Happy Mardi Gras, y’all. Whether we’re hitting the streets or staying in and hosting our own “Yardi Gras,” New Orleanians make it fun, from decorating front porches like Mardi Gras parade floats to serving the best home-cooked party food in the world. Here are some top recipes to help everyone pass a good time during Carnival wherever you are. And they’re all made extra rich and tasty with Blue Plate Mayo – That’s the good stuff!
A simple ham and cheese po-boy wrapped in foil is synonymous in New Orleans with family get-togethers. Serve the ham thin-sliced (we used a local NOLA brand, Chisesi’s Pride® Ham) on flaky New Orleans-style French bread dressed with mayonnaise, yellow mustard, ripe tomatoes and lettuce.
The simple french-fry po-boy still reigns as the original comfort food. It’s traditionally dressed with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and pickle with the option to be drenched in brown gravy.
Pan-fried pork chops on French bread are a corner-store special, found on the menu in small neighborhood groceries and convenience stores across New Orleans. They make an easy lunch, dinner or snack to go – a traditional food to fill up on for a big day at work or play.