A Fat Tuesday feast calls for traditional favorites like King Cake, jambalaya, gumbo and étouffée. Click through these 10 delicious recipes for a tasty Mardi Gras!
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Easy Shrimp Étouffée
Étouffée is a Creole classic! Try this Easy Shrimp Étouffée recipe.
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Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
This Spanish- and French-influenced dish is a cousin to paella. This Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya recipe is a must-try!
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Fried Green Tomatoes and Shrimp with Spicy Remoulade
Jazz up those fried green tomatoes with some big shrimp and a spicy remoulade!
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Southern Fried Catfish
Find yourself a good piece of catfish and fry it up! This Southern Fried Catfish recipe is delicious any time of year! Excellent with grits.
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Jean’s Seafood Gumbo
This recipe comes from Jean Brazile, mother of New Orleans native Donna Brazile - author, professor and political analyst. This recipe, like any good gumbo, takes a long time to cook but is well worth the wait!
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Crawfish Cake Sliders
These delicious Crawfish Cake Sliders are a tasty Mardi Gras bite!
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King Cake
The quintessential Fat Tuesday treat is King Cake! Special things come to those who find the baby!
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Buttermilk Beignets with Raspberry and Chocolate Dipping Sauce
You can’t visit New Orleans without noshing on beignets. Makes these delicious buttermilk beignets and dip them in a warm raspberry berry chocolate sauce!
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Sazerac
A Sazerac is a classic New Orleans variation of an old fashioned cognac cocktail. It gets its name from the Sazerac de Forge et Fils brand of cognac.
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Ramos’s Gin Fizz
The Ramos's Gin Fizz (or simply Ramos Gin Fizz) is a famous New Orleans drink invented in the 1880s by Henry C. Ramos in his bar at Meyer's Restaurant. The secret of its flavor and texture is orange flower water and egg whites.