# Cajun chitlins

A recipe for preparing Cajun chitlins, which involves cleaning, seasoning, and cooking the chitlins with various vegetables and spices.

- Total time: 180 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Uncle Lou's Chitlins
- salt
- lemon juice
- red bell pepper
- yellow bell pepper
- orange bell pepper
- onion
- celery
- minced garlic
- chicken broth
- apple cider vinegar
- spices
- bay leaves

## Instructions

1. Open the bag of chitlins and empty them into a large bowl in the sink.
2. Rinse the chitlins under running water.
3. Add salt to the chitlins and mix thoroughly by hand.
4. Rinse the chitlins again with water.
5. Use a knife to remove any excess fat or impurities from the chitlins.
6. Place the cleaned chitlins into a colander.
7. Rinse the chitlins in the colander with water and lemon juice, then add salt.
8. Chop red, yellow, and orange bell peppers into small pieces.
9. Cut onions into quarters.
10. Chop celery into small pieces.
11. Pour water into a large pot.
12. Add the cleaned chitlins to the pot of water and boil for 20 minutes.
13. Drain the chitlins and rinse them again.
14. Add the rinsed chitlins back to the clean pot.
15. Add the quartered onions to the pot with the chitlins.
16. Add minced garlic to the pot.
17. Add the chopped bell peppers and celery to the pot.
18. Pour in chicken broth.
19. Add apple cider vinegar.
20. Add a variety of spices to the pot.
21. Stir all ingredients together.
22. Add bay leaves to the pot.
23. Add water to the pot.
24. Cover the pot with a lid and cook for 3-4 hours.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- knife
- colander
- cutting board
- large pot
- spoon
- tongs
- lid

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQAA5hu/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/28088c17-21c6-491d-90cd-a7f6e857635d
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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