What do I do with 24 oz of boudin?

[Michael_in_TX]

So, as yet-another-reminder that I really need to kick my Instacart habit, they goofed on me, again. (The number of shopper errors has really started to skyrocket for me. Not sure why. They seem to be honest mistakes and not due to carelessness; I think the company is really forcing their shoppers to finish stupidly fast, which is introducing errors. Plus every Instacart order is like throwing at least $20 away in the delivery fee and tip, plus the 2-5% markup on each item.)

In any case, there is a brand of andouille sausage I like that my local HEB carries from a company called Zummo's out in Beaumont, which is east of Houston near the Louisiana border.

In my last Instacart order, I specified two of the 12oz/2 link packages. Well, HEB was out so the shopper, well-intentioned, did not substitute another brand of andouille, but picked another Zummo's sausage. So I got two 12oz/2 link packages of cajun-seasoned boudin.



At the risk of angering the entire State of Louisiana, what do I do with this? I've had boudin before....but it has been over a decade, if not more. I don't think it was cooked well....I remember it being grainy with the rice and crumbly. It may have been poor quality stuff. Based on their andouille, I am decently confident that Zummo's boudin is probably pretty good for commercial, mass-produced boudin.

Direct grill? Indirect-grill? Boil? Air-fry?

What sides go well with this stuff, too?

[STEbbq]

Potatoes, Boudin, and I believe pancakes with maple syrup sounds like a good starting point in your house. I mean, it sounds good to me.

[lumbrjk]

Take out of the casing, roll into balls, bread and fry!

[Oak Smoke]

+1 love it that way!

[Michael_in_TX]

Oh this! I had utterly forgotten boudin balls were a thing!

[Santamarina]

I clicked on this post because I thought the title was “What do I do with 24oz of *BOURBON*?”

You’re on your own with the sausage…but drink the bourbon! 🤣🤦♂️🥃

[Jerod Broussard]

I grill it until the skin starts to pop.

[Panhead John]

Yep, indirect heat for 20-30 minutes. Add hickory for smoke flavor…If you buy any more, DJ’s Boudin is better, IMO.

[SheilaAnn]

Make red beans and rice… serve roasted boudin on the side. Or serve with a mess of lentils.

[58limited]

Grill it.

[Purc]

At the Cajun Meat Up under the leadership of 58limited, 3 of us ate our smoked and grilled Boudin on saltine crackers for lunch in the parking lot of a local store in LaFayette, LA. It was good.

[58limited]

You can also use toasted French bread slices

[lumbrjk]

Not just saltines, hot ones. Look up fire cracker recipes.

[Michael_in_TX]

lumbrjk Hmm.....this is looking interesting....Alabama Fire Crackers, a slice of boudin, tabasco or grainy mustard.....mmmm.

[Bkhuna]

Kolaches

[Michael_in_TX]

I've been itching to do kolaches for a while.....this idea has much merit!