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Popeye's Biscuits
4 cups Bisquick
4 ounces sour cream
1 cup club soda (at room temperature)
1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Mix Bisquick, sour cream and club soda together. Pour onto floured surface and knead very lightly. Roll out to about 1/2-inch thickness and cut with cutter. Melt butter and pour half into a glass casserole dish. Place biscuits in dish and pour remaining butter over top of biscuits.

Popeye's Cajun Gravy
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 chicken gizzard
2 tablespoons minced green bell pepper
1/4 cup ground beef
1/4 cup ground pork
2 cups water
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
Dash dried parsley flakes

Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Sauté chicken gizzard in the oil for 4 to 5 minutes until cooked. Remove gizzard from the pan and let cool. Finely mince the gizzard after it has cooled.

Combine ground beef and ground pork. Mix with your hands until well mixed.

Add bell pepper to the saucepan and sauté it for 1 minute. Add ground beef and pork to the pan and cook brown. Mash meat into tiny pieces as it browns.

Add water and beef broth to the saucepan, then immediately whisk in cornstarch and flour.

Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gravy until thick - about 30 to 35 minutes.

Popeye's Cajun Rice
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup finely diced bell pepper
1/3 cup diced green onions
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery flakes
1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
1/4 teaspoon red pepper
4 cups long grain rice, cooked and drained
1/4 to 1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

In fry pan stir ground beef and bell pepper. Cook over medium high heat until beef loses its pink color and bell pepper is soft. Remove excess grease. Turn temperature down to medium or medium low. Add remaining ingredients; stir and cook together until ground beef is completely cooked and liquid is gone - about 25 to 35 minutes. More Creole seasoning and red pepper may be added for taste.


Popeye's Crispy Crawfish Remoulade Salad

1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 cup finely diced tomatoes
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/8 cup Zatarain's® Creole Mustard
1/2 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 teaspoons ground paprika
1/6 head of Iceberg lettuce
1 green onion, diced on an angle
1/2 tomato, cut into wedges

Sugared Lemon Juice: In a small cup, place 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and then pour in 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar. Mix so the sugar dissolves in the lemon juice.

Remoulade: In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/8 cup Zatarain's® Creole Mustard, 1/8 cup finely diced tomatoes, 2 teaspoon ground paprika and 1/2 tablespoon chopped parsley. Blend ingredients together until thoroughly mixed. (Place in refrigerator to keep cold.)

Crawfish: Spread out Popeye's® Crispy Crawfish (or Popeye's Popcorn Shrimp) on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 5 to 8 minutes or uncovered in a microwave for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.

Assembly: Remove core from Iceberg lettuce. Then, remove the outside two layers of lettuce and any other brown sections. Cut lettuce in half perpendicularly and then cut the halves into three sections. Use one of the sections for your base. Fan out the Iceberg on a plate. Drizzle the sugared lemon juice solution onto the lettuce. Place the Crispy Crawfish on top of lettuce, followed by the Remoulade Dressing. Garnish with tomato wedges, green onion and add a sprinkle of paprika for flare. Your salad is complete - Enjoy!