Slow Cooker Cajun Succotash Food

SLOW-COOKER CAJUN SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients, except rice, in a 5 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours. Serve over hot cooked brown rice and a slice of french bread.

CHEF JOHN'S SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion with a pinch of salt in hot butter and oil until onion is softened and slightly golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Add red bell pepper, jalapeno, and garlic; cook and stir until peppers are fragrant and softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes, cumin, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into onion mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 1 to 3 minutes. Add zucchini, green beans, water, and a pinch of salt; cook until zucchini are almost tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir corn and lima beans into zucchini mixture until heated through, about 3 to 5 minutes more. Season with salt.

SLOW-COOKER CAJUN STEW

Steps:

• In a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker, place sausage, onion, garlic, celery, and bell pepper. Sprinkle with flour and toss to coat. Add tomatoes and their liquid, 1/2 cup water, and cayenne; season with salt. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, 3 1/2 hours on high (or 7 hours on low). Add shrimp and okra, cover, and cook until shrimp are opaque throughout, 30 minutes (or 1 hour on low).

SUCCULENT SLOW COOKER SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add onions, celery and carrots and cook, stirring, until softened. Add garlic, paprika, rosemary, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and stock and bring to a boil. Place beans and corn in slow cooker. Add contents of pan and stir well.
• Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 5 hours, until hot and bubbling. Stir in cream and Parmesan, if using, and season with nutmeg, to taste. Enjoy!
• Note:.
• This dish can be assembled the night before it is cooked but without adding the cream and Parmesan. Complete up to bringing the tomatoes and stock to a boil and adding the the beans and corn, then refrigerate overnight. The next day, cook in slow cooker as directed. Alternately, Succotash can be cooked overnight and refrigerated until you're ready to serve. In a large saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
• For Vegetarian option use Vegetable broth.

GRILLED MAQUE CHOUX (A CAJUN SUCCOTASH)

Steps:

• grill 2 ears of the corn directly over the heat until black-speckled on all sides.
• grill the peppers until quite blacked on all sides and place in a plastic bag to steam for 15 to 20 minutes.
• slice the corn off the cob (about half way down the kernels) and using the back of a knife, scrub the juicy remains of the corn kernels into a bowl.
• Do the same with the grilled corn.
• Remove most of the blackened skin from the peppers, seed and chop.
• Cook the onion and corn in a large cast iron skillet, stirring for 15 minutes.
• If too dry or if corn is sticking, add chicken broth to adjust.
• Add the peppers and milk and continue to cook while scraping and stirring about 5 minutes more.
• Season to taste and serve.

SUPER EASY SOUTHERN OKRA SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Add the first six items to a sauce pan and heat covered.
• Add the frozen okra and heat covered, on low, until it's hot and just tender.
• Add the salt and pepper to taste and serve.

CAJUN MAQUE CHOUX / CAJUN SUCCOTASH

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a frying pan until crisp.
• Drain on paper towels, crumble and set aside.
• Melt butter in the bacon fat over medium heat.
• Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeno and garlic, saute for 5 minutes or until onion has softened.
• Stir in corn, okra, tomatoes, cayenne and cajun seasoning, cook 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chick broth and bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and cook partially covered for 45 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in crumbled bacon and serve.