# I need a "real" (but simple) Cajun recipe for kid's school

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 2, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-real-but-simple-cajun-recipe-for-kids-school/682684 "2014-03-02T18:16:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-real-but-simple-cajun-recipe-for-kids-school/682684/21 "2014-03-04T00:06:53Z")

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> [@Voyager](#):
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> Former resident of Lafayette here. Etouffee is far the best choice. I prefer crawfish, but shrimp will do well. Never even heard of chicken etouffee when I lived down there, but it will do if you want to save money.

For the record, I’ve never been to Louisiana. The first time I ever tried etouffee was at a Creole restaurant in Pennsylvania, and it was chicken. I much prefer crawfish myself, but considering that papergirl was looking to feed a bunch of Indiana schoolkids, I figured it would be the safest option, with respect to budget, freshness, and kid-familiarity, even if it’s not 100% authentic.

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**Author:** ![chancetx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@chancetx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chancetx)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-real-but-simple-cajun-recipe-for-kids-school/682684/22 "2014-03-04T00:30:33Z")

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How old are these kids? I lived in New Orleans when I was very young (2-7) and I HATED red beans and rice Mondays at school. Didn’t like anything spicy or fishy as a kid. I’m predicting the teacher will be eating well for several nights after this project.

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-real-but-simple-cajun-recipe-for-kids-school/682684/23 "2014-03-04T08:46:59Z")

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You can make quick and easy gumbo using roux from a jar.  
Tip: If you use roux from a jar, do what us real Cajuns do and use 2/3 of the jar and NOT what the directions tell you to. (which is way less)

And yes, plenty of real Cajun’s use roux from a jar, they just wont admit to it. 😃

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**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-real-but-simple-cajun-recipe-for-kids-school/682684/24 "2014-03-04T12:07:41Z")

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> [@chancetx](#):
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> How old are these kids? I lived in New Orleans when I was very young (2-7) and I HATED red beans and rice Mondays at school. Didn’t like anything spicy or fishy as a kid. I’m predicting the teacher will be eating well for several nights after this project.

He’s a freshman in high school. This may be a very clever teacher we have here…let’s see what the next “project” entails! 😉

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