Skewered Shrimp with Cilantro Coconut
Fish & Shellfish
From Brent Applewhite. Courtesy of Louisiana Cookin'…
Ingredients
20 large Louisiana shrimp (16-20 count)2 14-ounce cans cream of coconut, in all4 ounces…
Method
Soak skewers in water for 30 minutes. Peel and devein shrimp. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix 1 can cream of coconut and 3 ounces rum and combine with shrimp…
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Corn and Red Pepper Salad
Salads
Remember Mexicorn? (It may still be around. come to think of…
Ingredients
3 red bell peppers4 large ears fresh corn1/2 cup finely sliced green onions. tender…
Method
1. Roast the red peppers under the broiler until the skins are dark brown. Turn them frequently to brown the surface all around. Remove the peppers to an…
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Eggplant and Tomato Soup
Soups
Every now and then. a chef will make an eggplant-and-tomato…
Ingredients
1 large eggplant 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 3 cloves garlic. crushed 1/4 tsp.…
Method
1. Peel the eggplant and cut into large dice. 2. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over high heat. When it shimmers. add the garlic cloves and crushed red…
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Shrimp Clemenceau
Fish & Shellfish
Clemenceau is a name usually applied to chicken. But if you…
Ingredients
2 large potatoes. cut into 1/2-inch diceVegetable oil for frying1/2 stick butter32…
Method
1. Heat the vegetable oil to 390 degrees. and fry the potatoes until they're golden brown. Don't eat too many of them.2. Heat the butter in a skillet over…
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Shrimp-Stuffed Eggplant*
Side Dish
Compliments of Crescent City Farmers Market and Chef…
Ingredients
2 medium eggplants2 green onions, chopped1 large onion, chopped1/2 cup chopped…
Method
Cut eggplants in half lengthwise. Carefully scoop out pulp, leaving shell intact. Chop pulp. Sauté green onions, onion, celery, and garlic in butter for 5…
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Cayenne Butter Sauce*
Sauces/Condiments
From Louisiana’s Best Restaurant Recipes by John M. Bailey…
Ingredients
This sauce is perfect for cold or hot boiled shrimp.3/4 cup Crystal hot pepper sauce1…
Method
Cook the hot sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced by a third. Reduce heat to low and whisk in butter a few pieces at a time, mixing well…
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Arroz con Leche
Desserts
This is a dessert found throughout Latin America and the…
Ingredients
Ingredients: 3/4 cup short grain rice 1 quart whole milk (or even half-and-half for a…
Method
1. Rinse the rice well, then put it in a heavy saucepan with the milk, sugar, honey, vanilla, raisins, and cinnamon.2. Bring the pot to a boil and…
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NEW ORLEANS | It’s two o’clock in the afternoon and there is quite a crowd standing out in front of the Monteleone Hotel. The police have sealed off the streets. The sky threatens rain. There are tables set up against the buildings. Bartenders are behind the tables frantically mixing drinks, the maracas of their shakers making that unique sound of ice and alcohol – shaken, definitely not stirred.
