Cosmic Cajun Stove Top Seafood Boil

It's so easy to do a seafood boil for "just the two of you" right on the stove top using these simple instructions...

Ingredients:

2 stalks Celery, cut in thirds

3 small Onion, cut in half

4-6 cloves Garlic

3 small Boiling Potatoes, halved
4 small ears of corn
1/2 Lemon squeezed and then dropped into mix
12 - 16 ounces favorite smoked sausage   OR   1/4 cup Olive Oil for a healthier version
1 tsp of favorite Hot Sauce

1 heaping Tbs Cosmic Cajun Universal Seasoning per 6 cups of water

optional: 1 tsp Kosher or Sea Salt

1 1/2 - 2 lbs large (20-25 count) raw Shrimp, shell on

Have standing by cold water or ice

Put seasonings into water in a deep 10' saute pan with cover. Bring the pot to a boil. Then add to pot the potatoes, corn, onions, garlic and sausage. Bring back to a boil and cook at a low roll for about 5 minutes. Then add the seafood and return to boil. When back at boiling point, remove from heat and cover pot. Let stand for 2-3 minutes.Check to make sure potatoes are cooked. If shrimp are properly cooked (pink and easy to peel), then add cold water or ice to stop cooking process and recover for another 5 minutes of soaking time.  Cold water also will make the warmer seafood absorb more seasoning. Drain and serve.

Low Carb Pizza - 14 carbs for the whole thing!

My sister, Susan, called to tell of her pizza....this is the answer to carb fearers everywhere!
1 lg whole wheat, whole grain flatbread
olive oil
CCUSCosmic Cajun Universal Seasoning
Fresh basil
red gravy/ ragu sauce
parmesan or romano cheese, grated
whatever toppings you like!

Coat top surface of flatbread with olive oil. Sprinkle with CCUS. Top with basil. Pop into preheated 375* oven for ~5 minutes (lightly brown). Remove, spread the desired amout of spaghetti/ragu sauce ( go lightly) and add toppings. Return to oven for ~ 10 minutes or until done. Remove and sprinkle with cheese!  MmmMmmGood!

Cosmic Wake Up Call for Pre-cooked Cocktail Shrimp (Cosmic Cajun Resurected Shrimp)

So you go to the seafood section of your local grocery and you see pre-cooked cocktail shrimp on sale for $4.99 a pound. Good buy right? Except, they have zero flavor unless you dunk them in the traditional ketchup/horseradish cocktail sauce. Boring!! Might as well just pour some sauce on your finger and lick it off.  Well try this Cosmic Cajun Fix:

1lb precooked Cocktail Shrimp (peeled or un-peeled)
1 teaspoon Cosmic Cajun Universal Seasoning
1/2 Lemon
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1 teaspoon of your favorite Hot Sauce (a little less if desired) 
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Place shrimp in a pyrex dish, sprinkle on  CCUS, add juice of 1/2 lemon, olive oil, parsley and hot sauce. Toss thoroughly, cover and place in fridge for 1 hour.

Its party time but, instead of "Night of the Living Dead" shrimp you'll be serving  Cosmic Cajun reincarnated, Shrimp Ressurection.

 Man das good!!

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Cosmic Cajun is now in a shaker container...check it out!

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Seafood Gumbo

6 Blue Crabs, boiled, cleaned, halved. Set aside some of the fat and roe to add to the mixture to thicken.
1 lbs Gulf Shrimp
1/2 lbs Smoked Meat, Sausage or Tasso - rendered and drained
1 cup Onion, chopped
1/2 cup Celery, chopped
1/4 cup Bell Pepper, chopped
1 cup cut Okra
3 tsp Cosmic Cajun Universal Seasoning
1 cup Roux (1/2 cup oil, 1/2 cup flour carefully browned to the color of milk chocolate - or darker- but don't burn!)
8 cups liquid - preferably stock made from crab legs/shells and shrimp shells -hot

GARNISH : chopped parseley, chopped green onions
OPTIONAL: Gumbo File' (ground sassafras)


Make your Roux in a heavy pot - iron or heavy clad bottom.
Stir constantly so as to not burn the flour and oil. When the Roux is to your desired darkness, add the chopped onions. This slows down the browning of the flour but you still need to watch it.
After 5-7 minutes of cooking the onions, add the celery, garlic and bellpepper. Cook until vegs are soft and have somewhat carmelized. Sprinkle in the Cosmic Cajun Universal Seasoning. Stir to mix.
Add, slowly, the 8 cups of hot liquid, thoroughly blending the Roux into the liquid.
Add meat and bring to a rolling boil. Simmer for 45 minutes.
Add crabs, fat and roe and continue to simmer 20-25 minutes.
20 minutes before serving, add okra and shrimp -these don't take long to cook!

Serve with rice...Remember - Gumbo is a soup. To serve as it's done "down de bayou", place a scoop of rice in a bowl and spoon a heaping ladle or two of Gumbo over it. Sprinkle lightly with File' to thicken (optional), garnish with Parsley and/or green onions.
Butter up some fresh French Bread and oooo, oui!

Cosmic Cajun New Orleans Style Bar B Que Shrimp

A Stovetop Delight That Could Make You Want To Eat Your Bowl!    (Or, at least, lick it)

 This recipe will serve you and you're sweetie...

1 lbs lg Gulf Shrimp

1 Stick of Butter

1/4 cup Olive oil

2 tsp Cosmic Cajun Universal Seasoning

1/4 cup Bell Pepper, chopped fine

1 Tbsp parsley, chopped fine

3 toes of Garlic, whole, skinned   (dat's 3 cloves for those of you from somewheres beside Louisiana)

2 tsp Worchestershire Sauce

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Melt the butter in an iron skillet or deep frying pan. When liquid, add the olive oil, Worchestershire Sauce  and CCUS. Sprinkle in the parsley and the lemon juice. Stir to blend well.

When simmering again, add garlic and bell pepper. Cook to soften, not brown.

Add the shrimp. Toss the shrimp well to coat in the juices. Place a top on the pot and cook about 3- 5 minutes, stirring occassionally  to evenly cook the shrimp. When the shrimp are pink, remove from the heat and allow to sit with the top on for another 2 minutes or so.

While the shrimp are reaching perfection, warm slightly the French Bread you bought this afternoon so you'll have something to soak up the juices with...

That is much more socially acceptable than licking the bowl!

Cosmic Bloody Marys

ingredients:

12 ounce can of Vegetable Juice

1 heaping tsp Cosmic Cajun Universal Seasoning

1/2 tsp Celery Salt

1 tsp Worchestershire Sauce

4-6 dashes Tabasco Pepper Sauce
Healthy squeeze of a lemon
Favorite Vodka
Favorite Garnishes
OPTIONAL
1/8 cup beef boullion


Blend first 6 ingredients well in a pitcher.
(Adding the boullion is totally optional. If you've got some handy, try it, but it definitely produces a different flavor.)
Wet the rim of some beautiful glasses with lemon and dip into Cosmic Cajun Universal Seasoning.
Fill glass with ice. Add Vodka to taste. Pour Cosmic Bloody Mary mixture over ice. Garnish with favorites...I love olives, pickled green beans, pickled okra, slice of lemon and tender celery - With all of that in the glass, it's a Sunday Brunch appetizer!