FAQ How do you make Cajun meatball stew?

First, you make a roux and cook it with onions and other vegetables, beef broth, and meatballs. Season with Cajun seasoning blend.

What is a Cajun meatball?

A Cajun meatball is hallmarked with rich beef flavor and spicy Cajun seasoning, usually the size of a golf ball, and stewed in a brown gravy or tomato sauce.

What is in a Cajun stew?

A Cajun stew is any meat or seafood cooked in a sauce, sometimes made with a roux and the Cajun holy trinity, and it's always seasoned for a flavorful, spicy finish.

Comforting Cajun Meatball Stew • Louisiana Woman Blog

Name: Comforting Cajun Meatball Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: PT-475403H1M30S
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: Cajun
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons oil; .25 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup onion, chopped; 1 cup celery, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, pressed; 4 cups beef stock; 1.5 pounds of ground beef; .5 teaspoon onion powder; .5 teaspoon garlic granules; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley; .5 teaspoon salt; .125 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more; .75 cups breadcrumbs; 1 whole egg; 2 cups potatoes, peeled and diced; 2 cups carrots, sliced

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A satisfying Cajun-style meatball Stew of moist, tender, meaty meatballs cooked in a dark, rich gravy surrounded by diced carrots and potatoes.

Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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3 tablespoons oil

.25 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup onion, chopped

1 cup celery, chopped

3 cloves garlic, pressed

4 cups beef stock

1.5 pounds of ground beef

.5 teaspoon onion powder

.5 teaspoon garlic granules

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

.5 teaspoon salt

.125 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more

.75 cups breadcrumbs

1 whole egg

2 cups potatoes, peeled and diced

2 cups carrots, sliced

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Instructions

Pour oil into a large, heavy pot and heat, then add flour and brown until it is the color of cocoa powder.

Add onions and celery and cook for 10 minutes, then add garlic and stir for a minute.

Pour beef stock into the roux and simmer on medium-low heat for half an hour.

While the gravy is simmering, add all of the ingredients for the meatballs in a bowl and mix by hand, then loosely form them into 2-inch meatballs. Don't roll them; this makes a tender and moist meatball.

After the gravy has simmered for 30 minutes, add the meatballs and let them cook for 5 minutes, then turn them over.

Simmer for another 10 minutes.

Add carrots and potatoes, cooking them until they are tender, about 20 minutes.

Serve over a bed of hot cooked rice and garnish with fresh sliced green onions.