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07 July 2009
Recipe: Shrimp and Andouille Sausage Gumbo
From Denny: This is a dish folks in Louisiana make often, especially during the summer and football season! It's easy to make. If you are allergic to shellfish or find it too expensive for your wallet right now - do like we do - make it with chicken and andouille sausage! Both versions are wonderful! This recipe is from a Louisiana tourism site.
Another version of gumbo Photo by foooooey @ flickr. This photo is of a gumbo based off of Chuck Taggert's Gumbo du Monde, found here - where he talks a lot in detail about the making of stock and gumbo. Enjoy!
Shrimp & Andouille Sausage Gumbo
From: Joel Ehrlich @ Experience New Orleans
Serves: 8 Servings
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil (Denny: we like canola oil at our house, cleaner fresher taste and no cholesterol)
1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour
4 Stalks Celery, chopped coarse
2 Medium Onions, chopped coarse
2 Green Bell Peppers; seeded, cored & chopped
2 Bay Leaves
2 teapoons Salt
2 teaspoon Dried Oregano, crumbled
1/2 tsp Cayenne
40 ounces Clam Juice
28 ounces Canned Plum Tomatoes, drained & chopped
1 pound Smoked Andouille Sausage, halved lengthwise & cut into 1/4" slices
1/2 pound Okra, trimmed & cut crosswise into 1/4" slices
2 pounds Uncooked Medium Shrimp, peeled & de-veined
Cooked Long Grain Rice
2 Tomatoes, seeded & diced
Cooking Instructions:
Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat until it is almost smoking.
Add the flour and cook, stirring, until dark reddish brown (about 8 minutes).
Add the celery, onions and bell peppers at once.
Cook 5 minutes, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan.
Mix in the bay leaves, salt, oregano and cayenne.
Add the clam juice, canned plum tomatoes and sausage.
Boil 15 minutes.
Add the okra.
Reduce heat.
Simmer until the okra is tender (about 15 minutes).
Add the shrimp.
Simmer until just cooked through (about 3 minutes).
Mound rice in each soup bowl.
Ladle the gumbo over the rice.
Serve sprinkled with diced tomato.
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03 July 2009
Recipe: Coffee Orleans
Getting your morning beignets at New Orleans Cafe du Monde, a cherished tradition - Image by wallyg via Flickr
From Denny: When I think about the many trips to New Orleans and ordering this show-stopper coffee at one wonderful restaurant or another. Great fun to do for your family and friends on a holiday like the Fourth of July! Yeah, we're a bunch of show-offs here in Louisiana! :)From: About.com
"A flaming coffee drink that will impress at a party. Maybe a little too showy for your typical morning coffee, but a wonderful spiced recipe when serving coffee cocktails for a crowd."
Ingredients:
•1 cup coffee
•1 orange
•5 Tablespoons cognac
•5 Tablespoons benedictine
•1 teaspoon brown sugar
•3 cloves, whole
Preparation:
Strip off a large piece of orange zest, and poke the cloves into it. Place in the bottom of a mug, with the brown sugar. In a saucepan, mix the cognac and benedictine and heat through. Light the alcohol and pour (flaming) into the mug. Fill mug with coffee and serve.
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23 June 2009
Recipe: Emeril Lagasse’s Beer Battered Fried Trout Tacos With Spicy Horseradish Coleslaw
Chef Emeril Lagasse at a book signing Image via Wikipedia
Emeril Lagasse’s Beer Battered Fried Trout Tacos With Spicy Horseradish Coleslaw
From Denny: Louisiana in the summer is all about quick and easy, usually seafood. Chef Emeril Lagasse came down from New England, was embraced by the New Orleans food establishment when he was a young man and taught how to really cook.
Down South folks are willing to mentor to help someone develop. Nor do they get angry when the student is ready to mentor his own, starting up his own restaurants. Emeril has previous shows and recipes stashed at Food Network and now teaches on the green network. He's one busy guy! Below is one of his recipes he developed where he really captures the essence of Louisiana food.
To make the recipe you require two other recipes first: the Cajun seasoning and the coleslaw recipe so I'll put these up first.
Emeril’s Essence Creole Seasoning
From: “New Orleans Cooking” by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch
Makes: 2/3 cup
Ingredients:
2-1/2 tbls. paprika
2 tbls. salt
2 tbls. garlic powder
1 tbl. black pepper
1 tbl. onion powder
1 tbl. cayenne pepper
1 tbl. dried oregano
1 tbl. dried thyme
Directions: Combine all ingredients. Emeril sells this product in your grocery store too if you don't want to mix up your own.
Spicy Horseradish Coleslaw
From: Chef Emeril Lagasse
Serves: 6
2-1/2 cups shredded green cabbage
2-1/2 cups shredded red cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
2 tbls. finely sliced green onions
1-1/2 cups peeled, seeded and diced cucumber
2 jalapeños, stem and seeds removed, minced
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tbls. plus 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 tsp. salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tbls. sour cream
3 tbls. freshly grated horseradish or 1-1/2 tbls. prepared horseradish
1-1/2 tsps. Creole or coarse-grain mustard
Directions:
1. Combine cabbages, carrots and green onions in large mixing bowl. In a small bowl toss the cucumbers and jalapeños with the lemon juice and add to the cabbage mixture.
2. In small mixing bowl combine vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper and whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Pour vinegar mixture over cabbage mixture and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
3. In small bowl, blend mayonnaise, sour cream, horseradish and mustard. Add mayonnaise mixture to coleslaw and toss. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
Emeril Lagasse’s Beer Battered Fried Trout Tacos With Spicy Horseradish Coleslaw
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
Oil for frying
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 tsps. salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tbl. vegetable oil
1 cup beer
1/2 tsp. hot sauce
4 trout fillets, about 6 ozs. each
2 tbls. Emeril’s Essence Creole Seasoning
6 large, soft flour tortillas
Spicy Horseradish Coleslaw
Hot sauce, if desired when serving
Directions:
1. Heat oil in deep fryer or in a large saucepan to 375 degrees.
2. Sift 1 cup flour, the baking powder, salt and cayenne pepper together into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and add the oil, beer and hot sauce. Stir until thoroughly incorporated and smooth. Set aside.
3. Season each fillet with 1 teaspoon of the Essence. Cut each fillet into diagonal 1-1/2-inch strips. Combine the remaining 1/2 cup flour with the remaining 2 teaspoons of Essence. Dredge the fish strips in the seasoned flour then shake to release any excess flour. Transfer to a plate.
4. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Wrap the flour tortillas in aluminum foil and place in the oven to warm or warm according to manufacturer’s instructions.
5. Dredge each piece of fish in the beer batter, making sure the fish is completely coated. Allow any excess batter to drip into the bowl, and then slowly lower the fish into the hot oil. Repeat with remaining fish, working in batches if necessary.
6. Fry until fish is puffed, golden brown and crispy (4 to 5 minutes). Remove the fish with slotted spoon or tongs and drain on paper-lined plate. Place in warm oven while cooking remaining fish or until you’re ready to assemble tacos.
7. To serve: Divide the fish among the warmed flour tortillas and top with some of the Spicy Horseradish Coleslaw. Drizzle with hot sauce if desired.
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12 June 2009
Recipe: Pineywoods Grillades and Grits
To purchase: Crescent City Farmers' Market Cookbook. This book has been placed in the Comfort Food From Louisiana blog store as Amazon has it for far less a price! Help support a farmers' market and cook wonderful recipes for your family: win-win.
Poppy Tooker is a long time New Orleans food instructor. She also has been a promoter, a culinary activist, of perserving the New Orleans food heritage like the century old dishes of Calas (Rice Cakes) and Creole cream cheese. She strongly supports the Crescent City Farmers Market in New Orleans and wrote this cookbook to help support the market.
The cookbook is 216 pages, published by marketumbrella.org and focuses upon telling the centuries long history of food markets in New Orleans since 1718 along the Mississippi River. Tooker founded the Slow Food Movement in New Orleans 11 years ago and her group is credited with helping revive the Farmers Market after Hurricane Katrina.
To purchase: Crescent City Farmers' Market Cookbook. This book has been placed in the Comfort Food From Louisiana blog store as Amazon has it for far less a price! Help support a farmers' market and cook wonderful recipes for your family: win-win.
What else is featured in this new cookbook? There are 125 featured recipes from New Orleans area chefs, local farmers and even shoppers who frequent the market! The forward is by famed food author and chef Alice Waters who also is a farmers' market advocate.
Pineywoods Grillades and Grits
From: New Orleans's Famous Chef Poppy Tooker, from “Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook”
Serves: 6 - 10, depending upon your appetite!
Ingredients:
3 lbs. round steak
Flour (for dusting steak)
Bacon drippings or oil (for sautéing steak)
1/4 cup bacon drippings or oil
1/4 cup flour
1 onion, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 (1-lb.) can crushed tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic, minced (we add about 5 cloves garlic at our house)
1/2 tsp. thyme
Salt and pepper
Cayenne pepper
Hot cooked grits (or rice at our house)
Directions:
1. Dust steaks with flour and sauté in bacon drippings until browned on both sides. Remove steaks from pan and keep warm; deglaze the pan with water, then pour pan juices into a bowl and reserve.
2. Put drippings and flour in skillet and cook, stirring constantly, to make a dark roux.
3. Add onion, then celery and bell pepper; sauté until vegetables are translucent. Add reserved pan juices, tomatoes, bay leaf, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and cayenne; mix well. Simmer at least 10 minutes.
4. Add steaks and simmer over low heat until steaks are fork tender. Serve with grits.
Note: Grillades recipes often cut the steak into serving pieces. Chef Tooker prefers to leave them whole. Others like to cut the steak into strips like we do at home because sometimes your skillet isn't large enough to leave the steak whole or in large pieces! Personally, I like to brown the meat on more sides for that wonderful caramelization browned taste.
To purchase: Crescent City Farmers' Market Cookbook. This book has been placed in the Comfort Food From Louisiana blog store as Amazon has it for far less a price! Help support a farmers' market and cook wonderful recipes for your family: win-win.
Thank you for visiting and have a great weekend!
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04 June 2009
Recipe: Sunchoke and Cauliflower Soup
From Denny: Touted as a rock star on the food scene in New Orleans comes a simple recipe anyone can do! I love sunchokes and cauliflower in soups and this one is a winner for both taste and healthy! How can you go wrong with cheese toast?
Here's an excerpt from the article about him from Country Roads Magazine. For the rest of the interesting article, go here:
Appearing on Food & Wine magazine’s cover as one of America’s ten best new chefs for 2007 must be the culinary equivalent of being on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Even in a world of rock-star chefs, Ian Schnoebelen might not have perceived himself in that limelight. Iris’ chef-and co-owner Schnoebelen was caught by surprise by the honor although Food & Wine‘s representatives had been calling the restaurant and asking questions.
“I was excited they were interested in the restaurant but had no idea they had chosen me for best new chefs,” Schnoebelen said. As far as seeing himself on the magazine’s cover, he said, “It was great, especially for business, but a little embarrassing.”
Schnoebelen will have to get used to the attention. He’s made the city proud and he’s turning out fantastic fresh cuisine at the tiny forty-two-seat restaurant he co-owns with partner Laurie Casebonne."
From: Chef Ian Schnoebelen at restaurant Iris, New Orleans, Louisiana, published in Country Roads Magazine
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, plus 2 tsp softened butter
1 small celery rib, minced
1/2 small onion, minced
2 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
3/4 cup whole milk
1 lb cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets
6 oz sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes) peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 thyme sprig
1 small garlic clove, minced
Salt
4 1/4-inch-thick baguette slices, cut on the bias
1 Tbsp freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup sunflower sprouts
Directions:
In a large saucepan, melt the 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the celery and onion and cook over low heat until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the stock and milk and bring to a simmer over high heat. Add the cauliflower, sunchokes and thyme and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat until the sunchokes are very tender, about 30 minutes; discard the thyme sprig.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix the 2 teaspoons of softened butter with the garlic and season with salt. Spread the garlic butter on the baguette slices and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with the cheese and bake for about 8 minutes, until crisp.
Working in batches, purée the soup in a blender until smooth. Return the soup to the saucepan; season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and top with the sprouts. Serve with the cheese toasts.
Here's an excerpt from the article about him from Country Roads Magazine. For the rest of the interesting article, go here:
Appearing on Food & Wine magazine’s cover as one of America’s ten best new chefs for 2007 must be the culinary equivalent of being on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Even in a world of rock-star chefs, Ian Schnoebelen might not have perceived himself in that limelight. Iris’ chef-and co-owner Schnoebelen was caught by surprise by the honor although Food & Wine‘s representatives had been calling the restaurant and asking questions.
“I was excited they were interested in the restaurant but had no idea they had chosen me for best new chefs,” Schnoebelen said. As far as seeing himself on the magazine’s cover, he said, “It was great, especially for business, but a little embarrassing.”
Schnoebelen will have to get used to the attention. He’s made the city proud and he’s turning out fantastic fresh cuisine at the tiny forty-two-seat restaurant he co-owns with partner Laurie Casebonne."
From: Chef Ian Schnoebelen at restaurant Iris, New Orleans, Louisiana, published in Country Roads Magazine
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, plus 2 tsp softened butter
1 small celery rib, minced
1/2 small onion, minced
2 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
3/4 cup whole milk
1 lb cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets
6 oz sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes) peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 thyme sprig
1 small garlic clove, minced
Salt
4 1/4-inch-thick baguette slices, cut on the bias
1 Tbsp freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup sunflower sprouts
Directions:
In a large saucepan, melt the 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the celery and onion and cook over low heat until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the stock and milk and bring to a simmer over high heat. Add the cauliflower, sunchokes and thyme and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat until the sunchokes are very tender, about 30 minutes; discard the thyme sprig.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix the 2 teaspoons of softened butter with the garlic and season with salt. Spread the garlic butter on the baguette slices and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with the cheese and bake for about 8 minutes, until crisp.
Working in batches, purée the soup in a blender until smooth. Return the soup to the saucepan; season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and top with the sprouts. Serve with the cheese toasts.
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03 June 2009
Recipe: Oyster Soup
From Denny: Touted as a rock star on the food scene in New Orleans comes a simple recipe anyone can do!
Here's an excerpt from the article about him from Country Roads Magazine. For the rest of the interesting article, go here:
Appearing on Food & Wine magazine’s cover as one of America’s ten best new chefs for 2007 must be the culinary equivalent of being on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Even in a world of rock-star chefs, Ian Schnoebelen might not have perceived himself in that limelight. Iris’ chef-and co-owner Schnoebelen was caught by surprise by the honor although Food & Wine‘s representatives had been calling the restaurant and asking questions.
“I was excited they were interested in the restaurant but had no idea they had chosen me for best new chefs,” Schnoebelen said. As far as seeing himself on the magazine’s cover, he said, “It was great, especially for business, but a little embarrassing.”
Schnoebelen will have to get used to the attention. He’s made the city proud and he’s turning out fantastic fresh cuisine at the tiny forty-two-seat restaurant he co-owns with partner Laurie Casebonne."
From: Chef Ian Schnoebelen at restaurant Iris, New Orleans, Louisiana, published in Country Roads Magazine
Ingredients:
5 lbs Vidalia onions (mild, sweet onions)
4 ribs celery
4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 quarts fish stock
1 quart milk
Salt and pepper to taste
8 doz oysters
Method:
Sweat vegetables in medium potatoes with no color. Add liquids. Bring to boil. Turn down and simmer until potatoes are soft, stirring bottom of pot occasionally. Puree in blender and strain through medium fine sieve. Add freshly shucked oysters and oyster liquor as needed, about 4 oysters per 8 oz. Serving. The oyster will cook in simmering soup.
Fish Stock:
1 cup fish scraps
1/4 onion, diced
1 celery rib, sliced thinly
2 quarts water, cold
Directions:
Place all ingredients in sauce pot and bring to a boil. Skim and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain through sieve and cool.
Here's an excerpt from the article about him from Country Roads Magazine. For the rest of the interesting article, go here:
Appearing on Food & Wine magazine’s cover as one of America’s ten best new chefs for 2007 must be the culinary equivalent of being on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Even in a world of rock-star chefs, Ian Schnoebelen might not have perceived himself in that limelight. Iris’ chef-and co-owner Schnoebelen was caught by surprise by the honor although Food & Wine‘s representatives had been calling the restaurant and asking questions.
“I was excited they were interested in the restaurant but had no idea they had chosen me for best new chefs,” Schnoebelen said. As far as seeing himself on the magazine’s cover, he said, “It was great, especially for business, but a little embarrassing.”
Schnoebelen will have to get used to the attention. He’s made the city proud and he’s turning out fantastic fresh cuisine at the tiny forty-two-seat restaurant he co-owns with partner Laurie Casebonne."
From: Chef Ian Schnoebelen at restaurant Iris, New Orleans, Louisiana, published in Country Roads Magazine
Ingredients:
5 lbs Vidalia onions (mild, sweet onions)
4 ribs celery
4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 quarts fish stock
1 quart milk
Salt and pepper to taste
8 doz oysters
Method:
Sweat vegetables in medium potatoes with no color. Add liquids. Bring to boil. Turn down and simmer until potatoes are soft, stirring bottom of pot occasionally. Puree in blender and strain through medium fine sieve. Add freshly shucked oysters and oyster liquor as needed, about 4 oysters per 8 oz. Serving. The oyster will cook in simmering soup.
Fish Stock:
1 cup fish scraps
1/4 onion, diced
1 celery rib, sliced thinly
2 quarts water, cold
Directions:
Place all ingredients in sauce pot and bring to a boil. Skim and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain through sieve and cool.
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21 May 2009
Video: Cajun BBQ Shrimp on Cornbread Squares
From Denny: Can I tell ya that we LOVE BBQ shrimp here in Louisiana? Everyone has their version of this easy dish. Here's a good video from NBC's The Today Show and a great recipe for you to try today. The video was developed to promote this chef's latest New Orleans cookbook during Marti Gras season.
"Big Easy Cocktails, Jazzy Drinks and Savory Bites from New Orleans" by Jimmy Bannos
Serves: 6-8 people
Cornbread: Makes 36 squares
Angel Dust: Makes 1/2 cup
Roasted garlic puree: Makes 1 cup
"Here is one of our favorite discoveries. We take the buttery-peppery barbecue shrimp that have become such a modern classic in New Orleans — and then we serve them atop squares of wonderful cornbread. Talk about a marriage made in heaven!
Now, a couple of notes on authenticity. Barbecue shrimp are traditionally cooked in the sauce with the shells and heads still on, thus upping the flavor through the roof. But doing that makes this dish too messy to eat, we think — though you’re welcome to do it your way and keep a hose within reach. And while many traditional barbecue shrimp recipes are made without cream, we really love the lush richness a little cream brings to the table here." - Chef Jimmy Bannos
Barbecue Shrimp
INGREDIENTS
• 1 8-by-8-inch pan Cornbread (see recipe below)
• 36 raw (U-15) shrimp, peeled
• 3 teaspoons Angel Dust (see recipe below)
• 6 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cup Abita Turbodog or other dark beer
• 3 teaspoons black pepper
• 3 teaspoons white pepper
• 3/4 cup Worcestershire
• 3 tablespoons Garlic Puree (see recipe below)
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
Cornbread
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons finely ground corn flour
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon bacon drippings, optional
Angel Dust Cajun seasoning
• 3 tablespoons Hungarian paprika
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Spanish paprika
• 5 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
Roasted garlic puree
• 1 cup peeled garlic cloves
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
DIRECTIONS
Prepare the cornbread recipe without cheddar or jalapeno and slice into 36 squares. Season the shrimp with the Angel Dust.
Cornbread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 by 8-inch baking pan. Combine the flours, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg, then whisk in the milk, butter and bacon drippings. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and mix until smooth. Transfer to the prepared pan and bake 50 minutes, until golden brown. Cool slightly before cutting.
Angel Dust Cajun seasoning: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl until thoroughly mixed. Store in an airtight container. The spice mix keeps its best flavor for about two months. It is also available from Heaven on Seven’s Web site, heavenonseven.com.
Roasted garlic puree: Place garlic cloves in an ovenproof container and pour in the olive oil, making sure all cloves are covered. Cover with aluminum foil and roast in a preheated 300-degree oven until light brown, about 1 hour.
Strain the garlic and puree in a blender, adding a little of the strained oil if necessary to form a smooth paste. Transfer to a container and pour in enough oil to cover. Use as needed, storing the remainder in an airtight container in a refrigerator. Refrigerate and store the garlic-infused oil in a separate container.
Shrimp: Melt the butter in a large skillet. Stir in the beer, peppers, Worcestershire, garlic puree and heavy cream. Reduce over high heat until thickened and creamy, 5-7 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook in the sauce just until pink, about 4 minutes.
Serve, spooning one shrimp and plenty of sauce over each cornbread square.
"Big Easy Cocktails, Jazzy Drinks and Savory Bites from New Orleans" by Jimmy Bannos
Serves: 6-8 people
Cornbread: Makes 36 squares
Angel Dust: Makes 1/2 cup
Roasted garlic puree: Makes 1 cup
"Here is one of our favorite discoveries. We take the buttery-peppery barbecue shrimp that have become such a modern classic in New Orleans — and then we serve them atop squares of wonderful cornbread. Talk about a marriage made in heaven!
Now, a couple of notes on authenticity. Barbecue shrimp are traditionally cooked in the sauce with the shells and heads still on, thus upping the flavor through the roof. But doing that makes this dish too messy to eat, we think — though you’re welcome to do it your way and keep a hose within reach. And while many traditional barbecue shrimp recipes are made without cream, we really love the lush richness a little cream brings to the table here." - Chef Jimmy Bannos
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Barbecue Shrimp
INGREDIENTS
• 1 8-by-8-inch pan Cornbread (see recipe below)
• 36 raw (U-15) shrimp, peeled
• 3 teaspoons Angel Dust (see recipe below)
• 6 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cup Abita Turbodog or other dark beer
• 3 teaspoons black pepper
• 3 teaspoons white pepper
• 3/4 cup Worcestershire
• 3 tablespoons Garlic Puree (see recipe below)
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
Cornbread
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons finely ground corn flour
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon bacon drippings, optional
Angel Dust Cajun seasoning
• 3 tablespoons Hungarian paprika
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Spanish paprika
• 5 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
Roasted garlic puree
• 1 cup peeled garlic cloves
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
DIRECTIONS
Prepare the cornbread recipe without cheddar or jalapeno and slice into 36 squares. Season the shrimp with the Angel Dust.
Cornbread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 by 8-inch baking pan. Combine the flours, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg, then whisk in the milk, butter and bacon drippings. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and mix until smooth. Transfer to the prepared pan and bake 50 minutes, until golden brown. Cool slightly before cutting.
Angel Dust Cajun seasoning: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl until thoroughly mixed. Store in an airtight container. The spice mix keeps its best flavor for about two months. It is also available from Heaven on Seven’s Web site, heavenonseven.com.
Roasted garlic puree: Place garlic cloves in an ovenproof container and pour in the olive oil, making sure all cloves are covered. Cover with aluminum foil and roast in a preheated 300-degree oven until light brown, about 1 hour.
Strain the garlic and puree in a blender, adding a little of the strained oil if necessary to form a smooth paste. Transfer to a container and pour in enough oil to cover. Use as needed, storing the remainder in an airtight container in a refrigerator. Refrigerate and store the garlic-infused oil in a separate container.
Shrimp: Melt the butter in a large skillet. Stir in the beer, peppers, Worcestershire, garlic puree and heavy cream. Reduce over high heat until thickened and creamy, 5-7 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook in the sauce just until pink, about 4 minutes.
Serve, spooning one shrimp and plenty of sauce over each cornbread square.
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13 May 2009
Recipe: Incredible Cajun Greens
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From Denny: OK, WOW! Now this is a dressed up greens recipe that men will happily eat in large quantities! There won't be any whining about eating vegetables at the table when you serve this outstanding recipe. Why? It has lots of meat in it in the form of smoked sausage as well as pork butt along with incredible seasonings.
Why eat greens? Are you kidding? Besides the fact they just taste good (Tabasco pepper white vinegar dabbled on it to tamp down the intensity), greens are stuffed full of the mineral calcium! If you can't drink milk or don't like it this is another way to get easily digestible calcium, fiber and B vitamins for your nervous system and liver. Give this recipe a try at your house!
R. L. Greens by R. L. Holmes
From: R.L.'s Greens - from R.L.'s Off the Square Cajun restaurant, 1113 Floyd St., Covington, Georgia, published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. R. L. Holmes is from Alexandria, Louisiana, almost northern Louisiana, far from New Orleans. The man can cook!
Hands on time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Serves: 16
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1 pound pork butt, diced
Salt and pepper
1 pound smoked sausage, diced
1 pound bacon, diced
1/2 cup diced onions
1/2 cup diced carrots
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 head cabbage, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 bunch collard greens, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 bunch mustard greens, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 bunch turnip greens, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 quart chicken stock
1 ham hock
1/4 cup Tabasco sauce
3/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup meat seasoning (such as Chef Paul Prudhomme's Pork and Veal Magic Seasoning Blend)
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Coat the bottom of a roasting pan or baking dish with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Add the diced pork butt, season with salt and pepper, and roast 20 to 30 minutes, stirring frequently, until it starts to brown. Add the sausage and cook an additional 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until meat is browned and sizzling.
In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon and set aside; drain off most of the grease but reserve about 1 tablespoon, leaving it in the skillet. Add the onions. Cook slowly over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are brown but not burned, about 30 minutes. Add the carrots and garlic and saute an additional 10 to 15 minutes.
In a large stockpot, heat the remaining tablespoon of vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the cabbage, stir lightly and then cover the pot and cook about 15 to 20 minutes, stirring once or twice to prevent scorching. Add the collard, mustard and turnip greens and the chicken stock. Bring to a simmer, then add the pork butt and sausage, bacon, onion and carrot mixture, the ham hock, Tabasco sauce, vinegar, meat seasoning and brown sugar. Cover and cook about 45 minutes, until greens are tender and flavors are well-incorporated. Adjust seasonings to taste.
Notes:
The quantities in this recipe are reduced from the much larger batch that Holmes makes at his restaurant, so the proportions are just a bit off. If you want to reproduce his version exactly, increase the pork butt, smoked sausage and bacon to 1 1/4 pounds each. Holmes also makes his own meat seasoning, which can be purchased at the restaurant.
For simplicity's sake, this recipe uses store-bought chicken stock and a ham hock. The greens are well-seasoned with hot sauce and vinegar, so Martin always advises restaurant patrons to try them before they start dumping on the condiments.
Nutrition:
Per serving: 367 calories (percent of calories from fat, 69), 21 grams protein, 7 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams fiber, 28 grams fat (9 grams saturated), 70 milligrams cholesterol, 1,338 milligrams sodium.
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09 May 2009
Video: From the Jazz Festival - Giving Kids a Chance Thru Music
From Denny: New Orleans' Rebirth Jazz Band helps at risk kids discover and develop a new life.
Having worked with Special Needs kids myself I know how important it is to nurture young minds and hearts. When left unattended human nature turns resentful and eventually violent.
What they learn beyond music is the concept of the positive version of teamwork and emotional discipline that will carry them for a life time. This is a wonderful program producing heart-warming results!
Having worked with Special Needs kids myself I know how important it is to nurture young minds and hearts. When left unattended human nature turns resentful and eventually violent.
What they learn beyond music is the concept of the positive version of teamwork and emotional discipline that will carry them for a life time. This is a wonderful program producing heart-warming results!
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17 April 2009
Recipe: Hot and Spicy Flaming Chocolate Mousse
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From Denny: If you are coming for a visit to New Orleans this April you might want to sign up and take these cooking lessons from some renowned New Orleans chefs!
Photo of Royal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
From Country Roads Magazine: Each week renowned New Orleans chefs including Maras, Poppy Tooker, Frank Brigtsen, and Boo Macomber come to The House on Bayou Road to teach their delicious lessons, at 5:30 pm each Thursday through Saturday in April. 2275 Bayou Road, twelve blocks from the French Quarter on Esplanade Ridge. All classes are $150 per person, all inclusive. (504) 430-5274.
Hot and Spicy Flaming Chocolate Mousse
From: House on Bayou Road, Chef Poppy Tooker
Yield: Serves 6 - 8
Ingredients:
1 ½ pounds semisweet chocolate morsels
½ tsp cayenne pepper
4 egg yolks
2 cups heavy cream
¼ cup sugar
8 eggs whites
¼ tsp coarse salt
8 sugar cubes
¼ cup 151 proof rum
Directions: Place the chocolate in a Pyrex bowl and melt in the microwave. Stir in cayenne pepper. Cool to room temperature.
Using an electric mixer, beat in egg yolks one at a time. Whip 1 cup of heavy cream until thickened. Gradually, add the sugar, beating until the cream is stiff.
Beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Gently fold the egg whites into the whipped cream. Stir about one third of the cream mixture into the chocolate. Gently fold in the remainder, sprinkling pinches of salt into the mixture as you fold. Pour into individual serving dishes or a serving bowl and refrigerate, allowing it to set for at least 2 hours.
Before serving, whip the remaining cup of heavy cream. Soak the sugar cubes in the dark rum. Top each serving with a dollop of whipped cream, then carefully place the rum soaked sugar cube on top. Light the sugar cube and serve.
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New Orleans Restaurant Review: Boucherie
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From Country Roads Magazine: "In a city where good times often equate to good food, the joy of finding a terrific restaurant where you can wine and dine really well on extraordinary food and libations, at extremely reasonable prices, can produce a near-reverential response.Boucherie, the new eatery that occupies the former Iris restaurant site just off Carrollton Avenue near New Orleans’ Riverbend, fulfills that need for those who want to enjoy the excitement of dining out on exceptional cuisine in a carefree, lighthearted environment. The kicker is that none of the food items cost more than $15…not even the specials."
For the full review, go here.
Recipes from Boucherie: These guys sure don't lack for imagination in their food offerings!
Oyster and Sweet Potato Soup with Grilled Fennel
From: Boucherie
18 oysters, shucked, reserving liquid
2 Tbsp butter
1 Vidalia onion
1 stalk celery
1 carrot
1 head garlic
2 sweet potatoes
1 Idaho potato
2 sprigs thyme
2 bay leaves
1 qt veggie stock
1 bulb fennel
1 tsp fennel seed
Sweat onion, celery, carrot, and garlic in butter, add peeled and chopped potatoes. Add liquid, thyme, and bay leaves and slowly cook until potatoes are tender. Quickly purée in blender until smooth. Season with salt, pepper, soy sauce, and thyme. Blanche fennel bulbs in water with fennel seeds until tender. Grill until almost charred. Bring soup up to a boil and drop in oysters.
Serve immediately.
***
Vietnamese Braised Pork Belly with Stir-Fried Rapini
From: Boucherie
(Serves 15- 20)
1 whole pork belly
2 cups fish sauce
2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
1 head garlic
1 bunch scallions
½ cup ginger
2 Tbsp grated palm sugar
Water to cover
3 bunches cleaned rapini
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp minced ginger
2 Tbps soy sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
Combine first eight ingredients and slowly bring belly up to a simmer and cook for about 2 hours, or until tender. Lay in a casserole dish and cover with cooking liquid. Press with weights, and cool overnight. Slice into 3 ounce portions and sear the skin until crispy. Stir fry rapini with ginger and garlic, add soy and lime juice.
***
Drunken Red Wine Sausage
From: Boucherie
(makes 20 sausages) to be served with Creamy White Beans, or on Bread
5 lbs diced pork butt
1/4 cup salt
2 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup minced garlic
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 cup strong red wine (cabernet or shiraz)
10 feet hog casing
Season pork and bring to near freezing, while freezing grinder parts. Finely grind pork and mix in chilled red wine until emulsified. Refrigerate and set up sausage stuffing attachment. Pipe into casing, twisting sausages between each link. Let sit in fridge for at least 1 hour uncovered to allow pellicle to form. Slowly smoke to 150 degrees internal temperature. Grill over high heat and serve immediately.
***
Bacon Brownies
From: Boucherie
(Makes 10-12)
3 oz bittersweet chocolate
1 oz unsweetened chocolate
6 Tbsp bacon fat
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/4 cup finely chopped bacon (preferably cured and smoked)
Melt bittersweet and unsweetened chocolate with bacon fat over a bain-marie. Cool to lukewarm. Cream sugar and eggs together and slowly add melted chocolate. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and bacon pieces. Line pan and bake at 350 degrees until brownies are set.
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21 March 2009
Louisiana Culture: Sicilian Tradition of St. Joseph's Altar
Louisiana Culture: Sicilian Tradition of St. Joseph's Altar: "This is a lesson from hundreds of years ago, still celebrated today, of what it is to give to others even when you are in your time of need. The act of gratitude has been with us for generations. 9 recipes."
By Denny Lyon
From Denny: I started out writing this for the blog to give out the recipes and before I knew it I was researching a centuries old tradition of gratitude that turned into a full blown article!
Cool link to a virtual St. Joseph's Altar where you can give virtual food offerings, read a blog, offer prayers for loved ones, learn the history of the tradition and much more.
It's a good story about how even when we think we don't have much it's important to remember others who have less. Louisiana has always been about sharing food generously with others and creating recipes to share too.
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10 March 2009
Recipe: Sweet Rice Cakes
These rice cakes date back to the 1800’s when African-American women would carry baskets of them piping hot, wrapped in a clean towel through the streets. They strolled through the French Quarter yelling, “Belles calas, tout chauds! Calas!” and for a small price you had a warm tasty breakfast a la street food.
It’s also a great way to use up that leftover boiled rice during the week. Make sure you enjoy some café au lait with your calas this morning!
Sweet Rice Cakes
(Belles Calas Tout Chauds – this is the old recipe)
From: Louisiana Keepsake
Ingredients:
½ cup rice
½ cake dissolved yeast
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups boiling water
3 eggs, well beaten
1 heaping Tablespoon flour
Powdered sugar
(In Louisiana almost everything gets doused and drowned in powdered sugar!)
Directions: Cook a half cup of rice in the boiling water until mushy. When cold, mash well and mix in a half-cake of dissolved yeast. Set to rise overnight.
The next morning, add the eggs, continue beating, and add the sugar and spoonful of flour. Beat into a thick batter. Let it rise for 15 minutes then add ½ teaspoon nutmeg.
From a large spoon, drop the batter a spoonful at a time into hot lard to fry (peanut oil these days is smarter), hot oil should be 400-degrees F. When brown, take out, drain, and wrap in cloth to keep hot.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with café au lait for breakfast!
It’s also a great way to use up that leftover boiled rice during the week. Make sure you enjoy some café au lait with your calas this morning!
Sweet Rice Cakes
(Belles Calas Tout Chauds – this is the old recipe)
From: Louisiana Keepsake
Ingredients:
½ cup rice
½ cake dissolved yeast
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups boiling water
3 eggs, well beaten
1 heaping Tablespoon flour
Powdered sugar
(In Louisiana almost everything gets doused and drowned in powdered sugar!)
Directions: Cook a half cup of rice in the boiling water until mushy. When cold, mash well and mix in a half-cake of dissolved yeast. Set to rise overnight.
The next morning, add the eggs, continue beating, and add the sugar and spoonful of flour. Beat into a thick batter. Let it rise for 15 minutes then add ½ teaspoon nutmeg.
From a large spoon, drop the batter a spoonful at a time into hot lard to fry (peanut oil these days is smarter), hot oil should be 400-degrees F. When brown, take out, drain, and wrap in cloth to keep hot.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with café au lait for breakfast!
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26 February 2009
Neighborhood Restauraunts of New Orleans
Neighborhood Restauraunts of New Orleans - Plan on visiting New Orleans soon and want to make your dollar stretch? Then do what the locals do and go eat where they eat. Here are several choices.
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25 February 2009
Happy Marti Gras!
Laissez le bon temps rouler! (Let the good times roll!)
Fat Tuesday - Marti Gras - is finished and New Orleans and parts of Louisiana are hung over, sleep-deprived and letting loose the street cleaners to sweep away debris from thousands of partying visitors. A good time was had by all! :) After all, New Orleans IS known as Sin City. A three hundred year history has earned its name.
Now begins Ash Wednesday when it's time to put away the excess and begin a 40 day period of learning a new self-discipline in some area of life choice. People give up all kinds of things like chocolate, all sweets, eating meat, you name it.
While it sounds a bit odd to still observe a centuries old religious custom whether you are religious or not, it does have its benefits. It's like re-starting New Year's again with a new resolution because chances are you didn't keep it at New Year's and are feeling a bit sheepish. Ash Wednesday is your second chance! Make it a good one.
And remember, a life of excess suffers much and lives short. A life of balance is serene, peaceful and fulfilling. You live a lot longer in good health. Who said that? Uh... me and just now! I'm good, baby, I'm really good! :)
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18 February 2009
Creole Vs. Cajun - Kissing yet Distant cousins
Creole Vs. Cajun - Kissing yet Distant cousins - "To start with, as far as Creoles go, it seems that if you put two New Orleans historians in a locked room and ask "What exactly is a Creole?" only one will come out alive."
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