Curry

Ingredients

• Medium sized [8 oz] onion
• 2 lb. of chicken [mutton, lamb, or veal without fat]
• 1 tablespoon of curry powder
• Water
• Gum mango [or Pineapple]
• Cocoanut
• Potato
• Green peas
• Rice [Served Separately]

Directions

Curry

1. Put ½ tablespoonful (tablespoon) of fresh butter into a saucepan and let boil.
2. Cut onion into thin slices and add to pan frying until a deep brown.
3. Take a chicken that has been jointed (split up into breast, thighs, and wings) and cut it up into ½ inch squares.
4. Add a whole tablespoonful of butter and 1 tablespoon of curry powder, stir well for a few moments, then add the meat.
5. Stir everything and add a teacup [¾ cup] of water.
6. Let simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Then let simmer for 1½ to 2 hours, making sure not to let boil.
8. Add gum mango.
9. Add cocoanut, potato, and green peas to taste, long enough before curry is done to insure a thorough cook.
10. All fat and flour should be eschewed [avoided].

Rice

1. Drain well and put into cold water to boil.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Greyson Jadwin
Louisiana Anthology
July 22, 2021

Curry

Ingredients

• Medium sized [8 oz] onion
• 2 lb. of chicken [mutton, lamb, or veal without fat]
• 1 tablespoon of curry powder
• Water
• Gum mango [or Pineapple]
• Cocoanut
• Potato
• Green peas
• Rice [Served Separately]

Directions

Curry

1. Put ½ tablespoonful (tablespoon) of fresh butter into a saucepan and let boil.
2. Cut onion into thin slices and add to pan frying until a deep brown.
3. Take a chicken that has been jointed (split up into breast, thighs, and wings) and cut it up into ½ inch squares.
4. Add a whole tablespoonful of butter and 1 tablespoon of curry powder, stir well for a few moments, then add the meat.
5. Stir everything and add a teacup [¾ cup] of water.
6. Let simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Then let simmer for 1½ to 2 hours, making sure not to let boil.
8. Add gum mango.
9. Add cocoanut, potato, and green peas to taste, long enough before curry is done to insure a thorough cook.
10. All fat and flour should be eschewed [avoided].

Rice

1. Drain well and put into cold water to boil.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Greyson Jadwin
Louisiana Anthology
July 22, 2021

Dorito Casserole

Ingredients

• Party size [14.5 oz] bag of Doritos
• One [10 oz] can of red enchilada sauce
• One [15.25 oz] can of whole kernel corn
• One [10.5 oz] can of cream of mushroom soup
• One [10.5 oz] can of cream of chicken
• One pound of ground hamburger
• 12.75 x 9 x 2 in. cake pan
• One pound of Mexican four cheese

Directions

1. Brown hamburger in a large pan, season to taste.
2. Add cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken, and enchilada sauce to pan.
3. Add can of whole kernel corn [drained].
4. Mix until heated through.
5. Add half [8 oz] of the cheese stirring until melted.
6. Add &frac34 of Doritos stirring until combined.
7. Transfer mixture to cake pan, top with crushed Dortos and rest of the cheese.
8. Put into 350&#176 oven and cook for 30 minutes until cheese is melted.

Source — Kelly Jadwin
Prepared by Greyson Jadwin
Louisiana Anthology
July 22, 2021

Dorito Casserole

Ingredients

• Party size [14.5 oz] bag of Doritos
• One [10 oz] can of red enchilada sauce
• One [15.25 oz] can of whole kernel corn
• One [10.5 oz] can of cream of mushroom soup
• One [10.5 oz] can of cream of chicken
• One pound of ground hamburger
• 12.75 x 9 x 2 in. cake pan
• One pound of Mexican four cheese

Directions

1. Brown hamburger in a large pan, season to taste.
2. Add cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken, and enchilada sauce to pan.
3. Add can of whole kernel corn [drained].
4. Mix until heated through.
5. Add half [8 oz] of the cheese stirring until melted.
6. Add &frac34 of Doritos stirring until combined.
7. Transfer mixture to cake pan, top with crushed Dortos and rest of the cheese.
8. Put into 350&#176 oven and cook for 30 minutes until cheese is melted.

Source — Kelly Jadwin
Prepared by Greyson Jadwin
Louisiana Anthology
July 22, 2021

Omelet with Oysters

Ingredients

• Eggs (8 or 10)
• Gill of Cream
• 1 Tablespoon of Sweet Butter
• Parsley
• Pepper
• Salt
• Pint of Oysters

Directions

1. Break eight or ten eggs in a basin, whip them up well.
2. Add a gill of cream, a tablespoonful of sweet butter, a spoonful of chopped parsley, pepper and salt to taste.
3. Beat it again very light, then stir in a pint of chopped oysters.
4. Put in the omelet, when the butter is hot.
5. When the eggs have partly set, roll the omelet in form of a cushion, which you can do by using the tin slice.
6. Brown delicately, and serve with a little melted butter or some sauce you prefer.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Jalen Helm
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Omelet with Oysters

Ingredients

• Eggs (8 or 10)
• Gill of Cream
• 1 Tablespoon of Sweet Butter
• Parsley
• Pepper
• Salt
• Pint of Oysters

Directions

1. Break eight or ten eggs in a basin, whip them up well.
2. Add a gill of cream, a tablespoonful of sweet butter, a spoonful of chopped parsley, pepper and salt to taste.
3. Beat it again very light, then stir in a pint of chopped oysters.
4. Put in the omelet, when the butter is hot.
5. When the eggs have partly set, roll the omelet in form of a cushion, which you can do by using the tin slice.
6. Brown delicately, and serve with a little melted butter or some sauce you prefer.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Jalen Helm
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021

Oyster Toast

Ingredients

• Quart of Oysters
• Cream (or butter)
• Salt
• Pepper
• Toast
• Lemon
• Parsley

Directions

1. Scald a quart of oysters in their own liquor.
2. Take them out and pound or chop them to a paste.
3. Add a little cream or fresh butter and some pepper and salt.
4. Ready some thin slices of toast moistened with boiling water; spread with fresh butter.
5. Spread the oyster paste over the butter.
6. Put a thin slice of fresh cut lemon on each piece; lay parsley on the platter.
7. Serve this dish very hot for best outcome.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Jalen Helm
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021