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| - This edition of Excited about Eating takes us to a place guaranteed to find a spicy meal, Razzoo's Cajun Café in the Concord Mills area of Concord, NC. This restaurant offers a variety of entries but, from what I've tasted, they all have one thing in common, some level of heat from mild to atomic hot.
Dora here. I really like their colorful exterior and that continues on the inside with upcycled materials. I also appreciate the ample space between booths and tables and the generous parking.
The menu had so many items that I would like to try. I chose the Cajun Combo Skillet, Andouille sausage, shrimp creole, crawfish etoufee, and red beans 'n rice, with a side of fried okra. Now this was a great dish with varying levels of flavor and heat. My favorite and the spiciest was the crawfish etoufee served on dirty rice, which was loaded with crawfish in a dark roux sauce. This was outstanding, very rich and smooth and just the right intensity. The shrimp creole was great with juicy shrimp and a spicy creole sauce served over fluffy white rice.
Dora here. Did I really complain about lack of heat in last week's dish? Guess Ernie decided to fix that with this week's restaurant suggestion. Sheesh. :wiping my brow: I'll tell you right now that I fought ordering a chicken dish off the menu, but eating at a Cajun restaurant calls for stepping out of your comfort zone, right? Well, I veered way out! Usually I don't order fish because it tends to be too, well, fishy tasting, but the Stuffed Fish was not at all. And if it weren't for the menu, I might never have suspected that the fish was studded with a subtle shrimp and crab stuffing. The sauce had a smooth buttery flavor, and the fish was tender and flakey with an afterburner kick of heat. Tame, actually, compared to Ernie's forehead and neck slicker. He could've used a towel to go along with his napkin. haha.
What's your favorite seafood dish? We'd love to know! ~Ernie & Dora Hiers, Fiction Faith & Foodies Blog https://torikayson.com/2017/04/22/excited-about-eating-by-ernie-dora-hiers-22/
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