Cajun Potatoes – Barefeet within the Kitchen

Spicy Cajun potatoes are an ideal facet dish for grilled and roasted meats. They’re additionally scrumptious chopped up with a gentle egg on high or tossed into egg burritos with a little bit of sausage or bacon.

Cajun Potatoes

My household cannot get sufficient of the Cajun flavors we’ve grown to like. Whether or not it’s a shrimp boil at home or a quick sausage pasta, we love these flavors.

Cajun spices are precisely what the clean canvas of potatoes wants as a way to shine. All of those herbs and spices present an abundance of taste in each crispy on the skin, tender and fluffy on the within, chew of roasted cajun potato.

I simply realized per week or two in the past that I haven’t but shared this recipe right here. It’s a household favourite from my first cookbook and we’ve been making these potatoes frequently for at the very least 7-8 years now. These potatoes are a giant hit in our breakfast burritos anytime we’ve got some left over.

Cajun dipping sauce is the supporting star of the seafood boil show, offering a fiery, smoky punch with every chew. (Not a fan of an excessive amount of warmth? Simply dial down the cayenne in any of those recipes.)

Cajun Roasted Potatoes

You’ll want the next components to make this recipe:

• small crimson or yellow potatoes
• olive oil
• smoked paprika or plain paprika
• granulated garlic or garlic powder
• granulated onion or onion powder
• crushed oregano
• crushed thyme
• cayenne pepper
• kosher salt
• freshly floor black pepper

In lieu of the spices listed on this recipe, you may substitute 3 tablespoons of this Cajun seasoning mix for the entire particular person quantities listed above.

In case your potatoes are greater than about 1-1½ inches in measurement, you’ll wish to quarter them (as an alternative of merely halving them) to verify they decide up loads of taste from the seasonings.

Be happy to regulate the entire spices based on your tastes. The cayenne pepper can also be diminished for much less warmth, if that’s your choice.

Leftover potatoes will maintain properly within the fridge for a couple of days and might be reheated in a scorching skillet or within the microwave.

Cajun Potatoes Recipe

Preheat the oven to 450°F. Evenly grease a big baking sheet with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Stir collectively the spices and the remaining oil in a big mixing bowl.

Wash and dry the potatoes. Slice every of the potatoes in half. Add them to the bowl with the spice combination and toss effectively along with your fingers to totally coat.

Unfold the potatoes throughout the baking pan. Roast for half-hour, till the potatoes are tender and starting to crisp.

Stir with a steel spatula and roast an extra 10 minutes till flippantly browned and crisp. Serve with gentle butter on the facet, for dipping.

Can’t get sufficient Cajun taste? Steak bites are a weeknight mainstay of our meal-planning rotation. And these Cajun steak bites have simply sufficient kick to please each my spice lovers and fewer adventurous eaters.

Spicy sausage and tender shrimp make this one-pot jambalaya pasta a dinner that’ll go away everybody asking for seconds. This dish is loaded with improbable taste from Cajun spices. Each the youngsters and the adults on this home agree it’s successful!