Take a culinary journey to the heartland of Louisiana with our exploration of the most captivating Cajun-style pork and beans recipes. Dive into the rich tapestry of flavors that define this iconic dish, where the smokiness of andouille sausage intertwines with the hearty comfort of pork and tender beans. Discover the secrets to creating a symphony of spices that awaken your palate, from the warmth of cayenne and paprika to the earthy embrace of thyme and bay leaves. Along the way, we'll unveil the magic behind the perfect balance of textures, ensuring that every bite is a satisfying blend of tender meat, velvety beans, and a hint of crispness.
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CAJUN ROASTED PORK LOIN
This wonderful roast creates an incredible sauce for drizzling over the meat. If you like it spicier add more cayenne.
Provided by Patti Terranova
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 2h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in the cayenne, oregano, pepper, thyme, mustard, and garlic. Cook for 1 minute. Use a paring knife to make several small incisions in the fat side of the meat. Stuff the slits with the spice mix, and rub the remaining mix over the surface of the meat. Sprinkle the roast with salt and pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a roasting pan over medium heat. Put the roast in the pan, and surround with the carrots, red pepper, celery, and onion. Lightly salt and pepper the vegetables. Place roasting pan in preheated oven, and cook for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F, and cook for an additional 15 minutes to brown the meat. Cook until meat is 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Remove roast from pan, and let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
- Place the roasting pan, with the pan juices, over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the hot drippings, and cook for 3 minutes. Pour in the chicken stock and cook, whisking occasionally, for 6 minutes. Strain sauce, and serve with the sliced pork roast.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 409.2 calories, Carbohydrate 7.4 g, Cholesterol 118.1 mg, Fat 24.5 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 37.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 177.9 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
CAJUN RED BEANS
Delicious red beans. Serve it over rice with some cornbread. Yum!
Provided by Tami Hanks Baughman
Categories Side Dish Beans and Peas
Time 7h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place the pinto beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water. Soak beans 15 minutes; drain and rinse.
- Heat bacon grease in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir salt pork in hot grease for 1 minute. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, black pepper, and chipotle powder to salt pork; cook and stir until the vegetables are soft, about 4 minutes.
- Stir smoked sausage, bay leaves, parsley, and thyme into salt pork mixture; cook and stir until sausage is browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
- Stir beans into sausage mixture and add enough water to cover the beans. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and transfer beans mixture to a slow cooker.
- Cook on High for 1 hour. Reduce to Low and cook until beans are tender, adding water as necessary, about 6 hours more.
- Mash about 1/4 the beans against the side of the slow cooker crock with the back of a heavy spoon. Continue cooking on Low until beans are tender and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes more. Remove bay leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 382.7 calories, Carbohydrate 41.2 g, Cholesterol 25.4 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 9.9 g, Protein 19.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 547 mg, Sugar 3.6 g
CAJUN-STYLE BEANS AND SAUSAGE
Beans and rice make the perfect meal because they're well-balanced, an excellent source of protein, and easy to prepare. The sausage adds full flavor to the recipe, and traditional pork sausage lovers won't even notice that chicken sausage is used in this dish. -Robin Haas, Cranston, Rhode Island
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 6h25m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, brown sausage. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in beans, tomatoes, vegetables, garlic and seasonings., Cook, covered, on low until vegetables are tender, 6-8 hours. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 355 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 759mg sodium, Carbohydrate 58g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 11g fiber), Protein 18g protein.
CAJUN STYLE PORK AND BEANS
Cajun food is rustic and "down home." It is also filling and comforting. Pork and beans with a kick.
Provided by threeovens
Categories Meat
Time 30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Brown the beef in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in the onions and bell pepper and cook until softened, about 10 minutes.
- Add in the pork and beans stirring occasionally.
- Once heated through, serve over rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.4, Fat 9.8, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 44.1, Sodium 656.3, Carbohydrate 17.6, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 0.8, Protein 14.9
CAJUN PORK
Tina Gantner of Matthews, Missouri writes, "It took me a few tries to perfect this recipe, but now it's a favorite in our household. More Cajun seasoning can be added, but it tends to make the dish too hot for children. Chicken breast can be substituted for the pork tenderloin and rice can be used instead of the noodles."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook and stir the pork, Cajun seasoning, garlic and Italian seasoning in butter for 8-10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions., Stir broth and Worcestershire sauce into pork mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until heated through. Drain noodles. Use a slotted spoon to serve pork mixture over noodles; drizzle with pan juices.
Nutrition Facts :
BAKED BEANS - CAJUN STYLE
This is a spicy mild to medium hot recipe, to make a very mildly hot recipe, use only 1/4 teaspoon each of the three peppers.
Provided by Starman5
Categories Beans
Time 55m
Yield 9 3 inch by 3 inch by 2 inch servings, about 1/2 cup, 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Fry the bacon in a large frying pan until crisp. Let cool, then crumble the bacon, then mix all the ingredients together well except for the beans, then add beans and mix gently, so as not to mash up the beans. Precooked, crumbled bacon bits can be substituted for the freshly cooked bacon.
- An alternative to bacon is to use smoked ham. Slice ham into 1/8 inch cubes and place in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle the ham with a mixture of one-quarter cup brown sugar and one-quarter cup white sugar, mix until the ham is well coated, then brown ham in a frying pan until the sugars caramelize and begin to turn brown/black. Then mix all ingredients except the beans together, then add beans and mix gently, so as to not mash up the beans.
- Pour bean mixture into a 10 x 10 inch baking dish, cover with tin foil and bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes or longer, until bubbling well around the edges of the baking dish, then remove tin foil, and broil at 400 degrees 5 to 10 minutes, until top browns/blackens slightly. This browning/blackening adds a very good caramelized flavor to the dish, and does not taste burned at all.
- This makes a mild to medium spicy recipe, to make a very mild recipe, use only 1/4 teaspoon each of the three peppers.
Tips:
- To add a smoky flavor to the pork and beans, cook them over a campfire or in a smoker.
- If you don't have any andouille sausage, you can substitute another type of smoked sausage, such as kielbasa or linguica.
- For a thicker sauce, mash some of the beans before adding them to the pot.
- Serve the pork and beans with cornbread, rice, or mashed potatoes.
- Garnish the pork and beans with chopped green onions, cilantro, or hot sauce.
Conclusion:
This Cajun-style pork and beans recipe is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The combination of smoky sausage, tender beans, and flavorful sauce is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give this recipe a try.
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