you!

I’ve got hundreds of squirrels in my backyard,  but I haven’t managed to catch one yet! This version is heavily adapted from the Lee Brothers Southern Cookbook, and streamlined for the slow cooker. It makes enough to feed 8 or 10 people, and freezes beautifully. Coleslaw and cornbread are perfect sides.

Use a 5-quart slow cooker for these amounts. 

Fry up 3 slices of thick-cut bacon till it’s barely crisp, chop it up and toss it in the crock, along with the rendered bacon fat.

Now add to the crock pot:

1 dried chili, stemmed and seeded

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 quart chicken broth

2.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, each cut in half crosswise

1 bay leaf

1 large celery stalk, chopped

1 pound yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced

3 small carrots, peeled and diced

1 large yellow onion, chopped

1 cup frozen corn kernels

1.5 cups frozen butterbeans

1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes, drained

Give it a good stir, and cook on low for 8 hours. 

Then add:

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

the juice of 1 lemon

Give it another stir and taste for seasonings;

let simmer with the lid off for another 10 minutes.

Serve it up in bowls.

Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Grilled Pork Tenderloin is one of our favorite grilled meats. Inexpensive and easy to cook.

One pork tenderloin is perfect two people with a couple side items.

This particular Saturday night was special as it had been a long time since we were able to grill.  We had been having a bout of rain on weekends.  So, Cajun music, grilling, and LSU on TV makes for a perfect Saturday night.

Recipes from the Cajun Recipes at Cajun Cooking TV are easy and simple cooking.  You’ll notice that we use Cajun Seasonings, Garlic Powder and Onion Powder on all of our grilled meats.

Don’t know how to start a charcoal grill, be sure to check out our video called Grilling Tips.  Mike shows you step by step on how to start a charcoal grill on his favorite Old Smokey grill.

Prep:  15 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Yield: 2-3 servings

Grilled Pork Tenderloin Ingredients

1 (1-pound) fresh pork tenderloin for every 2-3 people
Tony’s Creole Seasoning
Sea salt
Garlic powder
Onion powder

Grilled Pork Tenderloin Essentials

• charcoal grill
• real hardwood charcoal
• charcoal chimney
• smoking wood chips
• spray cooking oil
• long tongs

(You can of course use a gas grill if that is your preferred way of grilling.)

How To Grill Pork Tenderloin

Prepare grill and light charcoal.

Soak 2 handfuls of Mesquite wood chips in a small bowl of water.

Spray grilling rack (hold away from the fire) with cooking spray.

Season pork tenderloin on all sides with dry seasonings.

Once charcoal is ready, carefully pour charcoal all to one side of the grill.

Drain the mesquite chips and sprinkle over the coals.

Place grilling rack back on the grill.

Place the seasoned pork tenderloin on the side of the grilling rack opposite of the charcoal.

Cover, open top vent and let grill for 15 minutes, then turn the meat.

For 45 minutes let meat slow cook while turning the tenderloin every 15 minutes.

Remove cover and check for doneness with a meat thermometer.

Pork tenderloin should reach at least 160 degrees F.

With tongs, remove tenderloin to a platter.

Let rest for 10 minutes or so to hold in the juices and makes easier to slice.

Goes great with anything, our favorites include potatoes au gratin and homemade macaroni and cheese.

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How to Make Chicken Stock

How to Make Chicken Stock by Beryl Stokes at Cajun Cooking TV.  Chicken Stock does not have to come from a can, box or a salty cube.  Making fresh homemade Chicken Stock is really easy.  Just season some water with your favorite spices and vegetable scraps and add chicken.

Recipes from the Cajun Recipes at Cajun Cooking TV are easy and simple to make.

Prep:  15 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Yield: 10 – 12 cups stock

How to Make Chicken Stock Ingredients

A couple of pieces of the chicken (thighs, drumsticks, or whatever) with bones and skin on.
A pot of water
Salt
1 garlic (pods peeled)
1 onion (cut in quarters)
1/2 bunch fresh parsley
Bay leaves (several)
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
Whatever fresh vegetable scraps you have.

How to Make Chicken Stock Essentials

* 10-12 quart stock pot
• Large glass bowl or measuring cup
• mesh strainer
• Ladle

Fill stock pot with water about 6 inches from the top.  Heat water to a boil.

In the meantime, add all seasonings.

Once a rolling boil achieved, drop in the chicken.

Continue to boil for 1 hour.

You may need to lower the temperature on stove a little to  prevent water boiling over the top.

After 1 hour, turn off the heat.  Let sit about 10 minutes.

With a mesh strainer over a glass bowl, begin to ladle the chicken stock pouring through the mesh strainer.

Avoid using a plastic bowl; unless you let the stock to cool to a much lower temperature.

Beryl

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How to Make Cajun Jambalaya

Cajun Jambalaya with chicken and sausage by Beryl Caillouet Stokes at Cajun Cooking TV. A great Cajun jambalaya recipe does not have to come from a box, a bag or a frozen dinner.

REVISED January 21, 2018

Smaller Cajun Jambalaya in Cast Iron Skillet

2 boneless chicken breasts

2 boneless chicken thighs

1 pound of smoked or fresh sausage, sliced

2 cups long grain white rice

4 cups chicken broth (obtained from boiling the chicken)

1 cup seasoning blend (chopped onion, bell pepper, & celery)

1-2 teaspoons Tony’s Creole Seasoning

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons black pepper

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

1 cup chopped green onions

drizzle of oil

In a 3-quart cast iron pot or skillet, add 6 cups water and bring to a boil.

Place the chicken and boil on medium heat for at least 30 minutes.

Add 1 teaspoon each salt & black pepper.

(This will be your chicken broth, or stock).

Remove the chicken to a plate to cool.

Remove the chicken broth to a glass bowl to cool.

Once the chicken is cooled enough to handle, shred or chop into bite size pieces.

In the same pot, add a tablespoon of canola oil or olive oil and heat to medium.

Add sausage and brown on both sides.

Add the 1 cup onion, bell pepper, celery and sauté for 2-3 minutes.

Add the chicken to brown it as well.

Add the chicken broth.

Toss in the Tony’s Creole Seasoning, salt, pepper, parsley, green onions, and then rice.

Stir well.

Cover and turn the heat down to low (number 2 or 3 on the dial).

Set timer for 15 minutes and do not remove the lid.

After 15 minutes, uncover and lightly move the mixture around lifting from the bottom.

(You’re just making sure nothing sticking to the bottom.)

Add the cover and cook another 15 minutes.

We turned ours down to low at this point because the cast iron pot holds heat well.

Uncover and lightly move around again.

Ready to eat!

This essential Acadian (Cajun) dish is an unfussy and wholesome meal that is considered by some as the comfort food of the South. Jambalaya, a dish mostly associated with the Deep South of Louisiana, is one of the most popular Cajun dishes there is.

There is even a Jambalaya Festival held in Gonzales, Louisiana every Memorial Day weekend since 1967. The Jambalaya Festival celebrates the Cajun traditional cooking, plus the joie de vie (joy of life). What would a festival be without a cooking championship?

Traditional Cajun Jambalaya contains the main ingredient – rice. Then add seasoning vegetables and a variety of other meats like: chicken, pork, ham, sausage, shrimp, crawfish, oysters, etc.

One key difference in Jambalaya and Gumbo is that the rice is cooked in with the meat rather than a sauce poured over rice. Think of the Spanish version of Paella.

Got a party or tailgating to do? It’s quite common to see a giant cast iron pot of Cajun Jambalaya at social events and gatherings. I’ve been to so many wedding receptions where the main dish served was Jambalaya. Often we see organizations trying to raise funds by selling Jambalaya plates.

Cajun Jambalaya is a great and economical way to feed a crowd or large group of people. It’s a complete meal all in one pot. There’s even a chain of restaurants in the area called The Jambalaya Shoppe. Guess what their main dish is? Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya.

How to make Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya from the Cajun Recipes at Cajun Cooking TV is easy and simple cooking.

Prep: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours
Yield: 8-10 people

Cajun Jambalaya Ingredients

1 whole fresh chicken cut up (boiled for 1 hour and then the meat pulled from the bones)
1 pound smoked sausage (1/4 inch slices)
4 cups long grain white rice
7 cups chicken stock
1 (10 ounce) package Seasoning Blend (or 2 cups of Cajun Trinity)
Salt
Tony’s Creole Seasoning
1/2 bunch fresh parsley
1 bunch chopped green onions
1/8 cup canola oil

Cajun Jambalaya Essentials

8-10 quart cast iron or non-stick pot

Begin by heating oil in a cast iron pot on medium heat.

Brown sausage until brown on both sides.

Add in the chicken and Seasoning Blend.

Cook for 5-10 minutes.

Pour in 7 cups chicken stock and bring to a boil.

Season with salt and Tony’s Creole Seasoning – 1 teaspoon each. A little more if you like it spicy. Just be careful in case the sausage is already spicy.

Add the green onions and parsley.

Let boil 10-15 minutes to develop flavor.

Add in 4 cups rice. Stir well to blend all ingredients.

Cover tightly and reduce heat to low – #2 or #3 on my stove.

Cook for 15 minutes exactly. It is critical to not remove the lid until time.

At the 15 minute mark, remove the lid and use a flat spatula to lift the rice off the bottom in a few spots. Be careful not to actually stir.

Put the lid back on and cook another 15 minutes.

Turn off the heat and remove pot from burner to prevent it from continuing to cook.

Cajun Jambalaya Serving Suggestions

Serve in a bowl garnished with chopped green onions and parsley. Often served with white beans and/or a mixed greens salad and hot rolls.

“O Jambalaya, a crawfish pie, and file’ Gumbo. Tonight I’m gonna see ma’Cher ami o…. We gonna have fun on the bayou.”

How to Make Chicken Stock for Jambalaya

Beryl

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Cajun Cooking TV features Beryl Caillouet Stokes and her grand-daughter Addison cooking up some good eating Cajun recipes from their kitchen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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You Can Write Beryl At:
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810

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Dry Rub Recipe

A Dry Rub is a seasoning blend of many spices that can be used on pork, beef, or chicken.

For Cajun Cooking TV’s Dry Rub recipe, we blended several ingredients for a tasty and a bit spicy dry rub seasoning.

Beryl Stokes mixed the following ingredients for this Cajun cooking  recipe and recently oven roasted a 5 pound Boston Butt Pork Roast:

1 Tablespoon each

Chili powder
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Salt

1 Teaspoon each

Ground Bay leaves
Dry mustard
Cayenne pepper or Tony’s Creole Seasoning

Other optional ingredients

1 tablespoon cane sugar or light brown sugar
Coarse black pepper

In a large mixing bowl, blend all the ingredients listed above.

To apply to the meat, spray lightly with canola oil to help the Dry Rub stick or put on dry and rub in.

Be sure to apply the Dry Rub seasoning on all sides.

We recently posted a video and recipe for an oven roasted Boston Butt Pork Roast.

Here is the Boston Butt Pork Roast Recipe –

https://www.cajuncookingtv.com/boston-butt-pork-roast

The Dry Rub seasoning made the meat so flavorful.

If you are not a fan of extra spicy, cut down or eliminate the cayenne pepper. 

Please note that there is no best dry rub recipe, so experiment and try different seasonings that you like

Recipes from the Cajun Recipes at Cajun Cooking TV are easy and simple cooking.  You’ll notice that we use Cajun Seasonings in just about everything.

Prep:  10 minutes
Seasons: 5 lb roast

Boston Butt Pork Roast

A Boston Butt Pork Roast is a new (for us) recipe at Cajun Cooking TV.

(This is our first time making one, but it won’t be our last time!)

We’ve mastered making pork roasts or beef roasts in the oven like my mom and my Maw Maw used to make.

The “secret“:  low oven temp + long number of hours = tasty tender meat. 

A Boston Butt Pork Roast can be used for a variety of different meals:  oven roasted, slow cooked in a crock pot, smoked on a grill, and BBQ pulled pork.

For this Boston Butt pork roast recipe, we made a dry rub of several seasoning ingredients and applied to all sides of the roast.

The dry rub we used today contains: Chili Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Salt, Ground Bay Leaves, Dry Mustard, Cayenne Pepper or Tony’s Creole Seasoning, and sugar (we used raw cane sugar).

Feel free to use any dry rub you like, or purchase, or just whatever seasonings you may have in your cupboard.

For the Oven Roasted Pork Roast we suggest to thicken the liquid made in the pan with 2 tablespoons flour and 2 tablespoons softened butter to make a hearty gravy.

Pour over rice or try our Mashed Potatoes recipe.

(I make the best mashed potatoes, if I do say so myself.) 

Recipes from the Cajun Recipes at Cajun Cooking TV are easy and simple cooking.

Prep:  30 minutes
Cooking Time: 4-5 hours total
Serves: 6 servings

Boston Butt Pork Roast Ingredients

5 pound Boston Butt Pork Roast
1/2 cup Dry Rub (see above)
1-2 cups water or stock
4 tablespoons canola oil or olive oil
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons softened butter

Boston Butt Pork Roast Cooking Essentials

=> Roasting Pan with cover if possible
or a disposable Aluminum pan and heavy
duty aluminum foil.

=> Meat Thermometer

For this Oven Roasted Boston Butt Pork Roast recipe, begin by placing the olive oil on bottom of a roasting pan or aluminum pan.

We lined the pan with heavy duty aluminum foil for easy clean-up. 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place the roast on a platter and season well on all sides with the dry seasoning mixture.

Place the roast in the oiled pan with the fat side down.

Bake uncovered for 1 hour.  Meat will brown.

Then, remove from oven and add 1-2 cups water or pork stock (about 1 inch).

Lower oven temperature to 300 degrees F.

Cover tightly with roasting pan cover or heavy duty foil.

Bake for 3-4 more hours.

Remove from oven and carefully open the foil.

Check the temperature with a meat thermometer.

Insert the thermometer into the middle of the Boston Butt Pork Roast.

The temperature should be a least 160 degrees F.

To serve, pull meat apart with a serving fork.

For a thick gravy, mix 2 tablespoons flour and 2 tablespoons softened butter in a small bowl.

Add to the hot meat juices and stir well until melted and well blended.

Serve meat with gravy poured over it and rice or mashed potatoes.

We had baked potatoes on this particular night.

Options: add sliced sweet onions, whole garlic pods, baby carrots and chopped celery to the pan.

Tasty stuff in a thickened gravy.

How to Make Cocktail Sauce

How to Make Cocktail Sauce is so simple, but an essential dip for any fried or boiled seafood dish.

We use this Cocktail Sauce recipe for boiled shrimp, french fries, shrimp po-boys, fried catfish, fried crab claws, raw oysters and Snow Crab Legs.  You get the point.

This homemade Cocktail Sauce recipe is an easy alternative to buying Cocktail Sauce out of a bottle that has been sitting on store selves for months and often contain unneeded preservatives and artificial flavoring.

To make this Shrimp Cocktail Sauce recipe, you’ll need your favorite ketchup, prepared or freshly grated horseradish, and lemon or lime juice.

Cocktail Sauce Serves 2-4

Here’s the how to make Shrimp Cocktail Sauce recipe from the Cajun recipes at Cajun Cooking TV.

Easy, easy to make and quite tasty too!

How to Make Cocktail Sauce Ingredients

1/2 cup ketchup
2 teaspoons fresh prepared horseradish
Dash of lemon or lime juice

How to Make Cocktail Sauce

Mix all ingredients well and serve chilled in small dipping bowls.

If expecting a crowd, double or triple the recipe.

Prefer Tartar Sauce?

Also check out our Homemade Tartar Sauce recipe.

Beryl

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Cajun Cooking TV features Beryl Caillouet Stokes and her grand-daughter Addison cooking up some good eating Cajun recipes from their kitchen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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You Can Write Beryl At:
Cajun Cooking TV
7516 Bluebonnet Blvd # 179
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810

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Cajun Shrimp Boil

A Cajun Shrimp Boil is a favorite easy Saturday night cook up at the Stokes’ house. Boiled Shrimp are certainly great hot, but I also like them cold the next day in a salad.

We also have a great tasting Cocktail Sauce recipe and video so you can make your own cocktail sauce.

Shrimp Boils are a great southern tradition.  In southeast like Georgia and the Carolinas, they call it a Low Country Boil.

With a gathering of family or a large group of friends, people will fire up a propane burner and a gigantic pot of seasoned water and literally throw in anything that is good to boil in water; onion, garlic, potatoes, corn on the cob, hot dogs, andouille sausage, whole artichokes, and many more that I just can’t even think of right now – oh yes and don’t forget the shrimp, crabs, and crawfish.

In our video, we have a much smaller scale for those of you that want a Cajun Shrimp Boil in your kitchen.

Serving suggestions would be to peel and eat our Cajun Boiled Shrimp and dip in our Cocktail Sauce recipe.  Oh my goodness – we like it hot too!

Recipes from the Cajun Recipes at Cajun Cooking TV are easy and simple cooking.

Prep:  45 minutes
Serves: 4 servings

Cajun Shrimp Boil Ingredients

Large 8-12 quart pot

2-3 pounds fresh shrimp
1 large sweet onion
2 full garlic pods
1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
4 oz Zatarain’s liquid Shrimp & Crab Boil
5 lemons
2 pounds baby red potatoes
1 small package of sweet corn on the cob
2-3 tablespoons salt
5 Bay leaves
and other items if desired as mentioned above

For this Cajun Shrimp Boil recipe, begin by filling the pot with water.  Leave about 4-6 inches from the top of the pot to allow for filling all the shrimp and seasonings.

Begin seasoning the water with oil, vinegar, Shrimp & Crab Boil, salt, Bay leaves, quartered sweet onion, and squeeze lemon halves.

Bring water to a rolling boil.  Allow to boil for 10 minutes.

Caution:  stay near the stove in case of boil over.  If this happens turn off the burner instantly to allow the water to go down.  Once stabilized, turn burner back on a bit lower temperature.

Now drop in the baby red potatoes.  Cook 8-10 minutes.

Then, drop in the corn on the cob. Let the water return to a boil, and cook for 5 more minutes.

Finally, place in the shrimp.

Bring the water back to a boil and then turn off the heat.

If the boiling water is too close to the top, use a ladle or a cup to dip some water out.

Shrimp are done once they turn pink and rise to the top.

Turn of the burner and let sit a couple minutes – not too long as over cooked shrimp are hard to peel.

Prepare a colander in the sink. Carefully drain the shrimp and other ingredients.

Serve the Cajun boiled shrimp immediately with corn and potatoes on a platter.

Provide a small bowl for discarding the shrimp peelings.

Have butter and salt ready for the corn and potatoes.

We also recommend our Cocktail Sauce recipe or Mike sometimes makes a spicy ketchup by mixing lemon juice and Tabasco.

Whether you’re having a crowd or just a dinner for two, Cajun Boiled Shrimp are a tasty treat, low in fat and so easy to make.  I love a one pot meal!

Leftover shrimp make for a great salad with shrimp topped with a remoulade or honey Dijon dressing.

Oh and if Boiled Shrimp is not your favorite we have other boiling recipes: Blue Crabs and Snow Crab Legs.

See you next time!

Beryl

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Cajun Cooking TV features Beryl Caillouet Stokes and her grand-daughter Addison cooking up some good eating Cajun recipes from their kitchen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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You Can Write Beryl At:
Cajun Cooking TV
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810

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Crock Pot Beef Stew Recipe

This Crock Pot Beef Stew Recipe is a Sunday night staple at the Stokes’ home.

We usually make our Beef Stew in a Crock Pot because it’s easy and a delicious meal all in one pot.

My older kids always called it meat, rice, and gravy.

We also have an awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast recipe and video too, so be sure to check it out!

Crock pots are often also referred to as slow cookers.  I have two different types of crock pots.

One is a 5 quart crock pot with a ceramic insert which I consider this one more as a slow cooker because even on high heat it takes 6-8 hours to cook a meal.

The other is a 3 quart metal non-stick pot that rests on a griddle like heating element.  This Crock Pot gets pretty hot quickly resulting in more of a stove-top like stewing method.  The deep lid also allows for optimal moisture to remain in the pot and keep the meat moist as well as create a wonderful gravy.

For this Crock Pot Beef Stew recipe, I prefer to use the smaller crock pot.

Prep:  30 minutes
Serves: 6 servings

Crock Pot Beef Stew Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 – 2 pounds lean beef stew meat
1 (12-ounce) package frozen seasoning blend (onions, bell peppers, celery & parsley)
3-4 turnip roots (peeled and quartered)
4 fresh carrots (peeled and cut)
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1-2 cups water or beef stock
Tony’s Original Creole Seasoning (or salt and pepper) to taste
4 tablespoons canola oil or olive oil
All purpose flour

Crock Pot Beef Stew Recipe Cooking Directions

Begin by placing 1 cup flour in a deep bowl.

Add salt, black pepper and Cajun seasoning (like Tony’s) if desired.

Toss the beef stew meat in the flour coating on all sides.  Set aside in another bowl.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a deep skillet on medium heat (#6).

Brown the meat in batches on all sides (you should no longer see any red meat).

Place meat in the heated and oiled crock pot base.

Once all meat is browned and placed in the crock pot, toss in the Seasoning Blend or Cajun Trinity (onions, celery and bell pepper), carrots, turnips and lightly season again.

Add 1 to 1 and  1/2 cups water.

Cover and place crock pot on medium – high heat.

(Mine has numbers 1-5.  I put on 3 or 4.)

Allow to cook for 2 hours undisturbed.

Uncover and stir to make sure not sticking to the bottom.

Re-cover and allow to cook an additional 2 hours.

This Crock Pot Beef Stew recipe is very easy to make, and very hard to beat when it comes to good eatin’.

Crock Pot Beef Stew Recipe Serving Suggestions

Serving suggestions would be to top the slow cooker beef stew over a bed of rice or try our Mashed Potatoes recipe.

Beryl

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Cajun Cooking TV features Beryl Caillouet Stokes and her grand-daughter Addison cooking up some good eating Cajun recipes from their kitchen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Please Follow Us On Facebook for Daily Updates and New Recipes:
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The Cajun Cooking TV show airs on local Baton Rouge, Louisiana channel WLFT MeTV channel 30.1 and on Cox cable channel 117 on Tuesday mornings at 10 am.

You Can Write Beryl At:
Cajun Cooking TV
7516 Bluebonnet Blvd # 179
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810

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