Crawfish Bread Bowl

Crawfish Bread Bowl

 

What could possibly make a cheesy dip filled with savory vegetables and crawfish batter? Aunt Celeste knows-- serving it in a bread bowl, of course.
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • ½ red bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 (10.5-ounce) can of cream of shrimp soup
  • 1 (8-ounce) can of tomato sauce
  • 1 (5.5-ounce) can vegetable juice
  • ½ cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
  • ½ cup half-and-half
  • 1 lb cooked crawfish tails
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
  • Slap Ya Mama Original Blend Cajun Seasoning, to taste
  • Handful chopped green onion
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • Dash of Slap Ya Mama Cajun Hot Sauce or Green Pepper Sauce 
  • 1 (16-ounce) loaf Hawaiian sweet round bread
  • Garnish: chopped fresh parsley
  • Assorted crackers, to serve

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°
  • In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, bell peppers, and garlic; sauté until tender. Stir in Worcestershire. Add cream cheese, stirring until melted. Add soup, tomato sauce, and vegetable juice, stirring until well combined. Add cheese and half- and-half, stirring until cheese is melted.
  • Season crawfish with zest and Slap Ya Mama Original Blend Cajun Seasoning. Add crawfish mixture, green onion, parsley, thyme and Slap Ya Mama Original Blend Cajun Seasoning to pan. Cook over low heat until thickened, about 3 minutes. (thicken with flour, if necessary.) Remove from heat.
  • Cut top off bread round, and set aside. Hollow out inside of loaf. make sure enough bread is left inside so that the bread does not have any holes. Press bread down inside bowl. Left over bread can be cubed and baked for dipping in crawfish dip.
  • Place bread bowl on a baking sheet. Pour crawfish mixture into bread bowl.
  • Bake for 30 minutes. Return top of bread round to bread bowl, and cover entire round with foil. Bake 20 minuted more. Remove top of bread round, and garnish with parsley, if desired. Serve warm with bread pieces and crackers.
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Mama’s Cajun French Onion Dip

Mama’s Cajun French Onion Dip

Mama’s Cajun French Onion Dip

This fresh and creamy French Onion Dip is the perfect crowd-pleasing dip for your next gathering.  With it’s simple and fresh ingredients, this recipe is as easy to make as it is flavorful.

Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine French
Keyword dip, french, onion

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 cups yellow onions, diced (approximately 2 onions)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 3 tbsp green onions, chopped
  • 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 ½ tsp Slap Ya Mama White Pepper Blend Cajun Seasoning

Instructions

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, stir in butter, onions, and ½ tsp of Slap Ya Mama White Pepper Blend Cajun Seasoning. Stir occasionally for about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, continue stirring onions every few minutes, letting them caramelize to the bottom of the skillet before stirring again. Repeat this process for approximately 20 minutes or until the onions are dark golden brown. If the onions start to stick, you can deglaze the skillet with a splash of water.
  • When there is 2 minutes remaining on the onions, stir in garlic and sauté for the remaining time. Remove from heat and transfer into a bowl and place in the refrigerator to cool.
  • Once the onions have cooled, add them to a mixing bowl along with the sour cream, mayonnaise, green onions, parsley, and the remaining Slap Ya Mama White Pepper Blend Cajun Seasoning. Mix well until creamy, garnish with herbs, a few more dashes of Slap Ya Mama and enjoy.
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