Description:

Spicy little red potatoes

Source:

Thanda Louviere

Serves/Makes:12 people

Ingredients

• 4 lbs (1.8 kg) of little red potatoes
• 1 bag of crab boil
• 1 large pot of boiling water
• liberal dash of crushed red pepper
• large 1 tbsp (15 ml) of butter
• Cajun seasoning (Tony Chachere's or Zatarain's)
• 1 large onion (peeled)

Preparation

• Clean potatoes.
• Boil potatoes in large pot with crab boil and crushed red pepper until tender.
• Drain potatoes.
• Save 1/4 cup (60 ml) of crab boil water to saute' onion.
• Peel and dice onion in medium pieces.
• Saute' onion with butter and crab boil water until onion is brown and tender (not burnt).
• Pour onion sauce onto potatoes and stir.
• If potatoes are not seasoned enough to your taste, sprinkle cajun seasoning and crushed red pepper.
• Stir and serve.

Comments

If you do not have crab boil, make your own seasoning. Simply add a large dose of crushed and ground red pepper, salt, and minced garlic to your water. Boil a cut up lemon with your potatoes to add zest.