Recipes

ChickenPan with browned butter and a spoon showing the golden amber color and nutty aroma of properly made brown butter sauce

Brown Butter Sauce — The Simplest Pan Sauce Worth Mastering

Brown butter is butter cooked until the milk solids brown and smell nutty — fast, rich, and built entirely on attention. The window between perfectly browned and burned is about 30 seconds. Learn t...

Fall DishesRustic wooden Mud Pond Sorghum Mill store sign representing the traditional Southern sorghum syrup used in the country ham glaze recipe from the No-BS Holiday Cookbook by Chef Blackwell Smith

Country Ham — How to Soak, Roast, Glaze, and Make It the Star of Your Holiday Table

A proper country ham from Benton's Farm requires a 48 hour soak, a low and slow roast at 325°F, and a glaze applied in the final 20 minutes. Four glaze options — sorghum, maple cinnamon, maple must...

Fall DishesBacon Brussels sprout fried rice with diced apples sliced radishes and green onions seasoned with Lucky Cajun Bulgasari Cajun-Korean fusion fresh ground seasoning in a hot wok

Bacon Brussels Sprout Fried Rice With Apples and Radishes — Made With Bulgasari

Smoky bacon, caramelized Brussels sprouts, sweet apple, crisp radish, and chilled jasmine rice fried in a hot wok with Lucky Cajun Bulgasari — the Cajun-Korean fusion blend that makes this the most...

Fall DishesClose-up of a spoonful of cheesy scalloped potatoes with bubbly golden browned cheddar, with Blackwell Smith in the background — made with Lucky Cajun Black Beard's Smoke seasoning.

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes — The Easiest 4-Ingredient Recipe

Most scalloped potato recipes overthink it. This one uses four ingredients — potatoes, cream, cheddar, and Lucky Cajun Black Beard's Smoke — and a butter knife test that tells you exactly when it's...

ChickenCrispy chicken leg quarters braised with leeks fennel blood oranges and kalamata olives in a sauté pan seasoned with Lucky Cajun Greek Out fresh ground Mediterranean herb seasoning

Crispy Chicken Leg Quarters With Leeks, Fennel, and Blood Oranges

Crispy skin, tender braised chicken, caramelized fennel, sweet leeks, kalamata olives, and blood orange braising liquid all built in one pan. Lucky Cajun Greek Out seasons both the chicken before t...

CajunClose-up of Southern black-eyed peas and andouille sausage simmered with bell pepper and onions in a rich creamy Cajun stew, seasoned with Lucky Cajun Black Label.

Southern-Style Andouille Sausage Black-Eyed Peas

Black-eyed peas have a reputation problem — most people only think about them on New Year's Day. This andouille sausage version fixes that. Low and slow simmering with Lucky Cajun Black Label, the ...

CajunClose up of a spoon full of hearty brown lentil soup with tasso and Lucky Cajun Black Label fresh ground Cajun seasoning showing the rich deeply flavored broth and tender lentils from a classic Lucky Cajun restaurant recipe

Hearty Brown Lentils With Tasso — A Lucky Cajun Restaurant Classic

This brown lentil and tasso dish was on the menu every week at Caffeine for good reason. Holy trinity, a full head of garlic, smoky tasso rendered into the pot, and Lucky Cajun Black Label simmered...

Fall DishesSpoon full of golden creamy homemade baked macaroni and cheese made with Lucky Cajun Black Label fresh ground Cajun seasoning in a rich béchamel sauce with Gruyère and sharp cheddar

The Best Homemade Macaroni and Cheese — Built on a Proper Béchamel

Real homemade mac and cheese starts with a béchamel — a proper roux-based white sauce that powdered cheese can never replicate. Lucky Cajun Black Label goes into the sauce itself so the Cajun flavo...

Appetizers/Party FoodsClose up of a bowl of Cajun andouille chicken gumbo showing fluffy basmati rice, tender pulled chicken, sliced andouille sausage, and sliced green onion garnish made with Lucky Cajun Black Label fresh ground Cajun seasoning and a dark corn oil roux

Andouille Chicken Gumbo — A Louisiana Story in a Pot

Cajun gumbo starts with a dark corn oil roux you can't walk away from and ends with an hour of simmering that turns pulled chicken, andouille, and okra into something greater than its parts. Lucky ...

CajunTwo thick-cut blackened pork chops searing in a cast iron skillet over an open flame, developing a deep Cajun crust with Lucky Cajun Black Label seasoning.

Blackened Pork Chops — The Cast Iron Method That Actually Works

The juicy window on a pork chop is small and it closes fast. Miss it by a few degrees and you've got gray, tough meat instead of a buttery blackened crust. High heat, Lucky Cajun Black Labe...

CajunAndouille sausage link on a wooden cutting board with sliced andouille pieces showing the smoky Cajun sausage used in Lucky Cajun Black Label seasoned andouille boudin cornbread Thanksgiving dressing

Andouille Boudin Cornbread Dressing — A Cajun Thanksgiving Side That Steals the Show

Turkey gets the credit. This andouille boudin cornbread dressing wins the meal. Smoky andouille, savory Louisiana boudin, dried cornbread soaked in two quarts of seasoned stock, fresh sage, parsley...

Fall DishesBowl of creamy roasted butternut squash soup topped with brown butter fried sage on a striped tablecloth, seasoned with Lucky Cajun Black Label.

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Brown Butter Sage Sauce

Most butternut squash soups are sweet and forgettable. This one roasts the vegetables first to build real depth, then finishes with a brown butter sage sauce drizzled over the top. Lucky Cajun Blac...