Cajun fast food!

[cowgirl]

Looks outstanding!!
Has to be better than any store bought, anywhere! Nice job!

[TC Smoke & Que]

I havent had Boudin sense I was working in LA back in the seventies. Found some that claimed to be, but was not even close. Thank You for the tutorial hope to make some soon.
My mouth is drooling and my keyboard is soaked!

[Radrob]

I couldn't find fresh pork liver so I used chicken liver. It's milder than pork.


FYI! Here's a good video showing start to finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAIb...n&index=7&t=0s

[TC Smoke & Que]

Originally Posted by Radrob

I couldn't find fresh pork liver so I used chicken liver. It's milder than pork.


FYI! Here's a good video showing start to finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAIb...n&index=7&t=0s

Thanks for that about the liver. I would probably not find pork liver here is south Fl. so I will use the chicken. Thanks for the link also.
Happy Fathers Day

[lastmajordude]

What a GREAT post. It amazes me the difference in the taste of Boudin. The stuff from Wal Mart is just not good to me, but I’ve had some brought to me from south La and it was so good it was INCREDIBLE.....again.....excellent post!!!!!!!!

[SMOKE FREAK]

Originally Posted by lastmajordude

What a GREAT post. It amazes me the difference in the taste of Boudin. The stuff from Wal Mart is just not good to me, but I’ve had some brought to me from south La and it was so good it was INCREDIBLE.....again.....excellent post!!!!!!!!

Indeed the crap we get in the store isn't worth buying...I've had some from south La. and south Texas. Both were outstanding. And that's why I need to make my own...

[chingador]

Now days when I cook boudin I cook it on my smoker. It all boils down to moisture and density when cionsidering what is best, I don't know why but the heavier meat percentage of Best Stop's boudin doesn't work best for my smoker. Too much meat and too much moisture. And last time I as in LA I bought a bunch of it. Flavor was out of this world though. As funny as it sounds I much prefer DJ's from Beaumont, TX for the smoker. It is extremely easy to find in TX. It has a higher rice to meat ratio than what you will find in Scott, LA. Once again this is more of a YMMV deal. If you are driving through Louisiana on I-10 you owe it to yourself to stop in Scott, LA and go north for a mile to the Best Stop and pick up some boudin balls and cracklings. Their Cajun seasoning is top notch too. Don's closer to the freeway is good too. But Rabideaux in Iowa is not to be missed. In my opinion some of the best Andouille in LA. Great fried catfish too.

[Hoss]

Outstanding!!!

[ShadowDriver]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Your tutorial and photos really are excellent.

It's been a long while since I last had boudin... tough to find out here in NM.

[Peter V]

You’re boudin looks great, I’ll usually get mine at Market Basket in Lake Charles because I’m too lazy to put in the effort, but I do appreciate your work.

[Radrob]

Originally Posted by chingador

Now days when I cook boudin I cook it on my smoker. It all boils down to moisture and density when cionsidering what is best, I don't know why but the heavier meat percentage of Best Stop's boudin doesn't work best for my smoker. Too much meat and too much moisture. And last time I as in LA I bought a bunch of it. Flavor was out of this world though. As funny as it sounds I much prefer DJ's from Beaumont, TX for the smoker. It is extremely easy to find in TX. It has a higher rice to meat ratio than what you will find in Scott, LA. Once again this is more of a YMMV deal. If you are driving through Louisiana on I-10 you owe it to yourself to stop in Scott, LA and go north for a mile to the Best Stop and pick up some boudin balls and cracklings. Their Cajun seasoning is top notch too. Don's closer to the freeway is good too. But Rabideaux in Iowa is not to be missed. In my opinion some of the best Andouille in LA. Great fried catfish too.

I agree, if you drive through Scott is a must stop for great food. Not only for the boudin or cracklings but the marinated stuffed custom meats. Nunu's bought Early's which was the only grocery store in town back in the 70's. The only other country store was Romero's about 5 miles north of I-10 not too far past Best Stop and they're still open today with awesome prices on custom meats.

My preference is Best Stop for boudin, smoked sausage, stuffed rabbit and quail. If you stop there they have every thing you need to bring food back from a cheap styrofoam cooler, dry ice to most of they're products already frozen for the trip. Be prepared to stand in line, they move a massive amount of product daily.
Don's for cracklin but it's close to Best Stop. They also sell good burgers and the hotdogs are fantastic, they use more of a hotdog sauce vs a chili.
Billy's for the pepper jack stuffed boudin balls.
Nunu's has awesome chicken patties and that should be tasted by everyone alive. They also have a creative selection of fresh sausage and the only place that sells cauliflower boudin for vegans that I know of. Most people love it for being low carb and say it's delicious but I haven't tried it yet. I know when it first came out they were having problems getting enough cauliflower to keep up with demand.


Even if you're not driving through you can make it a weekend vacation. There's hotels in Scott and Fezzo's is a mile from the exit to eat good Cajun food. There's Uncle T's oyster bar and the Coffee Depot by the tracks about a mile from the hotels. Farther west there's a few casinos with live Cajun music and depending on when you go they film it for a local tv station.

Scott is just a little country town with two red lights but it has so much to offer.

[Quesera]

Looks great! I stopped in Scott and had boudin balls from Best Stop. Just thinking about them makes me want to get in the car and drive east!

[Capt]

looks killer! One day I am going to have to make the time to do this myself rather than get it from best stop

[chingador]

Originally Posted by Radrob

I agree, if you drive through Scott is a must stop for great food. Not only for the boudin or cracklings but the marinated stuffed custom meats. Nunu's bought Early's which was the only grocery store in town back in the 70's. The only other country store was Romero's about 5 miles north of I-10 not too far past Best Stop and they're still open today with awesome prices on custom meats.

My preference is Best Stop for boudin, smoked sausage, stuffed rabbit and quail. If you stop there they have every thing you need to bring food back from a cheap styrofoam cooler, dry ice to most of they're products already frozen for the trip. Be prepared to stand in line, they move a massive amount of product daily.
Don's for cracklin but it's close to Best Stop. They also sell good burgers and the hotdogs are fantastic, they use more of a hotdog sauce vs a chili.
Billy's for the pepper jack stuffed boudin balls.
Nunu's has awesome chicken patties and that should be tasted by everyone alive. They also have a creative selection of fresh sausage and the only place that sells cauliflower boudin for vegans that I know of. Most people love it for being low carb and say it's delicious but I haven't tried it yet. I know when it first came out they were having problems getting enough cauliflower to keep up with demand.


Even if you're not driving through you can make it a weekend vacation. There's hotels in Scott and Fezzo's is a mile from the exit to eat good Cajun food. There's Uncle T's oyster bar and the Coffee Depot by the tracks about a mile from the hotels. Farther west there's a few casinos with live Cajun music and depending on when you go they film it for a local tv station.

Scott is just a little country town with two red lights but it has so much to offer.

I have eaten at Fezzo's a few times. Good place. If my memory isn't too far off there is a little hole in the wall seafood joint down the road in Duson that has great crawfish. I prefer the smoked sausage at Rabideaux to be honest. Also Sausage Link in Sulpher is really good too.

[Radrob]

Originally Posted by chingador

I have eaten at Fezzo's a few times. Good place. If my memory isn't too far off there is a little hole in the wall seafood joint down the road in Duson that has great crawfish. I prefer the smoked sausage at Rabideaux to be honest. Also Sausage Link in Sulpher is really good too.

I worked in Orange TX for 4 years so I bought a house in Sulphur to be closer to good fishing. I've been to the Sausage Link and Market Basket many times but even my neighbors would ask me to bring Best Stop boudin back when I came back home to visit.

I used to eat lunch at a BBQ trailer next to the exit at hwy 87 in Orange. There was an old black guy with a red trailer that smoked some of the best ribs I've ever had. I doubt he's still alive, that was over 20 years ago. My mouth is drooling just thinking about those ribs.