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Cajun File Potatoes

Here's how you make Cajun File Potatoes
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 cup onions
  • 1/2 cup bell peppers
  • 1/2 cup celery
  • 8 ounces bacon, chunk
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 pounds red potatoes ,cut in half,(5 large )
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper,to taste
  • 1 teaspoons sassafras file powder, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Boil salt meat (bacon)on the side for about 20 minutes;

  • Step 2: Then cut into small bite size pieces.

  • Step 3: While that's boiling

  • Step 4: Heat oil and saute onions, bell pepper, and celery for just about 5 minutes in a soup pot.

  • Step 5: Pour your salt pork meat with 2 cups of water.

  • Step 6: At this time you can add some salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper

  • Step 7: Let this boil for about 15 minutes.

  • Step 8: After about 15 minutes add in potatoes with 2 cups water

  • Step 9: Enough for the potatoes to be able to boil and add more salt and pepper.

  • Step 10: Cover it but not to tightly.

  • Step 11: After potatoes are boiled turn off heat and add sassafras file powder.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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