Monday, July 18, 2022

How to Flavor a Tenderloin Steak

Ingredients

  • Tenderloin Steak 
  • Whole Lemon 
  • Cajun Seasoning 
  • Round Steak

Directions

  1. Season tenderloin and round steak with Cajun seasoning. 
  2. Broil tenderloin and round steak. 
  3. Pull tenderloin and round steak and let rest on plate. 
  4. While tenderloin still warm cut lemon in half and squeeze over. 
Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Dylan Gray 
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2022

Scollopped Oysters

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup of butter 
  • 1 cup of cracker crumbs 
  • One dozen oysters
  • Pepper and salt for taste

Directions

  1. Melt butter and mix with cracker crumbs. 
  2. Mix 1/4 cup of cracker and butter mixture with 1/2 of the oysters. 
  3. Add the rest of the crumb mixture with the rest of the oysters and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. 
Prepared by Dylan Gray
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2022

Sicilian Biscuits

Ingredients

  • 4 Eggs
  • 12 oz. of Powder Sugar
  • 10 oz. of Flour
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Butter

Directions

  1. Whisk the 4 eggs and sugar in a pan while on low heat until the batter feels warm.
  2. Remove the pan from the fire and stir thoroughly until the batter becomes cold.
  3. After the batter turns cold, add the 10 oz. of flour and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. 
  4. Butter some baking paper and place the paper onto a baking pan. 
  5. USing your batter, drop the cake mixture into oval shape portions onto the buttered paper.
  6. After creating your oval molds, bake your biscuits on low until done.
  7. When you place the biscuits into the oven, sprinkle flour sugar onto the biscuits before you start baking. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Chris Swedburg
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2022

Red Beans and Rice

Ingredients

  • One pound of Kidney Beans
  • Two cups of rice
  • One half pound of sausage
  • Tony Chachere's
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Directions

  1. Wash beans and rice.
  2. Boil beans until beans are soft.
  3. Cook rice in the rice cooker.
  4. Warm sausage in the oven.
  5. Mix beans, rice, and sausage together.
  6. Add seasonings to taste.
Source — Phillpott's Family Cookbook
Prepared by Ryan Phillpott
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2022

Chicken Fricassee

Ingredients

  • One pound of tender chicken
  • Five cups of water
  • Tablespoon of butter
  • One cup of flour
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Directions

  1. Cut chicken.
  2. Boil chicken in water for a few minutes.
  3. Make gravy from flour.
  4. Put chicken in gravy.
  5. Salt and pepper to taste.
Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Ryan Phillpott
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2022

Lemon Sherbet

Ingredients

  • 10 Lemons
  • 3 quarts of Water
  • 2.5 pounds of sugar
  • 3 Eggs

Directions

  1. To make a gallon of Lemon Sherbet, you will need to gather at least 10 lemons. (More than 10 if the lemons are small.)
  2. Measure 3 quarts of cold water and sweeten the water by adding 2.5 of loaf sugar to the cold water.
  3. Next, beat the whites of the three eggs and add a pinch sugar to the eggs.
  4. After mixing the sugar and egg whites, you can now stir the eggs and sugar into the the sweetened water mix.
  5. Once you have mixed the lemon, water, sugar and eggs, you may then place the mixture in a bowl into the freezer. Surround the bowl with ice and salt to freeze.
  6. Pineapple and orange sherbet could be made the same way if you substitute the lemons for pineapple or oranges. 
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Chris Swedburg
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2022

Stuffed Pepper

 

Ingredients

  • One half bell pepper
  • One half green pepper
  • Any cut of beef
  • Two small tomatoes
  • One half cup of rice
  • Tablespoon of butter
  • Sprig of parsley
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Directions

  1. Cut bell pepper in half.
  2. Clean out the core and seeds to create a hallow pepper.
  3. Chop up the other half of the bell pepper and tomatoes.
  4. Mix the chopped bell pepper, tomatoes, rice, salt, and pepper together well.
  5. Stuff pepper with the mixed ingredients.
  6. Set stuffed pepper in a pan with water, butter, and parsley.
  7. Bake pepper until peppers are tender and brown.
Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Ryan Phillpott
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2022