Creole Beef Debris Po Boy

This Creole beef debris po boy came out absolutely outstandingly good. The meat is fall-apart tender with a deep beefy flavor that is boosted by a simple roux. The beef takes a while to cook, but it is oh so worth it, and as an added bonus, your house will smell terrific while it is cooking! This is the perfect cold-weather recipe. You’re rewarded in the end with the best sandwich meat you can find. Yeah, you could eat it more like a pot roast, but for me, the real winner is a po boy. I just cannot get enough of that great flavor and the delicious juice-soaked bread. It makes for a messy sandwich, and messy is always good!

Creole Beef Debris Po Boy

I served the Creole beef debris po boy on toasted bread, topped with Chez John’s Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce. It was a dripping, messy, fantastic sandwich. Remember my rule: the messier, the better and this sandwich is absolutely perfect. Like my Drunken Cajun chicken po boy.

Also try my cube steak po boy. It’s a bit different but a whole lot of delicious! And so is my Oh Boy Po Boy!

This recipe is based on a recipe from Louisiana Kitchen and Culture.

Creole Beef Debris Po Boy
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Creole Beef Debris Po’Boy

This Creole beef debris po boy came out absolutely outstandingly good. The meat is fall-apart tender with a deep beefy flavor that is boosted by a simple roux.
Course Main
Cuisine Creole
Keyword beef, Creole, sandwich
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 9 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 10 hours
Servings 8
Calories 980kcal

Ingredients

For the Creole beef debris

For the po’boys

  • 4 loaves French bread halved lengthwise
  • Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce
  • 2 tomatoes sliced
  • ½ head iceberg lettuce shredded
  • 1 red onion sliced thin

Instructions

For the Creole beef debris

  • Preheat oven to 425 F.
  • Warm all of the beef broth in a pot over low heat.
  • Heat 1/2 cup of the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
  • Sprinkle the oil with flour and whisk continuously, 15-20 minutes or until the roux has turned the color of chocolate.
  • Slowly whisk in 6 cups of beef broth. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and let simmer 5 minutes.
  • Strain roux through a wire-mesh strainer and reserve.
  • Wipe out the Dutch oven. Add remaining 1/2 cup of oil over medium-high heat.
  • Working in batches, sprinkle chuck with Creole seasoning and sear until brown. Remove to a bowl or large plate.
  • Add the onions to the Dutch oven along with 1 cup of water. Saute 12 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add the pepper, celery and garlic.Saute 5 minutes.
  • Add the tomato paste and hot sauce, if desired, and saute 3 minutes.
  • Add remaining 2 cups of beef broth and stir, simmering, for 5 minutes.
  • Add meat to pot.
  • Add the roux mixture.
  • Stir gently. Add water, if needed, to completely cover the meat.
  • Cover the Dutch oven and bake for 20 minutes. Note: If your Dutch oven lid doesn’t fit tightly, cover the pot with a piece of aluminum foil and then add the lid.
  • Reduce heat to 200 F and bake for 8 hours.
  • Remove from oven. Skim off any fat on the top.
  • Remove beef to a cutting board, let cool slightly, and shred.
  • Bring gravy mixture to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often, until thickened.
  • Add the meat back along with the green onions.
  • Stir and serve.

For the po’boys

  • Lightly toast the bread, if desired.
  • Slather the bread halves with the Comeback sauce. Don’t be shy with it.
  • Add meat, tomatoes, lettuce and onions.Cut each loaf into 3 sandwiches.
  • Serve with lots of paper towels.

Nutrition

Calories: 980kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 72g | Fat: 67g | Saturated Fat: 40g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 235mg | Sodium: 1247mg | Potassium: 1718mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1302IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 126mg | Iron: 9mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Hamburger Po Boy

This hamburger po boy is one of my favorite things to eat.  It’s a little on the messy side, which is always a good thing. I think sandwiches are meant to be messy. And they have to drip down yummy drippings that you can sop up with your bread, or better, fries.

Hamburger Po Boy

You can make this sandwich a little more like a po’boy by slathering the buns with some Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce from Chez John. That stuff is like gold.

I recently discovered Blue Plate mayonnaise, which I think is the best around. If you can’t find it locally you can pick it up online for a fair price.

Hamburger Po Boy
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Hamburger Po’Boy

This hamburger po boy is one of my favorite things to eat.  It’s a little on the messy side, which is always a good thing. I think sandwiches are meant to be messy. And they have to drip down yummy drippings that you can sop up with your bread, or better, fries.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword burgers, sandwich
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 735kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Lightly toast the bread and set aside.
  • Brown the ground beef and drain.
  • In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, relish, mustard and black pepper. Stir in the soup mix. Add to the ground beef along with the beef broth.
  • Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat and let simmer until thickened.
  • Slather the bread with the comeback sauce or mayo (both are optional).
  • Spoon the mixture over the bread and top with the cheese, onion, lettuce and tomato and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 735kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 2032mg | Potassium: 783mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 722IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 320mg | Iron: 7mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Cheater Crispy Chicken Po Boy

Whenever I make a big batch of Chez John’s Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce, I go into po boy mode. I love a good po boy. But, sometimes I am in a bit of a rush, so I just warm up some pre-cooked crispy chicken tenders, add a few more ingredients, and before you know it I’m enjoying a great cheater crispy chicken po boy!

Cheater Crispy Chicken Po Boy

So, why’s this great sandwich a “cheater”? Well, because I used pre-cooked chicken. A real po boy would’ve been cooked on the fly. I didn’t have the time for that. Also try my cheater chicken Parmesan sliders.

Cheater Crispy Chicken Po Boy
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Cheater Crispy Chicken Po Boy

Sometimes I am in a bit of a rush, so I just warm up some pre-cooked crispy chicken tenders, add a few more ingredients, and before you know it I’m enjoying a great cheater crispy chicken po boy!
Course American
Cuisine Main
Keyword chicken nuggets, sandwich
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 3 servings
Calories 408kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat the chicken per package instructions.
  • Cut the bread into 3 equal-sized pieces.
  • Slather the bottoms (and tops if you’re like me and love that Comeback sauce!) of the bread with the comeback sauce.
  • Add the lettuce, chicken, onion, and tomato and bread top.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 408kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 695mg | Potassium: 365mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2490IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Drunken Cajun Chicken Po Boy

A place called Gumbo A Go-Go opened recently here in Indy (and sadly they’ve now closed!) . I’ve eaten there several times and have become totally addicted to their Datwich, a spicy shredded chicken sandwich. This is my first attempt at trying to match it. I’d say that this Drunken Cajun chicken po boy comes mighty darn close to the real thing. And I definitely ended up with a delicious sandwich!

Drunken Cajun Chicken Po Boy

I will try again to duplicate the Datwich. I think I’m very close. Next time I’ll omit the tomatoes, add some broth, and more garlic! Until then I’m going to chow down on this spicy good Drunken Cajun chicken po boy sandwich!

Also try my Creole beef debris po boy.

This recipe is based on a recipe from Tasty Kitchen.

Drunken Cajun Chicken Po Boy
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Drunken Cajun Chicken Po’Boy

I’d say that this Drunken Cajun chicken po boy comes mighty darn close to the real thing. And I definitely ended up with a delicious sandwich!
Course Main
Cuisine Cajun
Keyword Cajun, chicken, sandwich
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 7 hours 5 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 328kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine all of the seasons from the cayenne pepper to the basil to form a rub.
  • Rub mixture over the chicken.
  • Place chicken into a large Dutch oven over low heat.
  • Add remaining ingredients except the bread, plus any remaining rub.
  • Cover and cook 5-7 hours, stirring occasionally, until the chicken can be shredded with a fork.
  • Carefully remove the chicken and shred with a fork.
  • Use an immersion blender to blend the sauce left in the Dutch oven. Alternatively, pour the sauce into a counter top blender and puree, being careful not to burn yourself with the hot liquid.
  • Return shredded chicken to the pot.
  • Lightly toast the bread.
  • Cut in half lengthwise and top with the meat mixture.
  • Cut in halves and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 419mg | Potassium: 954mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 868IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Cheater Popcorn Shrimp Po Boy

Boy, these were good! If you follow this blog at all, you know that I’m a big fan (and user) of Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce from Chez John. I made another big batch last week, and you know what that means! Po boys! For starters, I made this Cheater popcorn shrimp po boy. I didn’t have the time to deep fry shrimp from scratch so I “cheated” and used frozen pre-cooked shrimp.

Cheater Popcorn Shrimp Po Boy

These cheater popcorn shrimp po boy sandwiches have a great shrimp taste (with a little crunch) with the added kick from the Comeback sauce, and freshness of the lettuce and tomato.

Cheater Popcorn Shrimp Po Boy
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“Cheater” Popcorn Shrimp Po Boy

When I made this Cheater popcorn shrimp po boy. I didn’t have the time to deep fry shrimp from scratch so I “cheated” and used frozen pre-cooked shrimp.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword sandwich, shrimp
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 299kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

  • 30 pieces popcorn shrimp
  • ½ loaf French bread split
  • 2 tablespoons Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce or more, or your favorite remoulade
  • ½ medium tomato sliced thin
  • 4 leaves green leaf lettuce shredded

Instructions

  • Cook shrimp per package instructions.
  • Lightly toast the bread in the oven the last few minutes of cooking the shrimp.
  • Slather inside of bread with the Comeback sauce.
  • Add tomatoes and lettuce and top with shrimp. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 523mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2404IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 4mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Roasted Black Pepper Shrimp Po boy

I’ve never eaten a bad po boy, and this one is no exception. Roasted black pepper shrimp, Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce… you just can’t go wrong! The shrimp are perfectly peppered. The Comeback sauce… man, what can’t I say about it… it’s just so great. It is spicy, creamy, and without a doubt the perfect sauce for any sandwich you will ever make. I can’t imagine a po boy without Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce on it. Don’t be shy with it, either. The sign of a great po boy is one that drips all over the plate, your shirt, and down your arms.

Roasted Black Pepper Shrimp Po boy

I recommend keeping a bottle of Comeback sauce nearby when you eat this roasted black pepper shrimp po boy just in case a shrimp falls of the sandwich. Sure, you could poke it back in, but you can also squeeze a bit of Comeback sauce on it and enjoy the perfect shrimp.

Roasted Black Pepper Shrimp Po boy
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Roasted Black Pepper Shrimp Po boy

I recommend keeping a bottle of Comeback sauce nearby when you eat this roasted black pepper shrimp po boy just in case a shrimp falls of the sandwich. Sure, you could poke it back in, but you can also squeeze a bit of Comeback sauce on it and enjoy the perfect shrimp.
Course American
Cuisine Main
Keyword sandwich, shrimp
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 serving
Calories 1213kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Lightly toast the bun.Slather with the comeback sauce.
  • Add the lettuce, shrimp, onion and tomato.
  • Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 1213kcal | Carbohydrates: 231g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 2336mg | Potassium: 714mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 598IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 241mg | Iron: 16mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Grilled Smoked Sausage Po Boy

This grilled smoked sausage po boy is one of those perfect po boys. The kind that drip yummy sauces down onto your plate. The kind of yummy sauces you slop up with the last bites of the bread.

Everything about this sandwich is delicious, but the really great part is the Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce. It has a nice spicy kick, and is great on absolutely every sandwich you could ever make. I make a big batch of Kaw-Cajun Comeback sauce and keep it on hand for great po boys. Chez John from Fat Johnny’s Front Porch is the creator of the sauce. Pay his site a visit. He makes amazing food.

Grilled Smoked Sausage Po Boy

Good eats, I tell ya!

Grilled Smoked Sausage Po Boy
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Grilled Smoked Sausage Po’Boy

This grilled smoked sausage po boy is one of those perfect po boys. The kind that drip yummy sauces down onto your plate. The kind of yummy sauces you slop up with the last bites of the bread.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword grilled, sandwich, sausage
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 428kcal
Author Mike

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Lightly toast the bun on the grill.
  • Grill the sausage(s) and cut into half.
  • Slather the bun with the Comeback sauce.
  • Add the sausage, top with slaw and the bun top and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1108mg | Potassium: 214mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 6mg

Nutritional values are approximate.