Grandma Ednas Cajun Pork Recipes

GRANDMA EDNA'S CAJUN PORK

Steps:

• Finely chop vegetables. In a large skillet, saute vegetables in butter until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in seasonings and pepper sauce., Cut several slits in roast to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Spoon onion mixture between slits and over the top of meat. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until pork is tender., Transfer roast to a serving platter; keep warm. Strain cooking juices and pour into a small saucepan. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve with roast.

CAJUN SLOW-COOKER PULLED PORK

Steps:

• Whisk 1 1/2 cups water, the vinegar, ketchup, 1/4 cup mustard, the molasses and 1 tablespoon brown sugar in a 7-to-8-quart slow cooker. Combine the remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar, the paprika, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Rub all over the pork, then add to the slow cooker along with the sausage. Cover and cook on low, 8 hours. Remove the pork and sausage and set aside to cool slightly. Skim off the excess fat from the cooking liquid, then strain into a large skillet and bring to a boil. Cook until reduced by one-third, about 15 minutes. Shred the pork with a fork and coarsely chop the sausage. Toss the pork and sausage with enough of the reduced cooking liquid to moisten; season with salt. Whisk the mayonnaise and the remaining 2 tablespoons mustard in a small bowl; spread on the buns. Fill with the pulled pork and pickle slices. Serve with potato chips.

GRANDMA EDNA'S CHRISTMAS CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat 6 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the melted butter until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove and set aside several large leaves of cabbage. Core cabbage and cut into very fine shreds. Mix cooked onion, chopped cabbage, eggs, and milk together in bowl; transfer mixture to a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Cover mixture with reserved whole cabbage leaves.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cabbage mixture is cooked through and set, about 50 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir cracker crumbs in the melted butter until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Remove cabbage leaves from top of casserole dish and sprinkle cabbage-egg mixture with buttered cracker crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is browned, about 10 more minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

GRANDMA EDNA'S IMPERIAL PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients.
• Coat each pork chop with melted butter.
• Coat then with bread crumb mixture.
• Arrange on a shallow baking pan.
• Bake one and a half hours or longer in 350 degree oven uncovered.
• Make as many pork chops as desired.
• Save the leftover crumb mixture in the fridge in plastic container.
• Chicken can be substituted.

GRANDMA EDNA'S CHRISTMAS CABBAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat 6 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the melted butter until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove and set aside several large leaves of cabbage. Core cabbage and cut into very fine shreds. Mix cooked onion, chopped cabbage, eggs, and milk together in bowl; transfer mixture to a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Cover mixture with reserved whole cabbage leaves.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cabbage mixture is cooked through and set, about 50 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir cracker crumbs in the melted butter until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Remove cabbage leaves from top of casserole dish and sprinkle cabbage-egg mixture with buttered cracker crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is browned, about 10 more minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.