Quick Cooker Sausage Stew Recipe with Beryl Stokes and Cajun Cooking TV.

This Louisiana Sausage Stew features Louisiana’s own Abita beer, potatoes, carrots, and Andouille Sausage. A twist on an Octoberfest one-pot meal…

A twist on an Octoberfest one-pot meal…

Sausage Stew Recipe

• 1 lb Smoked Sausage
• 4 slices bacon (cut into 4 pcs)
• 1 yellow onion (rough chopped)
• 3 med carrots (sliced)
• 1 lb baby red potatoes (cut in half)
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1/4 t each of salt, black pepper, and Cajun Seasoning
• 1/2 cup lager beer
• 1/4 cup ground mustard
• 8 oz beef broth
• 3 garlic cloves
• Parsley for garnish

Pampered Chef Quick Cooker (QC) on Sear.

Saute the bacon and onion.

Cut the smoked sausage in quarters.

Add all other ingredients to the QC inner pot.

Secure the lid on ensure the steam valve is closed.

Turn the dial to STEAM and set time to 15 mins. Press Start.

Allow 10 min natural release.

Serve in a bowl and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel Cajun Cooking TV where you will find over 100 how-to cooking videos about Cajun and Southern meals. http://www.youtube.com/c/CajunCookingTVTheStokes

Please Follow Us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CajunCookingTV/

The Cajun Cooking TV show aired on local Baton Rouge, Louisiana channel WLFT MeTV channel 30.1 and on Cox cable channel 117.

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

Get a copy of Beryl’s best-selling cookbook “Cajun Cooking Made Easy”
https://www.cajuncookingtv.com/cookbook

Disclosure: Beryl is a Pampered Chef Consultant and as such will earn an affiliate commission from qualifying purchases of Pampered Chef products ordered through her link.

Thank you for watching and feel free to SHARE this video.
Beryl

Copyright © 2020 Jubilee Media Group LLC All rights Reserved.

Hot Sausage Po-Boy

On the menu tonight, is an Andouille Hot Sausage Po-Boy grilled and smoked on a charcoal grill with mesquite chips over a real hardwood charcoal fire.  Andouille is a flavorful Cajun Sausage that is basically ground pork and special seasonings that is used in a variety of Cajun cooking and recipes like chicken and sausage gumbo, red beans and rice,  and dressings and stuffings.

These hot sausage New Orleans style sandwiches are called Po-Boys here in Louisiana.  According to Wikipedia, a po boy, or po’boy, poboy, po-boy, or poor boy, is a traditional submarine sandwich from Louisiana.

Anyway you say it or spell it, Po-Boys are a tasty treat and not a week goes by that a Louisiana Cajun doesn’t have some sort of Po-Boy.  Our favorites are Fried Shrimp, Fried Catfish, Fried Oysters and Hot Andouille Sausage Po-Boys. What we’re making today we just call a hot sausage po boy.

Note:  If you do not have Andouille sausage available in your area, try grilling any quality sausage available in your area.  You can cook your sausage on your grill, or inside in your oven or however you like.

Ingredients for Andouille Hot Sausage Po Boys

6-8 links of fresh Andouille sausage
(1 link per person at least)
Po-Boy buns or Hoagie rolls
Cheese
Mustard
Tomatoes
Relish or pickles
Shredded lettuce
Mayonnaise
Spicy Creole mustard

Grill the Andouille Sausage

(See the Grilling Tips Video if you need help with grilling.)

Serving Suggestions for Andouille Hot Sausage Po-Boys

Open the buns and butter each side.  Heat the buns in the oven to toast and melt the butter.  Don’t take to dancing or you might burn the buns.

Layer on the condiments of your choice.

Spilt a link of Andouille sausage down the middle.

Open up and place on the buns.

Close the bun and take a big bite of deliciousness.

This is one of our favorite Cajun recipes Saturday lunches.

How to Make Cajun Rice Dressing

 

Cajun Rice Dressing, Rice Stuffing, or Cajun Dirty Rice – whatever you call it – this dish is a staple of Cajun Holiday traditions.

In this episode, we made Cajun Rice Dressing in a matter of three basic steps. It’s really easy and sure to be a hit at your dinner table.

Ingredients for Cajun Rice Dressing

1 pound ground round beef
1 pound lean ground pork
2 links of fresh pork sausage (we used a spicy Andouille sausage)
4 cups Cajun Trinity
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 stick of butter
1 cup chicken stock
3 cups rice
6 cups water
Tony’s Creole Seasoning and salt to taste
Chopped green onions for garnish
½ cup chopped pecans for garnish

Making Cajun Rice Dressing

Step One: Make rice according to package directions.

Step Two: Melt butter in a deep skillet. Slice into the casing on the sausage and remove the meat inside. Place all meat in the skillet. On medium high heat, cook the meats by chopping to a fine ground meat mixture. It should take about 10 minutes. Add the Cajun Trinity, minced garlic and ½ cup chicken stock. Cover and simmer on medium heat for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking and clumping.

Step Three: Using a large mixing bowl, blend together meat mixture and rice. It should be a good 50/50 mix. Season to taste and stir well. Pour into a casserole dish or 13 x 9 baking pan. Garnish with chopped green onions and pecans. Serve hot.

Notes: May be used as a stuffing for turkey, chicken, or a pork roast. Rice dressing, or rice stuffing, is also a great side dish. When served as a side item, we call it Dirty Rice.

Many Cajun recipes also call for the use of poached chicken livers and giblets. Certainly add if you want. We chose not to.

Beryl

 

 

 

 

 

===========================================================================

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:
https://www.facebook.com/CajunCookingTV/

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

===========================================================================

How to Make White Beans

We made White Beans and Andouille Sausage during the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav.  Not even 100 mile an hour winds that devastated the power to most of South Louisiana would stop Cajun Cooking TV from eating as normal.

Right before the storm, I cooked a big pot of Seafood Gumbo and a big pot of Spaghetti Sauce.  We froze meal size containers and were able to eat on that for several days.  Many Cajun recipes are great for cooking up large pot-fulls and freezing for later dinners.

For several days after the storm there were no stores open.  Many people were relying on FEMA and Red Cross for MRE’s and prepared meals.  Thank God we were able to purchase a generator and had gas stored up.  We were able to run the refrigerator, fans, microwave and other small electrics.

About day 5 or 6, we heard a sound like a policeman talking over their loudspeaker.  We didn’t know what it was.  Then we saw a sight we thought we’d never see.  A Red Cross truck was coming through the neighborhood passing out meals.  It made us sad to see such a large metropolitan city reduced to needing Red Cross assistance.  It’s like something you only see on TV in third world countries.

Happily as power began to be restored around the city, grocery stores began to open with limited items for purchase.  I was so thankful that Whole Foods opened and had all the necessities available.  We got fresh Andouille Sausage and were able to make a pot of White Beans by running the slow cooker on the generator all night.

We made rice out on a Coleman Camp Stove outside on the patio.  Since it was too dark to video at the time, we made White Beans again just for you.  I hope it’s a long time before we are out of power for 14 days again.  Enjoy!

Ingredients for White Beans and Andouille Sausage

1  (1-pound) package Large White Beans (aka Great Northerns)
1 pound sausage of your choice (we used 5 links of freshly made Andouille sausage)
2 cups Cajun Trinity (chopped onion, bell pepper, and celery)
2 tablespoons minced garlic
Cajun seasoning (like Tony’s Creole Seasoning) to taste
Tabasco sauce
1 cup long grain rice
Oil
Slow Cooker
Frying pan   

First you should soak the white beans overnight in a large bowl.  Cover the beans with water leaving room for expansion.

Ready to cook

Heat the slow cooker on high heat. 

Drain the water from the beans and then pour beans into the slow cooker. 

Sauté the Cajun Trinity in a small amount of oil or cooking spray. 

(My husband Mike just tosses the trinity in the with the beans without sauteing.)

Slice the sausage into 1 inch pieces and fry in a pan until brown. 

(We actually grilled the Andouille sausage the night before while we had a hot grill from grilling a steak.)

Mix all ingredients together into slow cooker. 

Add 4-5 cups of water to cover the mixture. 

Add about ½ teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Tony’s Creole Seasoning) and a few dashes of Tabasco sauce.  Mix well.

Cover and let the slow cooker do its job for 4-6-8 hrs. 

Since each slow cooker is different, feel free to add small amounts of water if needed after a few hours.  You don’t want it to get too dry.

Beans are ready when soft and creamy gravy is created. 

If your gravy is not thick enough (and it usually isn’t), take a large spoonful of beans out, put them in a bowl and smash them. Then add them back to the pot and stir them in. This should thicken your gravy. In a few minutes if you think your gravy is still not thick enough, repeat this process.

Make a pot of rice (1 cup rice, 2 cups water and simmer 20 minutes).

Serving Suggestions for White Beans and Andouille Sausage

Serve White Beans and Andouille sausage over rice in a deep plate and is accompanied well with Jiffy cornbread muffins.  Now that’s some good country cooking if I do say so myself.