Best Cajun Andouille Recipes

PAUL PRUDHOMME'S CAJUN SEAFOOD GUMBO WITH ANDOUILLE

Steps:

• Combine onions, bell peppers, and celery in a medium-size bowl and set aside. In a small bowl combine next 7 ingredients for seasoning; mix well and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat until it starts to smoke, about 5 minutes.
• Gradually add the flour, whisking constantly with a metal whisk. Continue cooking and whisking until roux is dark red-brown to black, 2-4 minutes.
• Immediately add half the vegetable mirepoix and stir well, switching to a spoon if necessary, 1 minute.
• Add the remaining vegetables, continuing to stir, about 2 minutes. Add the seasoning mix and continue to cook, about 2 minutes.
• Add garlic, stirring well for another minute. Remove from heat.
• Place the stock in a 5 1/2-qt saucepan or Dutch oven and bring to boil. Add roux mixture by spoonfuls, stirring until dissolved in between each addition. Bring back to boil.
• Add andouille and return to boil again; continue boiling for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Add the shrimp, undrained oysters, and crab meat. Return to boil, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat, skim oil from surface, and serve over rice.

CAJUN FETTUCCINE ALFREDO WITH ANDOUILLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the fettuccine according to package directions.
• While the pasta cooks, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes. Add the scallions, celery, bell pepper, and Cajun seasoning and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the cream and simmer until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• Once the pasta is cooked, transfer it directly from the boiling water into the cream sauce using tongs or a pasta fork. Sprinkle the pasta with the Parmesan and toss to combine. Add a splash of the starchy pasta water to help the sauce thicken and coat the pasta. Top with chopped parsley and serve with additional Parmesan.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE NACHOS

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add andouille and cook for 2 minutes. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes more. Add bell peppers and cook for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in celery.
• Line a baking sheet with foil and place tortilla chips on top. Cover chips with the sausage mixture.
• Place shrimp in a bowl; add oil and seafood seasoning. Stir to coat. Place shrimp in the same skillet and cook over medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Scatter shrimp on top of the sausage mixture. Sprinkle Colby Jack cheese over the nachos.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler to low. Broil nachos until cheese has melted, about 3 minutes.

CAJUN POTATO SALAD WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausages; sauté until brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to paper towels and drain.
• Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add potatoes; cook just until tender, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes. Drain well. Whisk vinegar, pepper sauce and mustard in large bowl. Transfer warm potatoes to bowl with vinegar mixture and gently toss. Gently mix in sausages, bell pepper, celery, green onions and 1/4 cup oil. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE ALFREDO SAUCE OVER PASTA

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp; set aside.
• Cook fettuccine by following the package directions; drain and set aside.
• Cook sausage in a large pan over medium heat for 10 minutes or until browned; remove sausage (use a slotted spoon) and drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in the pan; set sausage aside.
• Melt butter in the drippings over medium heat; add in shrimp; cook for 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink; remove shrimp and keep warm.
• Add in onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; stir/saute over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cajun seasoning; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually stir in chicken broth.
• Bring to boil over med-high heat, stirring frequently; boil 1` minute.
• Lower heat to med-low, stir in heavy cream; cook 8 minutes or until mixture simmers.
• Add in cheese cubes, sausage and shrimp; stir until cheese melts.
• Stir in green onions, parmesan cheese, and chopped fresh parsley.
• Serve over hot cooked fettuccine.
• For OMAC: freeze shrimp and andouille pasta in disposable foil pans (8x5x1 inch) covered with foil. Place in zip-lock freezer bags. Freeze up to 1 month. To reheat from freezer: bake, covered, at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or thaw in the refrigerator overnight and bake, covered, at 350° for 45 minutes.

CAJUN CHICKEN AND ANDOUILLE PASTA

Steps:

• Place chicken pieces in a medium bowl, sprinkle the cajun seasoning over and toss to coat.
• In a large, deep skillet sauté the garlic in the butter for about two minutes. Add chicken and andouille pieces. Sauté for about 4 minutes.
• Add the red and green peppers to the skillet. Cook for about 2 minutes, then add the red onion.
• Reduce heat. Add half and half, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and sun dried tomatoes. Heat through. Add basil.
• Pour over hot pasta and toss with Parmesan cheese.

CORNBREAD STUFFING W/SHRIMP & ANDOUILLE (CAJUN/CREOLE ZWT-9)

Steps:

• Prepare cornbread per pkg instructions & cut into pieces as directed.
• Preheat oven to 350°F --- Generously butter a 10x15-in glass or ceramic baking dish. Put the cornbread pieces into a lrg bowl.
• In a lrg, deep skillet, cook the andouille over mod heat until lightly browned & the fat rendered (about 10 min). Add to the cornbread.
• Melt the butter in the skillet. Stir in the onions, celery & half of the scallions. Cook over low heat until soft (about 10 min). Add the shrimp, garlic, sage & thyme. Cook (while stirring) until the shrimp are just cooked through (about 3 min). Add the shrimp to the cornbread.
• In the same skillet, bring the stock to a boil. Pour the stock over the cornbread & stir well. Add the parsley & remaining scallions. Season the stuffing w/salt, pepper & Tabasco to taste preferences.
• Spread the stuffing in the prepared baking dish & bake for 1 hr (or until crisp & browned on top).

CAJUN RED BEANS WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a 4-quart slow cooaker, combine sausage, beans, tomatoes, and green peppers.
• In a medium bowl, stir together rice, vegetable stock, and Cajun seasoning. Pour into slow cooker and stir thoroughly.
• Cover and cook on HIGH setting for 3 to 4 hours. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE PASTA

Steps:

• Prepare fettuccini according to package instructions. Keep warm.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes or until pink and firm. Using a slotted spoon, remove sausage and shrimp from skillet. Add pepper stir-fry mixture to hot drippings in pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in sausage and shrimp.
• In a large bowl, toss sausage mixture with cooked pasta.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE IN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat large skillet to med-high heat.
• Add butter, melt.
• Add onion, green pepper, celery, garlic and basil.
• Saute until onions are transparent but not browned.
• Add sausage and saute until browned.
• Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes or until soft.
• Add beer and water and boil until reduced by 1/3 to 1/2.
• Add heavy cream, salt and Cajun seasonings.
• Stir in shrimp and cook until pink; about 3-5 minutes.
• Allow sauce to thicken.
• If sauce is too thin you can add about a tsp.
• flour or cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water to the sauce.
• Make sure to stir frequently while sauce is thickening to prevent lumping.
• This can be served over your favorite rice or pasta.

CAJUN SCRAMBLE WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a medium size bowl whisk together eggs and Cajun spice blend and set aside.
• In a large non stick skillet over medium-low heat, add olive oil. Allow pan to warm up then add potato and cook stirring frequently for 5 minutes.
• Adjust the heat to medium; add onion and green pepper and sauté for another 5 minutes, allowing potatoes and onions to brown slightly. Add sliced sausage and stir fry another 2 to 3 minutes. (If the skillet seems dry, add a tablespoon of olive oil before adding eggs).
• Pour the eggs over the sausage mixture, allow them to sit and cook for a minute. Gently fold over the edges, (bringing the edges to the center) and carefully blend and turn the egg mixture allowing the uncooked eggs to reach the bottom the pan and the ingredients to incorporate into the eggs. After each fold, pause for a few seconds allowing the eggs to cook.
• After a couple of minutes, and when the eggs look moist and almost done sprinkle the shredded cheese over the eggs and sausage. Fold the egg and sausage mixture over a couple of more times allowing the cheese to melt (less than 1 minute).
• Divide the scramble between 2 plates top each with your favorite Louisiana-style hot sauce or salsa.

CAJUN CRAWFISH AND ANDOUILLE FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy sauce pan and saute onions, parsley, crawfish and andouille until golden brown. Stir in flour. Add cream, red pepper and salt.
• Cook over med-low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Serve over fettuccine with your favorite garlic bread.

CAJUN ANDOUILLE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Grind all of the pork and fat through a one-quarter inch or three-eighths inch plate. Refrigerate the ground pork until well chilled, ideally 32 to 34 degrees Fahrenheit. When the meat is chilled, mix the water with the Morton cure. Then thoroughly mix the remaining ingredients with the water/cure mixture. Then thoroughly mix the water/cure/spice mixture with the ground pork. Immediately stuff into 1½ inch hog casings. Hang the sausage in your smoker. Start smoking at 135°F with the vents slightly open for 20 minutes to dry the casings. Then increase the temperature to 165 degrees and continue smoking, applying medium smoke until the internal temperature of the sausage reaches 155°F. Immediately remove the sausage from the smoker and shower the sausage with water until the internal temperature of the sausage reaches 110°F. Allow the sausage to dry for 10 to 15 minutes and immediately package and place in the refrigerator or freezer.

CAJUN POTATO SALAD WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add sausages; saute until brown, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to paper towels and drain.
• Bring large pot of salted water to boil.
• Add potatoes; cook just until tender, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Whisk vinegar, pepper sauce and mustard in large bowl.
• Transfer warm potatoes to bowl with vinegar mixture and gently toss.
• Gently mix in sausages, bell pepper, celery, green onions and 1/4 cup oil.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

CAJUN JAMBALAYA WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND TASSO

Steps:

• Combine the seasonings and set aside.
• In a heavy skillet, melt the margarine and brown the raw rice over medium heat, stirring constantly until golden-brown.
• Chop the Tasso and Andouille sausage.
• Melt the margarine in another heavy skillet (cast iron preferred) and cook the Tasso and sausage over high heat for 5 minutes or so.
• Add the onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and seasoning mix, and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until browned (about 10 minutes).
• Stir in the browned rice and add the stock.
• Stir well and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer until the rice is tender but still crunchy (about 20 minutes).
• This must be stirred frequently to keep the rice from sticking and burning.
• Remove the bay leaves and serve immediately, or pour into a long flat open pan to cool so it will not continue to cook.
• To serve, heat the plates and press about 1/2 cup lightly into a teacup or Pyrex custard cup and turn onto each plate.
• Serve 2 molds for a main course or 1 for an appetizer.
• Serve with little green peas and whole kernel com.

CAJUN SHRIMP PASTA SALAD WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place the diced yellow pepper, diced onion and diced celery in a fine-sieve collander and set aside. Fill a large pot with enough fresh cold water to allow the addition of the beer. Pour the beer into the water and season liberally with coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper and the Old Bay. Bring to a boil. Add the shrimp and allow to steep until the shrimp is opaque, 3 minutes. Pour the cooked shrimp and shrimp water through the collander over the diced vegetables. Fill the pot with cold water, season with salt and bring to the boil. Meanwhile, peel the shrimp and cut into thirds. Put the cut shrimp, vegetables and diced sausage into a large bowl. Add the chopped sun-dried tomato, dried thyme salt and pepper. Add the frozen pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente. Drain; rinse under cold running water. Drain well. Add the pasta to the shrimp mixture and stir to combine. Dress with the Hellmann's mayonnaise OR the oil and vinegar mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refigerate 2 to 4 hours to allow the flavors to marry.

ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE CAJUN SCRAMBLE

Steps:

• In a medium size bowl whisk together eggs and Cajun spice blend and set aside.
• In a large non stick skillet over medium-low heat, add olive oil.
• Allow pan to warm up then add potato and cook stirring frequently for 5 minutes.
• Adjust the heat to medium; add onion and green pepper and sauté for another 5 minutes, allowing potatoes and onions to brown slightly.
• Add sliced sausage and stir fry another 2-3 minutes. (If the skillet seems dry, add a tablespoon of olive oil before adding eggs).
• Pour the eggs over the sausage mixture, allow them to sit and cook for a minute.
• Gently fold over the edges, (bringing the edges to the center) and carefully blend and turn the egg mixture allowing the uncooked eggs to reach the bottom of the pan and the ingredients to incorporate into the eggs.
• After each fold, pause for a few seconds allowing the eggs to cook.
• After a couple of minutes, and when the eggs look moist and almost done sprinkle the shredded cheese over the eggs and sausage.
• Fold the egg and sausage mixture over a couple of more times allowing the cheese to melt (less than 1 minute).
• Divide the scramble between 2 plates top each with your favorite salsa.
• Enjoy immediately with a fresh green salad for dinner or toasted and buttered sour dough bread for breakfast.

CAJUN KEBABS WITH CHICKEN AND ANDOUILLE

Steps:

• Soak eight 6-inch-long wooden skewers in water for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium. Add chopped onion, celery, and bell pepper; season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in black-eyed peas, vinegar, and remaining oil.
• Heat grill to medium; lightly oil grates. Season chicken with oregano, salt, and pepper. Alternately thread chicken, onion, and sausage onto skewers.
• Grill, turning occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve skewers with black-eyed pea salad.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE SKEWERS | KOBE ROUX

Steps:

• FOR THE KOBE ROUX CREAM SAUCE.
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise.
• 1 tablespoon Lime Juice.
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha, or more, to taste*.
• 1 tsp cajun seasoning.
• DIRECTIONS:.
• 1. To make the Sriracha cream sauce, whisk together mayonnaise, Sriracha and condensed milk in a small bowl; set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine shrimp, olive oil, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic and onion powder, crushed red pepper, oregano and thyme; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover, and refrigerate, turning occasionally, for at least 30 minutes.
• 3. Thread shrimp and sausage onto 4-inch-long skewers or toothpicks.
• 4. Heat a grill pan or charcoal grill over medium high heat. Add skewers in a single layer and grill until shrimp are opaque and sausage is slightly softened, about 3 minutes per side.
• 5. Serve immediately with Sriracha cream sauce, garnished with chives, if desired.

CAJUN CHICKEN LASAGNA WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook noodles as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cook sausage, chicken and Cajun seasoning in large skillet 8 min. or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Remove meat mixture from skillet with slotted spoon; set aside. Discard all but 1 Tbsp. drippings from skillet. Add vegetables and garlic to reserved drippings; cook and stir 4 to 5 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in meat mixture, 2 cups pasta sauce and 2 Tbsp. Parmesan.
• Drain noodles. Spread 1/2 cup of the remaining pasta sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of 4 noodles, 1/3 of the meat mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella. Repeat all layers twice. Cover with remaining noodles, pasta sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 1 hour or until heated through. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.