Friday, November 12, 2021

Clear Pea Soup

Ingredients

  • Two quarts of good beef or veal soup stock 
  • Quart of young green peas
  • Lettuce heads
  • Mint sprig
  • Salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Take two quarts of good beef or veal soup stock (recommended boiling the day before).
  2. Put a quart of young green peas.
  3. Put heads of lettuce and a sprig of mint. 
  4. Add salt and pepper to taste. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole.
Prepared by  Ashish Khanal
Louisiana Anthology
November 11, 2021

Clear Pea Soup

Ingredients

  • Two quarts of good beef or veal soup stock 
  • Quart of young green peas
  • Lettuce heads
  • Mint sprig
  • Salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Take two quarts of good beef or veal soup stock (recommended boiling the day before).
  2. Put a quart of young green peas.
  3. Put heads of lettuce and a sprig of mint. 
  4. Add salt and pepper to taste. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole.
Prepared by  Ashish Khanal
Louisiana Anthology
November 11, 2021

Simple Okra Gombo

Ingredients

  • Pound of beef 
  • Half pound of veal brisket
  • Three dozen okra pods
  • One onion
  • Pod of red pepper
  • Rice

Directions

  1. Chop a pound of beef and half a pound of veal brisket into an inch thick squares.
  2. Slice three dozen okra pods, one onion, and a pod of red pepper.
  3. Fry everything until brown.
  4. Pour half a gallon of water.
  5. Add more as it boils away.
  6. Serve with rice.

Source — La Cuisine Creole.
Prepared by  Ashish Khanal
Louisiana Anthology
November 10, 2021

Simple Okra Gombo

Ingredients

  • Pound of beef 
  • Half pound of veal brisket
  • Three dozen okra pods
  • One onion
  • Pod of red pepper
  • Rice

Directions

  1. Chop a pound of beef and half a pound of veal brisket into an inch thick squares.
  2. Slice three dozen okra pods, one onion, and a pod of red pepper.
  3. Fry everything until brown.
  4. Pour half a gallon of water.
  5. Add more as it boils away.
  6. Serve with rice.

Source — La Cuisine Creole.
Prepared by  Ashish Khanal
Louisiana Anthology
November 10, 2021

Broth in Haste

Ingredients

  • Rare roast meat or broiled steak 
  • Desired Seasoning
  • Cracker

Directions

  1. Cut some rare roast meat or broiled steak very fine.
  2. Boil pint and a half of water. 
  3. Put the boiled water to a teacupful of the cut meat.
  4. Put in some cracker with the meat.
Source — La Cuisine Creole.
Prepared by  Ashish Khanal
Louisiana Anthology
November 10, 2021

Broth in Haste

Ingredients

  • Rare roast meat or broiled steak 
  • Desired Seasoning
  • Cracker

Directions

  1. Cut some rare roast meat or broiled steak very fine.
  2. Boil pint and a half of water. 
  3. Put the boiled water to a teacupful of the cut meat.
  4. Put in some cracker with the meat.
Source — La Cuisine Creole.
Prepared by  Ashish Khanal
Louisiana Anthology
November 10, 2021

Monday, November 8, 2021

 

Creole Red Beans and Rice

Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/4 gallon beef stock
  • 1 pound dried red beans
  • 1 pound Adouille sausage
  • 2 cups diced onion
  • 1/2 cup diced bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1 can rotel tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 2 tablespoons worcestshire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon creole seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onion

Directions

  1. Place beeth stock, dried beans and garlic in 8 quart stock pot. Bring to a boil.
  2. Boil for 10 minutes. Then add onion, bell pepper, celery, rotel, hot sauce, worcestshire,white and black pepper.
  3. Simmer for 20 minutes then Adouille. Brown Adouille in a skillet before adding to stock pot.
  4. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours, make sure it does not cook dry.
  5. Add parsley and green onion serve over rice.
  6. Serves 8.
  7. Keeps well in Freezer for upto 6 months
Source — Personal Recipe
Prepared by Bruce Norman
Louisiana Anthology
September 26, 2021