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Yaka Mein

By Cynthia LeJeune Nobles

4.5

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A bowl of Yaka Mein with chopped chives and a hard boiled egg.
Yaka MeinPhoto: Cynthia LeJeune Nobles

Although the Delta Queen's cooks enjoyed this dish made with leftover turtle, you can use just about any kind of meat. If you don't have leftovers, try boiling a less-tender cut of beef until tender and use the stock for the soup.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    6 servings

Ingredients

1 (8-ounce) package spaghetti
2 quarts beef stock
1 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning
2 cups cooked meat (beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, turtle), finely chopped
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved lengthwise
1 bunch green onions, finely chopped

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cook spaghetti according to package directions. While spaghetti is cooking, bring stock and Cajun Seasoning to a boil in a large pot. Add meat and simmer 5 minutes. Reserving stock, strain meat out. Set meat aside and keep warm. Bring stock back to a boil and stir in soy sauce. Simmer 1 minute.

    Step 2

    To assemble, place drained spaghetti in 6 individual bowls. Divide meat and egg halves over spaghetti. Ladle on broth and sprinkle with green onions.

From The Delta Queen Cookbook by Cynthia LeJeune Nobles, © 2012 Louisiana State University Press
TagsPastaSoupSoup/StewStewSpaghettiSouthernAmericanCajun & CreoleScallionOnionRoot VegetableVegetableMainDinnerNut FreeDairy FreeEasyQuickWeeknight Meals30 Minutes or LessSimmerCookbooks
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