Mardi Gras

When it comes to celebrating Mardi Gras, food and drink play a central role in the festivities. Traditional dishes like jambalaya, muffuletta, and king cake are some prime examples with their bold flavors and aromatic spices. Below, we put together a list of delicious recipes to help you celebrate Mardi Gras and symbolizes the diverse cultural influences that define Louisiana cuisine. And lastly, it wouldn’t be a Mardi Gras party without a few spirited cocktail recipes to keep the revelry flowing. Laissez les bons temps rouler - let the good times roll!

Food
Bayou Crab Chowder via A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
The Best Shrimp Creole via From A Chef’s Kitchen
Red Beans and Rice Stuffed Peppers via Spiced
Jambalaya via Celebration Generation
Muffuletta Sandwich via Garlic & Zest
Grillades and Grits via Gypsyplate
Beignets via The Big Man’s World
Traditional King Cake via Explore Louisiana

Drinks
French 75
Ingredients 

• 2 oz gin

• 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

• 2 tsp sugar

• Prosecco or sparkling wine

• Garnishes: Lemon spiral

  • Cocktail cherries

Directions

• Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Shake gin, lemon juice, and sugar in a cocktail shaker until chilled, approx. 15 seconds. Strain into champagne flute.

• Top with prosecco. Stir gently, garnish with lemon spiral and a cocktail cherry.

Hurricane
Ingredients

• 2 oz dark rum

• 1 ½ oz white rum

• 2 oz fresh squeezed orange juice

• 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice

• 1 oz passion fruit syrup

• 1 tsp grenadine syrup

• Garnish: Orange wheel

Directions

• Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add rum, orange juice, lime juice, and both syrups.

• Shake for 30 seconds and strain into a tall, 8 oz glass. Garnish with orange wheel and serve.

Pimm’s Cup
Ingredients

• 2 oz Pimm’s No. 1

• ½ oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

• Ginger ale (to top)

• Garnishes:

  • Cucumber slice

  • Mint sprig

  • Strawberry

  • Lemon wheel

  • Orange wheel

Directions

• Add Pimm’s No. 1 and lemon juice into a highball glass over ice, top with ginger ale and stir briefly to combine.

• Garnish with a cucumber slice, mint sprig, skewered strawberry and lemon and orange wheels (optional).

Absinthe Frappé
Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz absinthe

• ½ oz simple syrup

• 2 dashes anisette

• 2 oz soda water, chilled, to top

• Garnish: mint spring

Directions

• Add all ingredients except soda water into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until well chilled.

• Strain into a large snifter over crushed or pebble ice.

• Top with soda water and stir briefly and gently to combine.

• Add more ice to the glass forming a mounded top.

• Garnish with a mint sprig.