Recipe: Boudin Mashed Potatoes. By Greg Morago, ... She sparks up traditional mashed potatoes with pebbly boudin, creating extra richness and texture to the familiar Thanksgiving-dinner side dish.

In large pan, add crawfish boudin links, and cover with water. Cook over medium-high heat, keeping just below a simmer; cook until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.

In other dishes, Herty strays from the traditional. The chicken salad is smoked, and the queso has crawfish meat. He also experiments with boudin variations: one fashioned in a Vietnamese-style ...

Here is Emeril Lagasse's recipe for traditional boudin blanc. It requires a meat grinder. Emeril's Boudin. Makes about 16 3-inch links. 2-1/2 pounds pork butt, cut into 1-inch cubes.

The tradition of adding oysters to dressing on Thanksgiving dates back approximately 300 years, and started due to the abundance of oysters and the need to feed large groups of people.

Add boudin balls, cracklins, beignets, and meat pies (made in Natchitoches, La.), and you’ve got an authentic Cajun meal. A former sawmill town, Lumberton is a bedroom community of Beaumont ...

These three are popular in southern Louisiana and were Herty’s favorite treats growing up. He says Cajun cuisine is hyperlocal, with recipes varying parish to parish and even family to family.