When you clean the fridge, you're faced with a dilemma--what to do with leftovers. With some, it'll be obvious by the inch layer of grey kitty fur mold. Toss. Others still have life left in them, with a little repurposing. Chef Jacques Pepin showed how to make an awesome bouillabaisse with leftovers from his daughter's fridge. Here's my fridge clean out leftover use up Po Boy with debris gravy and remoulade. Fridge Clean Out Leftover Use Up Po Boys with Debris Gravy and remoulade cole slaw
Place in a crock pot or slow cooker:
Leftover meat (pork, beef, chicken) any cut. Can be cooked
or raw
Chopped mirepoix--onions, peppers, celery, scallions,
tomatoes, carrots--use up bits and ends. Use any kind. Throw in scallion tops
and celery leaves.
Clean out fridge door jars: salsa, hot sauce, Tabasco,
tomato or spaghetti sauce, garlic, Italian salad dressing. Add to pot. Rinse
jar and add rinse water. Be careful with hot sauce unless you can handle the
heat.
Use up open canned tomatoes, chiles, corn, green beans. Add
leftover rice and roux.
Add open bags of frozen onions, carrots, peppers, okra,
green beans.
Season with gumbo file, red pepper, black pepper, sage,
paprika, celery seed, garlic, oregano.
Simmer and serve over leftover stale or toasted bread,
rolls, buns or biscuits.
Top with cole slaw made with leftover chopped cabbage,
celery, carrots, green peppers, onions. Blend with leftover mayonnaise or salad
dressing, remoulade, mustard and horseradish.
All ingredients are optional and can be reconfigured to fit
what you have leftover. Trivia: Po Boys originated in New Orleans during a
streetcar strike. Strikers, called Po (poor) boys, were given free
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