Easy Cajun Sausage Corn Bisque
Spice Up Dinner with a Creamy Corn and Sausage Bisque Recipe
Jan 19, 2008
Many people avoid cooking Cajun, because they think it's difficult to make Cajun food. There's definately an art to preparing authentic Cajun cuisine, but some of the basic recipes are actually fairly simple.
A good bisque starts with a basic roux. This is a kind of gravy which acts as a thickener and also gives that Cajun flare to a recipe.
This bisque recipe involves making a very simple roux. The other ingredients are basic with some convenience items to cut down on the preperation and cooking times.
Easy Cajun Sausage Corn Bisque Recipe
Ingredients:
- 4 TBS butter
- 2 TBS plain flour (not self rising)
- 1/2 cup onion chopped fine
- 1 pound smoked sausage cut up in circles about 1/4 inch thick
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1 can cream style corn (around 14 oz) - can also use frozen creamed corn
- 1 can cream of potato soup (around 14 oz) - do not dilute
- 1 TBS Tabasco sauce
- 1 TBS Cajun style seasoning blend
- 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped (or can used dried sprinkles)
Directions:
- In a large, heavy cooking pot, melt the butter.
- Sprinkle the flour in the butter. Use a fork and blend quickly and well. This is your roux.
- Add the onions and sausage to the roux and saute for 5 minutes over medium heat. Stir the sausage and onions. The onions should wilt and become more clear in color. The sausage will brown slightly.
- Add the milk, cream corn, potato soup, Tabasco sauce, and Cajun seasonings. There are many Cajun seasoning mixes on the market. Zatarain's is a good one.
- Cover and simmer for around 20 minutes - stirring a few times during the cooking process.
- Right before serving, sprinke cheese and parsley on top of the bisque. Or, dish up individual bowls and add cheese and parsley garnish to each bowl.
Although this recipe is typically called a bisque, generally a bisque is a rich cream type soup and does not have larger pieces of food like the corn and sausage. Cajun Sausage Corn Bisque might be thought of as a sort of chowder - a Cajun Sausage Corn Chowder. Regardless of the name used, this Cajun dish is a delicious bowl or mug meal for a cold night. It's easy enough to make for dinner after a day at work.
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If you enjoy Cajun food oand want to try out another simple Cajun recipe, Cajun Shrimp Gumbo is good pick. Gumbo is usually served over rice and makes a complete meal without a lot of work.
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