Next weekend, I'm making a cajun dinner for some friends. I'm doing catfish
filets smothered in corn macque choux, but I'm looking for a really good
recipe for dirty rice, and an idea for something else to serve alongside.

Any ideas?

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Daniel Seriff

Daniel Seriff wrote:

> Next weekend, I'm making a cajun dinner for some friends. I'm doing
catfish
> filets smothered in corn macque choux, but I'm looking for a really good
> recipe for dirty rice, and an idea for something else to serve alongside.
>
> Any ideas?


This'll knock 'em dead (there are other great recipes on this site). If you
don't want to do this for catfish, do it around holiday time; you could also
do a Cajun vegetable thing:

http://www.chefpaul.com/recipes/cornbread-dressing.html

Cornbread Dressing
Makes 8 Servings or 8 Cups

¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter
4 tablespoons margarine
¾ cup finely chopped onions
¾ cup finely chopped green bell peppers
½ cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Seasoning Salt®
¾ pound chicken giblets, boiled until tender, then ground (preferably) or
finely chopped
1 cup chicken stock
1 tablespoon Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Pepper Sauce®
5 cups finely crumbled cornbread or cornbread muffins
1 (13-ounce) can evaporated milk
3 eggs

In a large skillet melt the butter and margarine with the onions, bell
peppers, celery, garlic and bay leaves over high heat; sauté about 2
minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the Magic Seasoning Salt and continue
cooking until vegetables are barely wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in the
giblets, stock and Magic Pepper Sauce; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Turn off heat. Add the cornbread, milk and eggs, stirring well. Spoon
dressing into a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° until browned
on top, about 35 to 40 minutes."


NOTE: I make my own Cajun seasoning, I include white pepper, paprika,
garlic and onion powders or salt, cayenne, etc...much cheaper than buying
the store stuff.

--
Best
Greg

On 2005-07-29, Daniel Seriff > wrote:

> Any ideas?

http://www.gumbopages.com/recipe-page.html

nb

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 06:16:00 GMT, Daniel Seriff
> wrote:

>Next weekend, I'm making a cajun dinner for some friends. I'm doing catfish
>filets smothered in corn macque choux, but I'm looking for a really good
>recipe for dirty rice, and an idea for something else to serve alongside.
>
>Any ideas?

Abita or Dixie Beer to drink, and I'd like something green with that
meal. Hmmm ... maybe okra and tomatoes.

Tara