Yaka Mein

Yaka Mein
Yaka Mein
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.
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  • Served Person: 6 servings
Soup/Stew Egg Pasta Mardi Gras Lunch Boil Green Onion/Scallion Sugar Conscious Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free No Sugar Added Kosher
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
  • 2 quarts beef stock
  • 1 (8-ounce) package spaghetti
  • 2 cups cooked meat (beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, turtle), finely chopped
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved lengthwise
  • 1 bunch green onions, finely chopped
  • Carbohydrate 34 g(11%)
  • Cholesterol 104 mg(35%)
  • Fat 5 g(8%)
  • Fiber 2 g(7%)
  • Protein 25 g(49%)
  • Saturated Fat 2 g(9%)
  • Sodium 994 mg(41%)
  • Calories 283

Preparation 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. 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

Preparation 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. 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