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Chris' Specialty Meats

Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:21 pm
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:21 pm
Stopped by and got a few things at their new store in Lakeview NOLA. Good Stuff.

1) Chicken stuffed w/ Shrimp dressing - Very good/Excellent
2) Pork Boudin - Very Good
3) Hog's head cheese - Very Good

I heard somewhere that this is an offshoot of another store somewhere (Baton Rouge?). Anybody know more about this? Anybody tried other offerings from there?
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58108 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:25 pm to
I had the bacon wrapped pork tenderloin and it was outstanding
Posted by LSUweights
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
3543 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:27 pm to
There's a Chris's Specialty Meats in Prairieville on Airline. Good Stuff!!!
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:28 pm to
That chicken was very easy to prepair.

1.5 hours in an oven on 350 degrees. Just cut it out the vacuum wrap and place in a baking pan uncovered. Came out great.
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:30 pm to
quote:

Chris's Specialty Meats in Prairieville on Airline


That must be the original. Everything looked good. They had a lot of prepared gumbo, etoufee, etc.... it's probably all pretty good.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48829 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:31 pm to
If they have the smoked pork wings get them as they are incredible. And I wish I could figure out what cut that is. It's almost like a little shank.

They are out of Baton Rouge and have been around here for probably close to 20 years now. But I believe he learned at Hebert's in Abbeville - someone might be able to clarify that.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48931 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:44 pm to
I had the Bacon wrapped Chicken Thigh stuffed w/ Pepperjack
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 1:02 pm to
quote:

smoked pork wings


Damn, now I'm getting hungry.....
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48829 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 1:16 pm to
I just warm them on my green egg and man they are good. Cook a pot of white beans and eat them on the side. Thank me later.

Ask them what cut it is and let me know.
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 1:20 pm to
Will report back.

(I got a Primo XL) LOL
Posted by NOFOX
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
9933 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 3:09 pm to
quote:

Stopped by and got a few things at their new store in Lakeview NOLA. Good Stuff.

1) Chicken stuffed w/ Shrimp dressing - Very good/Excellent
2) Pork Boudin - Very Good
3) Hog's head cheese - Very Good


Had 1 & 2 last night. Very much enjoy their boudin (I get it a lot now). The chicken is also really good. I will try the other variations. In fact everything I have gotten there has been pretty damn good including chicken and sausage gumbo, meat pies, meat loaf, pork wings, and stuffed tenderloin.

I love that place. It is so easy to stop in and grab something good that is easy to prepare for dinner.
Posted by SquirrelBones
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
392 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 3:11 pm to
How does the Hog's Head Cheese stack up against Jerry Lee's?
Also, how does the boudin stack up against Jerry Lee's?
This post was edited on 10/13/15 at 3:13 pm
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
45801 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 3:13 pm to
quote:

That must be the original.


The original is on Millerville.
Posted by Cher0kee
Member since Jan 2013
85 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 6:10 pm to
Hello FB

the boneless chicken stuffed with cornbread dressing is really good. I've been getting it for many years. I think I am going to do my own from here out now that I can debone a chicken thanks to that Jacques Pepin youtube video.



Posted by Tbobby
Member since Dec 2006
4358 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 6:22 pm to
quote:

The original is on Millerville.


Correct. A friend worked there for several years, so I have some insider info. Boning a chicken without much waste takes lots of skill and a sharp boning knife. He tried to teach me but I cannot master it. Their stuffed boneless chickens are scrawny and don't contain much meat. The seafood and cornbread dressing stuffed chickens are quite good, but the sausage stuffed is gross. They buy their boudin from Ronnie's on FLA blvd. The seafood stuffed portobello mushroom caps are great. Rice dressing is good.
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17253 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 7:27 pm to
Cornbread stuffed Cornish hen, just enough for 2 people
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18736 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 7:29 pm to
quote:

If they have the smoked pork wings get them as they are incredible. And I wish I could figure out what cut that is. It's almost like a little shank.


I saw an article LINKabout pork wings sold by Bergeron's. Here is what they said:

quote:

Another new menu item, wild wings, are pork shanks that have been chopped down to the size and appearance of chicken wings. A trendy method of serving pork that’s been spreading across the country in recent years


They linked to a 2011 NY Times article. The Times also said it was a shank, or lower back leg. LINK
Posted by unclebuck504
N.O./B.R./ATL
Member since Feb 2010
1716 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 7:35 pm to
I keep hearing claims that they buy their boudin from Ronnie's, but you can tell the difference when they're side by side. Both establishments deny it as well.

They're VERY similar though, but Chris' has had versions of boudin that Ronnie's doesn't, such as red beans and rice boudin.

Chris' also had a location out in/near Central at one point.

Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48829 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 7:38 pm to
Learn this and you will never buy a stuffed chicken again

It took me a few times and I certainly can't do it in "a minute and a half" but I can do it just like this and haven't bought a stuffed chicken in a few years. Last one I stuffed with chicken liver pâté.

It isn't hard. Just practice. And notice he uses a small knife. I use a very sharp paring knife I have.
Posted by Sayre
Felixville
Member since Nov 2011
5506 posts
Posted on 10/13/15 at 8:22 pm to
If I'm not mistaken there's a Chris' Specialty Meats on O'Neal south of I-12.
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