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Boudin Burrito

  • Difficulty Moderate
  • Time 3 hours
Isaac Toups boudin burrito

Boudin is not technically hard. It’s time-intensive. But if you can put a pork butt in the oven, you can make it. Everyone can get a pork butt and some vegetables and some chicken livers. No matter where in the country you are, you can make boudin.

Since we have a fresh sausage on the Meatery Board at the restaurant every day, I make fried boudin balls instead of stuffing the boudin into casings. But if you don’t want to make balls or stuff in casings, you can throw some of the loose mixture in with scrambled eggs. Or pack it in a burrito. Or get a little pistolette (little individual French bread), poke a finger in it, stuff it with boudin, and deep fry the whole thing.

To get the strongest meat flavor, I roast my shoulders (aka Boston butts) to let the meat caramelize instead of boiling. I also put in lots of smoked paprika to really bring up the smokiness. 

A meat grinder is not necessary for boudin. You can shred it up with forks or by hand—that’s more than good enough for home eating. I always fry my boudin balls with peanut oil because it has a high smoke point, is very sturdy, and really keeps the flavor of food. I don’t like deep frying stuff in lard because it’s got a low smoke point.

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Isaac Toups boudin burrito

Boudin Burrito

  • Author: Chef Isaac Toups
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
  • Total Time: 4 hours, 10 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 3.5-lb bone-in pork shoulder (aka Boston butt)
  • 1 large onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 bell peppers, roughly chopped (into large chunks, about 1 ½ inches)
  • 2 large ribs of celery, roughly chopped
  • 2 cups (about 90 cloves) of garlic – yes, it’s ridiculous
  • 1 quart amber beer
  • 1 quart water
  • 1 cup Louisiana jasmine rice
  • 1 lb chicken livers
  • 2 bunches green onions, tops only, chopped
  • 4 tablespoons Isaac Toups Thunderdust Seasoning

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
  2. Score the pork shoulder. Make cuts 1 inch deep and two inches wide on both sides, making a diamond pattern across the entire hunk of meat. Season the pork shoulder with 2 tablespoons Isaac Toups Thunderdust (2 tablespoons on each side of the pork). Be sure to really aggressively rub it in the crevices. 
  3. Place pork butt in a roasting pan that is deeper than the pork butt and will allow you to cover. Place it in a 400 degree oven. Roast for 40 minutes, turning it over halfway through. Remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
  4. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper and garlic straight to the pan with the roasted pork butt. It should go straight into the juices sitting in the bottom of the pan. Don’t skim that fat off. It’s counterintuitive to classic French cooking, but Cajuns leave all that good shit in there. Add beer and water. Cover the roasting pan with a lid or by tightly wrapping the top with aluminum foil. 
  5. Put it in the 325 degree oven. Now we’re braising the meat with the vegetables. Back home people would straight up boil it, but I like to put a sear on mine so I roast and then braise to give it a richer flavor. 
  6. Braise for 2.5 hours—the meat should literally fall off the bonelike pulled pork—and remove from oven. Remove the meat from the braising liquid. Strain braising liquid into a sauce pan through a metal colander to remove solids, and reserve liquid and vegetables/aromatics. 
  7. Put the vegetables and aromatics back in original roasting pan. Add livers to roasting pan and put it back in a 325 degree oven. Cook until livers have internal temp of 150, about 10 minutes. 
  8. Add pork back to the veggies and livers.
  9. Place 1 cup or rice in braising liquid. I’m not worried about getting exact measurements on rice and liquid ratios because any leftover liquid is going in the boudin anyway. I know this is too much just for the rice, but it’s ok because I know I need excess liquid for my boudin. Over high heat, bring rice and braising liquid to a boil. Cover and reduce to simmer. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest 10 minutes. 
  10. Break up pork butt into workable pieces. You don’t need to make it perfect because we’re going to put it in the meat grinder. Grind pork butt with veggies, cooked chicken livers, and any juice left in pan in a meat grinder. (If you don’t have a meat grinder, you can do a Morimoto-style chop with two knives and give it a small, coarse chop. You can put the veggies and livers in a food processor, but you’ll want to separately fold in the hand-chopped meat. Don’t put the meat in a food processor or you’ll emulsify it.)
  11. Add rice, any leftover braising liquid, and green onion to ground pork and veggie mixture. Add more salt if necessary.
  12. Now take this meat and load it into a tortilla and crisp up on the grill. Slice in half and serve.

Used in this Recipe

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Isaac Toups Thunderdust All-Purpose Cajun Seasoning home cooking

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