Can i rescue my awful dinner?

ItchyFeet

Tonight i've cooked myself what's supposed to be cajun rice with beef (i've used pork), and it tastes awful! _pale_

I've used 500g of minced pork, basmati rice and diced red, green and yellow peppers, but the herb and spice mix i added tastes mostly of oregano and mint which i don't like very much. Not very cajun at all!

Can anybody think of a way i can improve the leftovers for tomorrow? It's far too much meat to waste.:(

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

can you spice it up a bit so the spicy heat will detract from the taste? It cant be that bad surely?

Sambucus_Nigra

Does Cajun have oregano in it? Or mint?

Dazi

I did an awful dinner the other week, in fact it was 2, 1 meat version and 1 veggie version, it was when I had my sister and family here.

No suggestions to rescue yours but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and bin it.

I was upset when I wasted all my food but it was a learning curve....don't try new dishes when you have company! Also I can see what went wrong so can now safely say if I cook it again I will not follow the recipe but do what I think is right!

MaggieBaking

Could you put it into a sieve and rinse it? Then cook a chilli with it tomorrow - something with strong spices that should hopefully overpower it?

midnightraven3

cajan has neither of those in it

<LI class=ingredient>1/3 cup kosher salt (not table salt)<LI class=ingredient>1/4 cup chili powder<LI class=ingredient>1/4 cup Hungarian paprika<LI class=ingredient>1 Tablespoon onion powder<LI class=ingredient>1 Tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper<LI class=ingredient>1 Tablespoon dried basil
thats a cajun spice recipe

i would add some paprika to start with, and some chilli powder, that should give it a spicier taste

ItchyFeet

Thanks for the suggestions - i think i might try MaggieBaking's. It tastes overpoweringly of oregano which really wasn't what i was expecting for Cajun!

CRANKY40

I'd say chilli it too. A tin of tomatoes and a good helping of chilli powder. Neither too expensive so if it's still awful you can chuck it, and if it's ok then all ends well.

Sentora

How about some tinned toms through it and then add some paprika and a little chilli

lizzywig

I would turn it into a pork chilli by adding a tin of chilli beans and a tin of chopped tomatoes.

rachbc

Oregano does feature in cajun spicing but shouldn't overpower, but mint does seem odd! I; add paprika, cayenne, garlic and attempt to spice it up a bit to distract from the herbs!