Chou Paste

(SHOO) The French name for a pastry used in cream puffs and eclairs.

Recipes

  1. Macque Choux

    Macque Choux (pronounced "mock shoe") is a Cajun corn and vegetable saute. Here we eschew the traditional bacon fat or butter for heart-healthy olive oil. Try it at your next backyard barbecue.

  2. Cajun Pot Roast with Maque Choux

    A main dish recipe with a Cajun kick. Maque choux is a Cajun dish of corn smothered with green pepper, onion, and tomatoes.

  3. Corn Maque Choux

    This traditional south Louisiana side dish (pronounced mock shoe) features fresh-cut corn slow-simmered with onions, bell peppers and rich cream seasoned with a shake of cayenne pepper sauce. Add shrimp, crawfish, Tasso ham or crabmeat for a hearty main dish entree.

Food Blogs We Love

  1. Profiteroles [Happy Birthday Julia]

    Sun, 12 Aug 2012

    it was the first time that I really felt like I could cook anything. When you learn how to make the very simple pâte à choux , you can make so many things with it. Sweet and savory. I filled mine with whipped cream and poured chocolate sauce over

  2. Recipe: Black Olive Gougeres and Smoky Red Lentil Dip

    Wed, 8 May 2013

    mine are a bit different than hers, both in shape and in ingredients used, the idea is the same. Bites of cheesy buttery choux pastry fluff that you won't be able to stop popping in your mouth, either plain or dipped into the smoky red lentil dip that

  3. CakeSpy Undercover: Dominique Ansel, NYC

    Thu, 3 Jan 2013

    had in Paris, it was one of the best. But on this trip, Erin chose the rosewater religieuse. Look at this thing. Delicate choux pastry filled with vanilla-flecked cream and gently rose-scented icing. It tasted as pretty as it looks. It's one of

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