Cajun spice paste

The Cajun people of Louisiana are descendants of the French Acadians who were forced out of Canada by the British in the late eighteenth century. Cajun cooking is a combination of French and Spanish cuisines, a robust style that uses more spices than the Creole cooking of the region, of which gumbo is an example. This spice paste is a staple in the cooking of well-known Cajun stews such as jambalaya. It can also be used as a spice crust for fish and chicken that are to be fried in oil. Oreg