Best Mardi Gras Eats to Celebrate!
I LOVE New Orleans! People who celebrate life, especially through its food traditions, including many Italian recipes. For you, I’ve put together my best recipes to help with your Mardi Gras plans. Plus, you can enjoy these recipes whenever you like….you don’t have to wait!
If you google the most frequently listed “top” traditional Mardi Gras dishes enjoyed in New Orleans, you’ll find that the list includes:
- King Cake
- “Debris” Roast Beef Po’Boy Sandwiches
- Muffuletta Sandwiches (which can be broken down into ‘skewers)
- Bananas Foster (for this, I made muffins)
- Bread Pudding with Caramel Apple Sauce
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Blackened Redfish (from the famous Chef Paul Prudhomme)
- Southern Fried Chicken
Oh yes, there are more traditional dishes! I’ll continue to write about those next year! In the meantime, here are the recipes that I have created. Each one can be proudly prepared for Mardis Gras.
King Cake with Apples, Cinnamon and Cream Cheese Filling
New Orleans “Debris” Roast Beef Po’Boy Sandwiches
Bread Pudding with Caramel Apple Sauce
Fried Green Tomatoes with Garlic, Bacon, and Buttermilk Sauce
Garlic Butter Blackened Redfish
In the comment section below, please let me know which of these Mardi Gras recipes you like the best and want to make!
Buon Appetito!
Let The Goods Time Roll!
Roz, you are rocking New Orleans cuisine. I have to admit fried green tomatoes can rock my world. Southern Fried Chicken I have tried my hand at numerous times and I have to tel you, I decided this is a dish that has love ingredients… Every time I make it, it’s good but, the special touch is missing. Honestly, all the dishes have my attention.
Velva
Yours are are go-to fried green tomatoes and your looks muffaletta looks delicious.