Cajun Crock Pot Steak Recipes

SLOW-COOKER CAJUN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Pour marinade over beef in resealable food-storage plastic bag or glass or plastic dish; coat beef with marinade. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Spray inside of 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place potatoes in slow cooker. Mix flour and Cajun seasoning; toss with beef and marinade, coating well. Place beef and marinade on potatoes. Add tomatoes.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in stir-fry vegetables. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 15 to 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

SLOW-COOKER CAJUN STEW

Steps:

• In a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker, place sausage, onion, garlic, celery, and bell pepper. Sprinkle with flour and toss to coat. Add tomatoes and their liquid, 1/2 cup water, and cayenne; season with salt. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, 3 1/2 hours on high (or 7 hours on low). Add shrimp and okra, cover, and cook until shrimp are opaque throughout, 30 minutes (or 1 hour on low).

SAUCY CAJUN ROUND STEAK

Steps:

• In a large plastic bag, shake together flour, salt and pepper.
• Cut steak into 8 pieces.
• One piece at a time, seal steak in bag; pound with meat mallet to 1/4 inch thikcness, working flour mixture into meat.
• Reserve any remaining flour mixture.
• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat; brown meat well, in batches if necessary.
• Remove to plate.
• Add bacon to pan; cook over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Drain off fat.
• Add onions, garlic, celery, Cajun seasoning and thyme; cook, stirring until onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle with any reserved flour mixture, cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• Whisk tomato paste into stock; pour into pan,.
• Return steaks and any accumulated juices to pan.
• Cover and simmer over low heat, turning steaks halfway through, 1 hour and 45 minutes.
• Add green pepper.
• Simmer, covered until steaks are fork tender and green pepper is tender crisp, about 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with green onions and parsley.
• Crockpot Version: Follow first paragraph as directed, In frypan, brown meat, transfer to crockpot.
• Whisk tomato paste into 2 cups beef stock; pour into frypan and bring to boil, scraping up brown bits, pour into crockpot.
• Add remaining ingredients, except green pepper, green onions and parsley.
• Cover and cook, stirring twice, until meat is tender, on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 to 6 hours.
• Add green pepper, cook on high for 15 minutes.
• Serve sprinkled with fresh onions and parsley.