A Cajun-style loose meat sandwich, made with ground beef and pork, the trinity veggies, mushroom sauce and a mixture of seasonings, piled on a pistolette roll or po'boy bread.

Cajun Farre Loose Meat Sandwich

Ever heard of a Cajun Farre dressing sandwich?

Probably not, because while it is pretty common in some areas of Louisiana, even often being served as a sandwich spread at parties, as a funeral food and yes, even wedding receptions, it's still not well known even across all of Louisiana, and certainly not the Southern region.

Well... we're gonna change that!

Farre, a name that evolved from a mispronunciation of the French word farce, meaning forcemeat or dressing, had its beginnings in the Cajun and German River Road communities, just west of New Orleans.

There are a variety of recipes across families, but generally speaking the mixture contains ground beef and ground pork, chicken livers, the Southern trinity of onion, celery and bell pepper with garlic and a mix of seasonings.

Honestly?

It's kinda like a Cajun dirty rice dressing, minus the rice and served on a bun!

I imagine that cultures all over the world must have some kind of similar loose meat sandwich. In Iowa they're known as Maid Rites, but here in the Deep South we have Cajun Farre!

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Here's what you'll need:

1-pound lean ground beef

1 pound ground pork breakfast sausage (like Jimmy Dean)
1/2-pound chicken livers, rinsed and trimmed

1-1/2 cups chopped onion

1 cup chopped green bell pepper

1 rib celery, chopped

2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 can undiluted condensed cream of mushroom soup (or 6 ounce mushroom steak sauce)

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, or to taste

1 teaspoon browning sauce (like Kitchen Bouquet)
1 tablespoon beef base (like Better than Bouillon)
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1/4 teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper, or to taste, 

1/4 teaspoon Cajun/Creole seasoning, or to taste

2 teaspoons dried parsley
French Pistolette or other sandwich rolls

Here's how I make my Cajun Farre Sandwich.

In a large skillet, add beef, sausage and livers and cook through but do not brown. Do not drain.

Meanwhile, chop up the onion, bell pepper and celery.

Use a masher to crumble the meat together as it cooks. You want fairly small meat crumbles.

Add the onion, bell pepper and celery to the meat mixture.

Stir together and continue cooking to soften the veggies.

Add garlic.

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Just like with the rice dressing that I make, I love using the Dawn Fresh by Giorgio mushroom steak sauce (#ad), a product that is usually found on the grocery aisle with the canned mushrooms. Unfortunately, it's become a little difficult to find in the stores here lately, though you can still pick it up via Amazon easily.

If you can find the mushroom steak sauce, use it because it really adds something special to this dish, but I've included the standard substitute of a half can of cream of mushroom soup in the recipe, along with a healthy splash of a browning sauce like Kitchen Bouquet (#ad) and some beef base, like Better Than Bouillon (#ad).

Add the mushroom sauce or cream of mushroom soup, browning sauce and beef base. This is actually what I use as my "binder," rather than soaked bread or bread crumbs.

Add the seasonings.

Cover, reduce to low simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking over low for another 30 minutes, cooking until liquid is absorbed and to desired consistency, stirring occasionally.

I'm using a standard loaf of French bread here, cut into serving pieces, but po'boy buns, pistolettes or hoagie buns will work well. At parties, these are often served on trimmed and quartered loaf bread, as finger sandwiches.

Taste and adjust seasonings and pile that up on the split rolls.

Dress with yellow or Creole mustard, if desired.

And you've got yourself a mighty fine Cajun Farre Dressing sandwich!

Y'all. This sandwich is so tasty and delish! I hope you try it soon.

For more of my favorite sandwiches, check out this collection on my Pinterest page!

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Posted by DeepSouthDish.com on July 16, 2024

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