Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Oysters Gombos with Filee No. 1

Ingredients

  • Full baked chicken
  • Fifty raw oysters 
  • Half a pound of ham
  • Two white onions
  • 2 tablespoons of file seasoning
  • 1 & 1/2 cups of flour

Directions

  1. Shred chicken.
  2. Brown flour in a cast iron skillet.
  3. White in 1/2 a cup of water, creating a gravy-like density.
  4. Dice the two large onions, and brown them with butter in a small skillet. 
  5. Put everything BUT oysters into a large pot to boil, and let boil for 10 minutes. 
  6. Simmer gumbo for 1 hour.
  7. Toss oysters in the pot for the last 20 minutes of cooking. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole 
Prepared by Emily Cook
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021

Oysters Gombos with Filee No. 1

Ingredients

  • Full baked chicken
  • Fifty raw oysters 
  • Half a pound of ham
  • Two white onions
  • 2 tablespoons of file seasoning
  • 1 & 1/2 cups of flour

Directions

  1. Shred chicken.
  2. Brown flour in a cast iron skillet.
  3. White in 1/2 a cup of water, creating a gravy-like density.
  4. Dice the two large onions, and brown them with butter in a small skillet. 
  5. Put everything BUT oysters into a large pot to boil, and let boil for 10 minutes. 
  6. Simmer gumbo for 1 hour.
  7. Toss oysters in the pot for the last 20 minutes of cooking. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole 
Prepared by Emily Cook
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021

Velvet Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of yeasts
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 quart of WARM milk
  • 1 quart of sifted (pour through strainer) flour
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 & 1/2 tablespoons of softened butter

Directions

  1. Beat 3 eggs in a separate bowl.
  2. Heat quart of milk for 1.5 minutes.
  3. Mix together all ingredients. 
  4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  5. Bake the cake for 35 minutes in a 9 inch diameter pan. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Emily Cook
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021

Velvet Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of yeasts
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 quart of WARM milk
  • 1 quart of sifted (pour through strainer) flour
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 & 1/2 tablespoons of softened butter

Directions

  1. Beat 3 eggs in a separate bowl.
  2. Heat quart of milk for 1.5 minutes.
  3. Mix together all ingredients. 
  4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  5. Bake the cake for 35 minutes in a 9 inch diameter pan. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Emily Cook
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021

Coffee Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of butter
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 1 cup of molasses
  • 1 cup of strongly brewed coffee (liquid)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 5 cups of flour 
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 cup of currants (raisin-like, seedless grape)
  • 1 cup of raisins

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients EXCEPT currants and raisins in a large mixing bowl. 
  2. Mix until powder is blended completely. 
  3. Drop in raisins and currants in mixture, and stir 5 times.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 
  5. Bake cake for 45 minutes in 9x9 glass pan. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Emily Cook
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021

Coffee Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of butter
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 1 cup of molasses
  • 1 cup of strongly brewed coffee (liquid)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 5 cups of flour 
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 cup of currants (raisin-like, seedless grape)
  • 1 cup of raisins

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients EXCEPT currants and raisins in a large mixing bowl. 
  2. Mix until powder is blended completely. 
  3. Drop in raisins and currants in mixture, and stir 5 times.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 
  5. Bake cake for 45 minutes in 9x9 glass pan. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Emily Cook
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2021

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Oyster Toast

Ingredients

  • Three dozen oysters
  • One tablespoonful of butter
  • One teaspoonful of flour
  • one onion
  • parsley
  • Salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Brown the flour.
  2. Fry the onion and add the oyster liquor, salt, pepper, parsley, and last, the oysters.
  3. Cook a few minutes and put into a large baking pan 
  4. Put another crust on top and bake for 15 minutes.
  5. Let cool and enjoy !
Source — New Orleans Book
Prepared by Jewel Smith
Louisiana Anthology
September 28,2021