Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Sausage Alfredo

Ingredients

  • One package of sausage
  • Eight ounces of pasta
  • Two cups of heavy cream
  • Two teaspoons of Cajun seasoning
  • Half a cup of grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside
  2. Cut sausage diagonally into 1/4 in. slices
  3. Saute sausage in a large skillet over medium - high heat for 5 minutes, turning occasionally
  4. Add the cream and Cajun seasoning; bring to a boil
  5. Reduce heat; simmer for 3 - 4 minutes or until mixture thickens
  6. Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese
  7. Add pasta to sauce and toss
Source — allrecipes.com
Prepared by Caleb Reese
Louisiana Anthology
February 18, 2020


Sausage Alfredo

Ingredients

  • One package of sausage
  • Eight ounces of pasta
  • Two cups of heavy cream
  • Two teaspoons of Cajun seasoning
  • Half a cup of grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside
  2. Cut sausage diagonally into 1/4 in. slices
  3. Saute sausage in a large skillet over medium - high heat for 5 minutes, turning occasionally
  4. Add the cream and Cajun seasoning; bring to a boil
  5. Reduce heat; simmer for 3 - 4 minutes or until mixture thickens
  6. Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese
  7. Add pasta to sauce and toss
Source — allrecipes.com
Prepared by Caleb Reese
Louisiana Anthology
February 18, 2020


Monday, February 17, 2020

Chicken Croissants

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of chicken breast
  • 1-8oz package of cream cheese
  • 1-8oz package of croissants dough or puff pastry
  • 2 large jalapeno peppers
  • 1/4 of a sweet onion
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp beef tallow
  • Salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste
Mix Thoroughly

Directions 

  1. Start by slicing chicken into 2" strips and boiling in a one gallon pot until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees and set aside to cool.
  2. chop jalapeno peppers, onion, and mushrooms finely
  3. Sauté jalapenos, onion, and mushroom in 1 tbsp of beef tallow over medium heat until onion becomes translucent.
  4.  Shred chicken breast and mix into medium mixing bowl with jalapenos, onion, mushroom, and cream cheese, season to taste with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  5. Wrap pre-cut croissant dough (or 3" squares of puff pastry) around a handful of the mixture and place on a well oiled baking pan
  6. Place on middle rack of an oven preheated to 375 degrees.
  7. Bake until golden brown and allow to cool.

Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019

Chicken Croissants

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of chicken breast
  • 1-8oz package of cream cheese
  • 1-8oz package of croissants dough or puff pastry
  • 2 large jalapeno peppers
  • 1/4 of a sweet onion
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp beef tallow
  • Salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste
Mix Thoroughly

Directions 

  1. Start by slicing chicken into 2" strips and boiling in a one gallon pot until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees and set aside to cool.
  2. chop jalapeno peppers, onion, and mushrooms finely
  3. Sauté jalapenos, onion, and mushroom in 1 tbsp of beef tallow over medium heat until onion becomes translucent.
  4.  Shred chicken breast and mix into medium mixing bowl with jalapenos, onion, mushroom, and cream cheese, season to taste with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  5. Wrap pre-cut croissant dough (or 3" squares of puff pastry) around a handful of the mixture and place on a well oiled baking pan
  6. Place on middle rack of an oven preheated to 375 degrees.
  7. Bake until golden brown and allow to cool.

Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019

Sunday, February 16, 2020

To Boil Salmon

Ingredients

  • Eight pounds of Salmon
  • Lobster or parsley sauce

Directions

  1. Place salmon in a cloth
  2. Cook in boiling water for 1 hour
  3. Drain water and allow salmon to cool
  4. Plate with lobster or parsley sauce
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

To Boil Salmon

Ingredients

  • Eight pounds of Salmon
  • Lobster or parsley sauce

Directions

  1. Place salmon in a cloth
  2. Cook in boiling water for 1 hour
  3. Drain water and allow salmon to cool
  4. Plate with lobster or parsley sauce
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Veal Gravy Soup

Ingredients

  • One pound veal cutlet
  • Three slices of ham
  • Two tablespoons of lard
  • Three sliced onions
  • Two carrots
  • Two parsnips
  • One head of celery
  • A few cloves
  • One cup of mushrooms
  • One pint of beef broth (optional)

Directions

  1. Throw into stewpan veal cutlets, ham, and lard, allow them to fry gently
  2. Before browning, add onions carrots, parsnips, celery and cloves
  3. Let them cook slowly until lightly browned
  4. Add one pint of beef broth or water, let this cook for an hour
  5. Add one cup of mushrooms
  6. Skim and strain

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Veal Gravy Soup

Ingredients

  • One pound veal cutlet
  • Three slices of ham
  • Two tablespoons of lard
  • Three sliced onions
  • Two carrots
  • Two parsnips
  • One head of celery
  • A few cloves
  • One cup of mushrooms
  • One pint of beef broth (optional)

Directions

  1. Throw into stewpan veal cutlets, ham, and lard, allow them to fry gently
  2. Before browning, add onions carrots, parsnips, celery and cloves
  3. Let them cook slowly until lightly browned
  4. Add one pint of beef broth or water, let this cook for an hour
  5. Add one cup of mushrooms
  6. Skim and strain

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Rabbit Soup

Ingredients

  • One or two rabbits
  • Butter
  • Cold water
  • Four or five onions, cut small
  • One head of celery, cut small
  • One cup of peas green or dry
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Cut one or two rabbits into joints
  2. lay them for an hour in cold water
  3. Dry and fry them in butter until they are half done
  4. Place meat in a saucepan with onions and celery
  5. Add to these three parts cold water and a one cup of peas
  6. Salt and pepper to taste
  7. Serve
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Rabbit Soup

Ingredients

  • One or two rabbits
  • Butter
  • Cold water
  • Four or five onions, cut small
  • One head of celery, cut small
  • One cup of peas green or dry
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Cut one or two rabbits into joints
  2. lay them for an hour in cold water
  3. Dry and fry them in butter until they are half done
  4. Place meat in a saucepan with onions and celery
  5. Add to these three parts cold water and a one cup of peas
  6. Salt and pepper to taste
  7. Serve
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Ox-Tail Soup

Ingredients

  • Two ox-tails
  • Three Carrots
  • Three turnips
  • Three Onions
  • Two heads of celery
  • Four cloves
  • One blade of mace
  • Small lump of sugar
  • Red Pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Cut joint of two ox-tails with meat-saw
  2. Steep them in boiling water for two hours in stock-pot
  3. Place ox-tails in a stew pan with vegetables cut to olive size, four cloves, and one blade of mace
  4. Boil over a slow fire until ox tail joints are tender
  5. Remove ox-tails, cool them, and clarify the broth
  6. Strain into a soup pot
  7. Place all ingredients into soup pot with a little bit of the broth, boil for 30 minutes
  8. Add sugar and red pepper
  9. Serve
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Ox-Tail Soup

Ingredients

  • Two ox-tails
  • Three Carrots
  • Three turnips
  • Three Onions
  • Two heads of celery
  • Four cloves
  • One blade of mace
  • Small lump of sugar
  • Red Pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Cut joint of two ox-tails with meat-saw
  2. Steep them in boiling water for two hours in stock-pot
  3. Place ox-tails in a stew pan with vegetables cut to olive size, four cloves, and one blade of mace
  4. Boil over a slow fire until ox tail joints are tender
  5. Remove ox-tails, cool them, and clarify the broth
  6. Strain into a soup pot
  7. Place all ingredients into soup pot with a little bit of the broth, boil for 30 minutes
  8. Add sugar and red pepper
  9. Serve
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Plain Beef Soup

Ingredients

  • Five pounds of leg or shin of beef
  • One gallon of water
  • One teaspoon of salt
  • Two heads of celery
  • Five carrots
  • Three onions
  • Four turnips
  • Two tomatoes
  • A bunch of sweet herbs

Directions

  1. Cut meat in two or three pieces and place in a gallon of cold water
  2. Salt well while bringing to a boil, skim as soup heats.
  3. Boil slowly with a regular heat for about 4 hours
  4. Add two heads of celery, five carrots cut small, two tomatoes, three onions sliced and fried, and the sweet herbs tied in muslin
  5. Add turnips 30 minutes before serving
  6. If any portion of the meat is required for the table, remove from the soup 2 hours before serving.
  7. Strain soup through a hair sieve before serving.
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis king
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Plain Beef Soup

Ingredients

  • Five pounds of leg or shin of beef
  • One gallon of water
  • One teaspoon of salt
  • Two heads of celery
  • Five carrots
  • Three onions
  • Four turnips
  • Two tomatoes
  • A bunch of sweet herbs

Directions

  1. Cut meat in two or three pieces and place in a gallon of cold water
  2. Salt well while bringing to a boil, skim as soup heats.
  3. Boil slowly with a regular heat for about 4 hours
  4. Add two heads of celery, five carrots cut small, two tomatoes, three onions sliced and fried, and the sweet herbs tied in muslin
  5. Add turnips 30 minutes before serving
  6. If any portion of the meat is required for the table, remove from the soup 2 hours before serving.
  7. Strain soup through a hair sieve before serving.
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis king
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Broiling Chicken

Ingredients

  • Chicken
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Sweet oil

Directions

  1. Wash chicken thoroughly. 
  2. Dry carefully the chicken with a cloth.
  3. Salt and pepper the chicken 2 or 3 hours before cooking and put in refrigerator.
  4. Add sweet oil on the chicken before broiling it over a slow fire.
  5. Occasionally baste chicken with water while broiling.
Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Caleb Reese
Louisiana Anthology
February 13, 2020

Broiling Chicken

Ingredients

  • Chicken
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Sweet oil

Directions

  1. Wash chicken thoroughly. 
  2. Dry carefully the chicken with a cloth.
  3. Salt and pepper the chicken 2 or 3 hours before cooking and put in refrigerator.
  4. Add sweet oil on the chicken before broiling it over a slow fire.
  5. Occasionally baste chicken with water while broiling.
Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Caleb Reese
Louisiana Anthology
February 13, 2020

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Jumballaya (A Spanish Creole Dish)

Ingredients

  • One pound of rice
  • Roast chicken
  • Slice of ham
  • Tablespoon of lard
  • One or two spoonfuls of cooked tomatoes
  • Optional: oysters, shrimp, turkey, or sausage

Directions

  1. Wash and soak pound of rice.
  2. Cut up cold roast chicken and the slice of ham.
  3. Add the chicken and ham into a pot, along with the spoonful of lard to fry.  Optional: add the cut up oysters, shrimp, turkey, or sausage at this time as well.
  4. Stir in the rice while adding a pint of hot water.
  5. Cover pot and let cook slowly until rice is almost dry.
  6. Once rice is nearly dry, add one or two spoonfuls of cooked tomatoes upon your choosing.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Caleb Reese
Louisiana Anthology
February 11, 2020

Jumballaya (A Spanish Creole Dish)

Ingredients

  • One pound of rice
  • Roast chicken
  • Slice of ham
  • Tablespoon of lard
  • One or two spoonfuls of cooked tomatoes
  • Optional: oysters, shrimp, turkey, or sausage

Directions

  1. Wash and soak pound of rice.
  2. Cut up cold roast chicken and the slice of ham.
  3. Add the chicken and ham into a pot, along with the spoonful of lard to fry.  Optional: add the cut up oysters, shrimp, turkey, or sausage at this time as well.
  4. Stir in the rice while adding a pint of hot water.
  5. Cover pot and let cook slowly until rice is almost dry.
  6. Once rice is nearly dry, add one or two spoonfuls of cooked tomatoes upon your choosing.
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Caleb Reese
Louisiana Anthology
February 11, 2020

Monday, February 10, 2020

Terrapin Soup

Ingredients

  • Terrapin (as many as needed)
  • Pint of meat and liquor
  • Half pound of butter
  • A pinch of dry mustard
  • Wineglass of sherry or maderia
  • Salt
  • Optional: About a cup of cream

Directions 

  1. Put them in a tub of cold water for about a hour.
  2. Throw them into a tub of boiling water until dead.
  3. Wipe thoroughly until black skin/dirt is removed.
  4. Return them back into boiling water until soft enough to remove shell and claws easily.
  5. Once soft, hold over bowl to remove shell and take out the liver, which would spoil the terrapin.
  6. In another bowl pick the meat off the terrapin, leaving the small bones.
  7. Add liquor until mixture amounts to a pint.
  8. Add a half pound of butter.
  9. Sprinkle a pinch of dry mustard.
  10. Add a wineglass of sherry or madeira.
  11. Add salt to taste.
  12. Heat when ready to serve, using hot plates.
  13. Optional: Add about a cup of cream.
Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Caleb Reese
Louisiana Anthology
February 10, 2020 

Terrapin Soup

Ingredients

  • Terrapin (as many as needed)
  • Pint of meat and liquor
  • Half pound of butter
  • A pinch of dry mustard
  • Wineglass of sherry or maderia
  • Salt
  • Optional: About a cup of cream

Directions 

  1. Put them in a tub of cold water for about a hour.
  2. Throw them into a tub of boiling water until dead.
  3. Wipe thoroughly until black skin/dirt is removed.
  4. Return them back into boiling water until soft enough to remove shell and claws easily.
  5. Once soft, hold over bowl to remove shell and take out the liver, which would spoil the terrapin.
  6. In another bowl pick the meat off the terrapin, leaving the small bones.
  7. Add liquor until mixture amounts to a pint.
  8. Add a half pound of butter.
  9. Sprinkle a pinch of dry mustard.
  10. Add a wineglass of sherry or madeira.
  11. Add salt to taste.
  12. Heat when ready to serve, using hot plates.
  13. Optional: Add about a cup of cream.
Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days
Prepared by Caleb Reese
Louisiana Anthology
February 10, 2020