Slow Cooker Cajun Pot Roast With Maque Choux Recipes

CAJUN POT ROAST WITH MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• 1. Trim fat from meat. Sprinkle Cajun seasoning evenly over all sides of the meat; rub in with your fingers. If necessary, cut meat to fit into a 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 quart slow cooker.
• 2. Place meat in the slow cooker. Add frozen corn, sweet pepper, onion, sugar, hot pepper sauce, and black pepper. Pour tomatoes over mixture in cooker.
• 3. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
• 4. Remove meat from cooker. Drain vegetables, discarding cooking liquid. Serve meat with vegetables.

CAJUN POT ROAST WITH MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• 1. Rub entire surface of beef roast with Cajun seasoning.
• 2. Place roast in 3 1/2- to 4-quart crock pot.
• 3. Top with onion, corn and bell pepper.
• 4. In small bowl, combine tomatoes, pepper and hot pepper sauce; mix well.
• 5. Pour over vegetables and roast.
• 6. Cover; cook on LOW setting for 8-10 hours.
• 7. To serve, cut roast into slices.
• 8. Serve corn mixture with slotted spoon.

CAJUN POT ROAST FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Trim fat from roast. Cut roast to fit in crock pot, if necessary. Rub Cajun seasoning all over meat. In large skillet brown meat on all sides in hot oil.
• In a 3 1/2 to 4 quart crock pot combine undrained tomatoes, onion, celery, tapioca, and garlic. Place meat on top of vegetable mixture.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high setting for 5 to 6 hours.
• Slice meat; serve with sauce over rice. Makes 6 servings.

MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Working with 1 corn cob at a time, set the ear of corn upright in a medium bowl. Shave the corn from the cob by slicing down the sides using the tip of a sharp chef's knife, holding the knife almost vertical. (This gives you neat tablets of corn that land squarely in the bowl and keeps the kernels from scattering all over the counter.) Using the back of the knife, scrape each cob to release all the nibs and the "milk" of the kernels into the bowl. Repeat with remaining ears of corn, then snap the cobs in half, and add them to the bowl.
• In a large, deep sauté pan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat until foaming. Add onion and celery, and season with 1 or 2 pinches of kosher salt. Stir constantly until softened and translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add 2 tablespoons butter and the bell pepper, poblano and serrano, and stir constantly, adding another pinch of kosher salt, letting the butter melt and the peppers soften and become translucent, about 2 or 3 minutes. You will smell the peppers' sweetness and their mild capsaicin releasing.
• Add the final 3 tablespoons butter and the corn mixture from the bowl, cobs included, and another pinch of kosher salt. Stir constantly to coat with the butter and combine thoroughly.
• When everything starts to hiss and sound hot, but isn't cooking so hard as to take color, add 1/2 cup water and a healthy few grinds of black pepper, and cover the pan for a couple of minutes to steam/shallow braise the mixture.
• Remove the lid, and stir well, noticing the corn releasing its liquid and the kernels softening, and the cobs turning somewhat translucent, if however vague. You will notice a general softening and melding together. Return the lid, and let cook a few more minutes, noticing the water evaporating and the remaining liquid reducing and gaining some "body" and gloss. Discard the corn cobs, but do suck them before tossing - those buttery juices make a nice cook's treat.
• Taste for salt, and serve. It should be sweet, spicy, a bit wet and surprisingly complex, given the few ingredients and their ordinariness. If you want a smoky taste, add a good pinch of smoked paprika.

CAJUN-STYLE POT ROAST

Steps:

• Cut roast in half; sprinkle with Cajun seasoning. In a large skillet, brown roast in oil on all sides. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine the tomatoes, red pepper, celery, onion, tapioca, garlic and salt; pour over roast. , Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with rice. , Freeze option: Remove beef, vegetables and juices from slow cooker; cool slightly. Slice beef; transfer all to freezer containers. Freeze for up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Place in a Dutch oven; heat through. Thin with beef broth if necessary. Serve with rice.

CAJUN POT ROAST WITH MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• 1. Rub entire surface of beef roast with Cajun seasoning.
• 2. Place roast in 3 1/2- to 4-quart crock pot.
• 3. Top with onion, corn and bell pepper.
• 4. In small bowl, combine tomatoes, pepper and hot pepper sauce; mix well.
• 5. Pour over vegetables and roast. Cover; cook on LOW setting for 8-10 hours.
• 6. To serve, cut roast into slices. Serve corn mixture with slotted spoon.