Best 5 Smothered Nutria Cajun Style Recipes

SMOTHERED TURTLE, CAJUN STYLE

Steps:

• Trim turtle steaks into 1 1/2-inch squares, season well with salt and pepper, squeeze lemons over meat and let stand awhile.
• Add plenty of chopped onion, sweet pepper, chopped, 4 tomatoes cut into eighths, 3 bay leaves, crushed garlic clove and mushrooms.
• Moisten well with stock made by boiling salted turtle trimmings and smother very slowly in a tightly covered skillet until turtle is tender.
• Serve with big mounds of rice.

CAJUN SMOTHERED CORN

Steps:

• Put bacon into saucepan, set over medium heat and fry until crisp.
• Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Crumble bacon; set aside.
• Add onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic to pan.
• Saute‚ 3 minutes.
• Cover pan; cook 5 minutes.
• Add corn, tomatoes, paprika, basil, thyme, cayenne, salt and pepper.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until corn is heated through and flavors have blended.
• Add bacon and lime juice.
• Stir 1 minute; serve.

SMOTHERED CAJUN-SPICED SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Combine 1 Tbs. oil and garlic in small bowl. Brush garlic-oil mixture over butternut squash pieces, and place on baking sheet. Sprinkle each squash piece with 1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning, and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until squash pieces are tender enough to easily pierce with fork.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, bell peppers, and celery, and cook 20 to 25 minutes, or until vegetables are soft and beginning to brown, stirring occasionally.
• Stir flour into onion mixture, and cook 1 minute, or until flour begins to brown, stirring constantly. Stir in vinegar, remaining 2 Tbs. Cajun seasoning, and 6 cups water. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes, or until sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally. You can leave as is or puree to make a smooth gravy.
• To serve:.
• Place 2 squash pieces on plate. Smother with 1 cup onion mixture.

CAJUN SMOTHERED POTATOES

Steps:

• Mix sausage, bacon, Tasso, potatoes in cooking pot. Season mixture with seasoning listed above.
• Add water to potatoes. Do not cover potatoes completely with water!
• Cook over medium to high heat, stir-ring occasionally to keep from sticking until potatoes are tender.
• Serve hot.

CAJUN SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Season chicken with slt, black pepper and cayenne pepper, brown chicken in hot oil in a heavy skillet and remove from skillet when brown.
• 2. Brown pork sausage in oil, remove from skillet and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Remove most of the oil from the skillet and add onion, bell pepper and celery: cook until onions are transparent. Add pork sasage, chicken and garlic powder to skillet with onions; slowly add water , cover and simmer 30 to 40 minutes. add green onion tops and parsley just before serving: serve over hot rice.