Cajun Christmas dishes?

Corn maque choux for a side

roux peas for something green

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I couldn't tell you what all was involved, but recently someone's aunt brought some sort of boudin dip with pepper jelly spread over it and I tore that shite up

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Kartchner’s Boudin Dip

Ingredients
• 1 lb cold Kartchner’s boudin
• 1 tablespoon Kartchner’s All-Purpose Seasoning
• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 8 oz sour cream
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup green onion chopped and divided
• Favorite chip for dipping

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x5 baking dish with cooking spray, then set aside.
2. Prepare boudin by removing casing and crumbling into small pieces. Once crumbled, set boudin aside.
3. Using a stand mixer (or a hand mixer + large bowl), mix cream cheese and sour cream on medium speed until smooth, about 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Add cheddar cheese, half of green onions, and boudin to bowl, then use a spatula to thoroughly mix all ingredients together.
5. Pour dip into prepared baking dish, spreading out and pressing it into an even layer.
6. Bake dip for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
7. Serve immediately with remaining green onion garnished on top.

nutria rat

Pastalaya with maque choux!

shrimp/crab/mirliton casserole

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Everybody knows you stew a nutria and serve over rice.

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This. I once killed 2 nutria on the way back from a duck hunt, cleaned and deboned the meat. I seasoned the meat and put it on my grill to cook slowly with a bit of pecan smoke to add some additional flavor and used the meat to make a huge pot of gumbo with andouille and okra and fed it to a dozen people. They loved it, and when I told them they had eaten nutria, only one of them was not the most happy person on the planet, but he got over it.

Nutria is excellent meat------no different than a marsh rabbit as far as their diet goes.

A question about roux peas, is that typically done with sweet peas or field peas (which have more of a nutty flavor)?

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Nutria is excellent meat------no different than a marsh rabbit as far as their diet goes.

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Is it similar to squirrel?