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Cooking For College Frat
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:04 pm
So, my son who is away at college called me today and asked if I would cook some New Orleans food for parents weekend- tailgate. So, I am asking the FDB what would you cook? I am looking for suggestions and ideas that would spread and be easy. Thank you.
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Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:06 pm to NOLATiger71
Jambalaya or gumbo
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:07 pm to NOLATiger71
Beef Brisket with a massive amount of red beans and rice
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:11 pm to NOLATiger71
Roast Beef and shrimp poboys
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:12 pm to NOLATiger71
Jambalaya
Red Beans n Rice
Smoke a bunch of boston butts and people can make sandwiches(make some coleslaw)
Gumbo
Little hot for gumbo and beans in my opinion
ETA: Missed the New Orleans food part. Butts would feed a crowd, but def not New Orleans style food.
Red Beans n Rice
Smoke a bunch of boston butts and people can make sandwiches(make some coleslaw)
Gumbo
Little hot for gumbo and beans in my opinion
ETA: Missed the New Orleans food part. Butts would feed a crowd, but def not New Orleans style food.
This post was edited on 9/30/19 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:21 pm to NOLATiger71
Make some simple mini Natchitoches Meat Pies out of canned biscuits and meat filling
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:27 pm to SmokedBrisket2018
Smoking a butt or brisket would be really good and relatively easy to feed a large crowd. But is it really NOLA specific food?
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:31 pm to KosmoCramer
Smoking a butt is an option but, want to stick with NOLA cuisine since the guys are from all over.
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:34 pm to NOLATiger71
I have done this "cook us some NOLA / Cajun / Creole food" bit all over the country. Remember that 90% of the people asking associate all of those terms with one of two dishes. Those being Jambalaya and Gumbo. When it comes down to it for a large crowd and getting the supplies locally I always go with Jambalaya. It's the easiest to make in a large batch and appeals to the most people IMO.
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:40 pm to KosmoCramer
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KosmoCramer
I missed the New Orleans food part in the OP. I immediately started thinking about feeding a crowd.
Looks like gumbo, jambalaya or beans....
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:41 pm to SmokedBrisket2018
quote:
I missed the New Orleans food part in the OP. I immediately started thinking about feeding a crowd.
All good
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:41 pm to NOLATiger71
A few questions:
--will you be cooking onsite?
--outdoors or in a kitchen?
--do you regularly cook for large groups? how many will you be feeding?
While brisket or pulled pork may be easy for a crowd, they don't scream NOLA. Jambalaya for a crowd is easy once you've screwed it up a few times.
Personally, I'd cook gumbo. You can prep all of your ingredients in advance, ensuring that you've got good sausage, etc. Chicken & andouille gumbo is not that hard in a large quantity, and you can buy rotisserie chicken already deboned & cooked from any Costco store. Heck, if you're pressed for time, you can use jarred roux.
Gumbo, rice, green salad or potato salad, garlic bread.
If you're feeling frisky and can drive there, order a sack or two of oysters & set up a raw bar. Have son shucking; he can teach a couple of his buddies. Make a couple of gallons of bloody marys....
ETA: if you need to do this on a shoestring, do red beans and rice. You can buy the giant cans of Blue Runner creole cream style cheaper than you can buy an equivalent amount of dried Camellia red beans. Brown onions, sliced sausage, and garlic in a pot, add the precooked red beans, and you're done. You can even cook down the onions/sausage beforehand, freeze, and then add it to the beans & heat onsite. Quick and dirty and delicious.
--will you be cooking onsite?
--outdoors or in a kitchen?
--do you regularly cook for large groups? how many will you be feeding?
While brisket or pulled pork may be easy for a crowd, they don't scream NOLA. Jambalaya for a crowd is easy once you've screwed it up a few times.
Personally, I'd cook gumbo. You can prep all of your ingredients in advance, ensuring that you've got good sausage, etc. Chicken & andouille gumbo is not that hard in a large quantity, and you can buy rotisserie chicken already deboned & cooked from any Costco store. Heck, if you're pressed for time, you can use jarred roux.
Gumbo, rice, green salad or potato salad, garlic bread.
If you're feeling frisky and can drive there, order a sack or two of oysters & set up a raw bar. Have son shucking; he can teach a couple of his buddies. Make a couple of gallons of bloody marys....
ETA: if you need to do this on a shoestring, do red beans and rice. You can buy the giant cans of Blue Runner creole cream style cheaper than you can buy an equivalent amount of dried Camellia red beans. Brown onions, sliced sausage, and garlic in a pot, add the precooked red beans, and you're done. You can even cook down the onions/sausage beforehand, freeze, and then add it to the beans & heat onsite. Quick and dirty and delicious.
This post was edited on 9/30/19 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:45 pm to NOLATiger71
If I were eating I would be hoping for some jambalaya or gumbo and have my fingers crossed for some beignets
This post was edited on 9/30/19 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:46 pm to NOLATiger71
quote:
Cooking For College Frat
go to walmart and buy a bunch of fried chicken on your way to the tailgate and save yourself the time and effort that will be wasted on them
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:48 pm to hungryone
Hungry one! Love it! I believe I will be cooking onsite and was planning on cooking outside. I am still getting the particulars and specifics. Yes, I cook often and large crowds are common.
Great idea on the bloody’s and oyster shucking.
Great idea on the bloody’s and oyster shucking.
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:50 pm to NOLATiger71
A crawfish boil would be nice.
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:51 pm to NOLATiger71
The reason I said Natchitoches meat pies a few post back, I was making them when I read this thread.
Very simple with a meat filling and a can of biscuits, baked in the oven
Very simple with a meat filling and a can of biscuits, baked in the oven
This post was edited on 9/30/19 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:53 pm to hiltacular
I have a feeling after I cook something for this weekend that a crawfish boil will be on the list during crawfish season.
Posted on 9/30/19 at 1:58 pm to hiltacular
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A crawfish boil would be nice.
Nice, but completely out of season.
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