One of the first things before embarking on Cajun cooking is the Holy Trinity. This is the base ingrediants for most Cajun & some Creole recipes. It is a vital
part of the cooking and if authenticity is your thing when working in the kitchen,then this trinity must not be left out if you want your finished dish to taste & feel like real Louisianan food.
The Holy Trinity consists of equal parts of onion, celery and green bell peppers.
These three simple ingrediants are used to create the foundations of Gumbo's Jambalaya, Soups & Cassaroles.
Simply take a large pan on a very low heat and gently cook the onions, celery & peppers until softened in olive oil, remember not to allow the trinity to darkly colour or worse burn ,this will impart a bitter taste to the basis of your dish. The Trinity when cooked should have traslucent onions & celery & peppers that still have ' bite ' when tasted.
Now we're ready to really start cajun cooking, Lets go...
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