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Named for the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova, this delicate lemon pavlova is simply divine.
INGREDIENTS
- Eggs
- Confectioner's sugar
- Fresh lemon juice
- Sugar
- Flour
- Butter
- Lemon zest
METHOD
- Separate egg yolks and whites
- In a bowl, whisk egg whites
- Add confectioner's sugar
- Distribute on baking pan and flatten center lightly with a spoon
- Bake for 30 minutes at 250 degrees
- While that's baking, squeeze fresh lemon juice into a bowl
- Add egg yolks, sugar, and flour then whisk together
- Add butter and whisk again
- Take the merigues out of the oven once they're ready
- Spoon the filling into the center of the meringues
- Grate lemon rind and sprinkle the zest over the top of the pavlovas
- Serve!
Top rated Cajun recipes
Cajun Meatballs
By Megglesishere, meggles101
Spice up your spaghetti..
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup barbeque sauce
- 1/2 cup peach preserves
Nutella French Toast Rolls
By Pascale Weeks
A step by step recipe for mouth-watering Nutella French toast rolls!
Spicy Cajun BBQ Chicken
By Popkrispy
Wash chicken and pat dry
- 4- 1/4 pieces of chicken
- 1 tbsp Cajun spice
- 3 tsps tandoori masala
- 2 tsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Worcester sauce
- 2 tsp soya sauce
- 2 tsp crushed garlic
- 2 tsp chilli garlic sauce
- 1 tbsp chicken & Rib BBQ sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste.
French Toast Muffin Cups
By Pascale Weeks
This step-by-step recipe is about to become your newest favorite brunch idea ever! And the best part? You can make it in a muffin tin!
Coconut Red Bean Soup
By chanel.sk
This soup is a mixture of Thai and Cajun flavors
- 1 sweet onion, diced
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1 sweet potato, diced
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 lg can tomatoes, crushed
- 1 tbsp red curry paste
- 1 tsp, thyme
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 tbsp coriander
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp creole hot sauce
- 2 cans red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp vegetable bullion
Vegan Jambalaya
By chanel.sk
This dish always reminds me of New Orleans
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 1 lg hot pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 3 celery, diced
- 1 tsp seasoning salt
- 1 tsp spicy pepper blend seasoning
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 lg can tomatoes, crushed with juices
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp creole hot sauce
- 2 pkg vegan chick'n strips
- 1 pkg vegan chorizo, chopped
- 2 cups rice, cooked
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Jambalaya bread
By Lindzidemarcus
Sauté onions in butter Brown sausage
- 1/2 onion; chopped
- 1 link of spicy sausage: sliced
- 3/4 stick of butter
- 2 tbsp garlic
- chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
- 2 tbsp parsley
- 1/2 block of Monterey jack cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- mozzarella
- sharp cheddar
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- pepper
- one French baguette
Cajun Pasta
Recipewe ♡By kitchenqueen
Bring pot of water to boiling for pasta
- 1# fettuccine
- 1 boneless, skinless breast half, cut crosswise
- 2.5 tsp Essence
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 4 oz chorizo
- 1# shrimp
- 2 t garlic, minced
- 1.5 c heavy cream, half & half, or milk
- 2/3c grated Parmesan
- 1/4 t Worcestershire sauce
- Essence:
- 5 T sweet paprika
- 1/4 c salt
- 1/4 c garlic powder
- 2 T ea:
- black pepper
- onion powder
- cayenne pepper
- dried oregano
- dried thyme
Crab & Clam Gumbo / Stew
By InShapeMom, InShapeMom
A great meal for cold days
- Olive oil pam spray
- 2 cups of chopped onion
- 2 Tbsp garlic/heaping
- 2 cups diced tomatoes, rinsed & drained
- 2 cups water
- 2 Tbsp basil
- pepper
- 2 - 6.5oz chopped clams in juice
- 2 cups chopped celery
- 1 cup milk
- 14 oz crab-meat, rinse well
Banana Fritters with Creole Sauce
By Cathy Naveaux
Peel bananas and cut them in half lengthwise
- 8 bananas
- For the batter:
- 2 eggs
- scant 1/2 cup milk
- 2 1/2 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 tbsp yeast
- 1 1/3 tbsp oil
- scant 1/2 cup beer
- For the Creole sauce:
- 4 bananas
- 2 lemons
- 2 cups cream
- 3 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- rum
New Orleans Jambalaya
By playitloud101
from Auntie Gail
- 3 lbs chicken pieces
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cup diced cooked ham
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 large onions, chopped
- 3 cans (1 lb ea) stewed tomatoes
- 1 lb deveined raw shrimp
- 1 large bay leaf
- 3 cup celery
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 2 cup uncooked regular rice
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp tabasco sauce
Cajun Potatoes
By Goodlookingcooking
Peel and chop potatoes into bite-size pieces
- 4 to 5 lbs. potatoes
- 1 stick butter/margarine
- 1 oz package of French onion soup/ dip mix
- 1/4 cup water
- salt and pepper
- Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
- 16 oz shredded cheddar cheese
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More Cajun recipes
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Gumbo
- 3 Large skinless chicken breasts cut in halves
- 1/4 C. Vegetable oil
- 1 Lb. Smoked sausage cut in 1/4 inch' slices
- 1/2 C. Flour
- 5 Tbs. butter
- 2 Onions
- 12 Cloves garlic mashed & minced
- 2 Bell peppers
- 3 Celery stalks cut like bell peppers
- 1/4 C. Worcester sauce
- 1/4 Bunch parley chopped
- 4 C. hot water
- 6 Beef bullion cubes
- 2-14 Oz. cans stewed tomatoes
- 1 Small can tomato paste
- 5 Green onions sliced & minced
- Shrimp de-viened & cooked
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Vegan Gumbo
- 3 vegan mexican sausages, sliced
- 3 vegan smoked apple sage sausages, sliced
- 1 pkg vegan chorizo, sliced
- 1/2 cup vegan margarine, soft
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 sweet onion, diced
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 2 celery sticks, diced
- 3 tomatoes, diced
- 1 pkg frozen okra, sliced
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tbsp cumin
- 2 tsp coriander
- 1 lg can tomatoes, diced and juice
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- Celery salt, to taste
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1/4 cup creole hot sauce
- Cooked rice, to serve
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Red Beans and Rice
- 1/4 to 1/2 lb. hamburger meat
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 cans red beans, not drained
- 1 small can sliced black olives
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 package (3 cups) Spanish rice
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Turkey Gumbo Soup
- 1 cup rice
- 1 bundle green onions, chopped
- 1 cube chicken bouillon
- 8 cups water
- Turkey bones and pieces
- Soy sauce
- Salt
- Pepper
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Loaded Cajun Potato Salad
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1/2 lb cooked bacon
- green onions
- 3 lbs red potatoes
- crab boil
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Crawfish Stew
- 1/2 cup cooking oil,3/4 cup flour, 2 nice sized onins ,1bell pepper,1-2 lbs crawfish tails(bought at your grocery store),2 cups rice,salt and pepper to taste
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Crawfish Etouffee
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 large onions chopped
- 1/4 cp chopped celery leaves
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 pounds peeled crawfish tails ( reserve fat)
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 dashes of Crystal hot sauce
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- Tony Zatarans Creole seasoning, to taste
- 1/4 cp chopped parsley
- 2 cups cooked rice
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Jenny's Dirty Rice
- 2 lbs ground beef or ground turkey, ground turkey is healthier,1lb ground park,1can cream of mushroom,1 can cream of celery,2 large onions chopped,1 large can of chicken broth are if available fresh chicken stock.1 bell pepper chopped, seasoning of choice I prefer Tony's but if not available salt pepper will do. 2 cups of rice.
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New Orleans Chicken & Wine
- 4 chicken breast fillets
- 6 tablespoons flour
- salt/pepper
- paprika
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup white wine
- 1 teaspoon chicken boulion
- 1/4 poultry seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- thyme
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- celery
- 1/2 cup grated carrot
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 clove garlic
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Boiled Crawfish
- 30 lb of crawfish
- 8 red potatoes
- 4 corn cobs, divided into 3
- 2.5 pckgs dry crawfish boil
- 1/8 cup liquid crab boil
- 2 lb bag of ice
- salt
- pepper
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Jambalaya
- 12 medium raw shrimp shelled
- 8 oz cooked ham into cubes,
- 14 oz of chaurice sausage sliced (or spicy chorizo)
- 14 oz sliced andouille sausage,
- 4 oz sliced tasso ham (or smoked sausage)
- 1 cup short grain rice,
- 1 can diced tomatoes with their juice
- 8 oz diced green pepper,
- 1 cup chopped celery branch,
- 2 1/2 cups chicken stock,
- 1 cup chopped sweet onion
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 3 cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 10 drops of Tabasco
- salt and pepper
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The Best Cajun Chicken Pasta
- 4 ounces linguine pasta
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 4 fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
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