Friday, June 5, 2020

Boiled Salmon


Ingredients

  • 8 pounds of salmon
  • Lobster (optional)
  • Parsley sauce (optional)
  • Piece of cloth 

Directions

  1. Boil water in pot of your choosing
  2. Wrap salmon in cloth
  3. Boil salmon for 1 hour 
  4. Let cool and then enjoy
Source — Creole Cookery Book 
Prepared by Jacob Tidwell
Louisiana Anthology
June 6, 2020

Boiled Salmon


Ingredients

  • 8 pounds of salmon
  • Lobster (optional)
  • Parsley sauce (optional)
  • Piece of cloth 

Directions

  1. Boil water in pot of your choosing
  2. Wrap salmon in cloth
  3. Boil salmon for 1 hour 
  4. Let cool and then enjoy
Source — Creole Cookery Book 
Prepared by Jacob Tidwell
Louisiana Anthology
June 6, 2020

Stewed Oysters


Ingredients

  • One quart oysters 
  • One slice stale bread 
  • Tablespoon of butter 
  • Pepper (to taste)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Optional - one stalk chopped celery

Directions

  1. Shuck oysters
  2. Place all contents of oyster (including liquid) into chopping dish or stew pan
  3. Crumble bread into dish
  4. Add the butter, salt, and pepper to dish
  5. Stew dish for 10-15 minutes 
  6. Let cool and serve
  7. Optional - garnish with celery 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Russell Stultz
Louisiana Anthology
June 5, 2020

Stewed Oysters


Ingredients

  • One quart oysters 
  • One slice stale bread 
  • Tablespoon of butter 
  • Pepper (to taste)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Optional - one stalk chopped celery

Directions

  1. Shuck oysters
  2. Place all contents of oyster (including liquid) into chopping dish or stew pan
  3. Crumble bread into dish
  4. Add the butter, salt, and pepper to dish
  5. Stew dish for 10-15 minutes 
  6. Let cool and serve
  7. Optional - garnish with celery 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Russell Stultz
Louisiana Anthology
June 5, 2020

Oyster Sauce


Ingredients

  • Oysters 
  • 3-4 blades of mace 
  • Melted butter
  • Thick Cream (or whole milk)

Directions

  1. Shuck oysters and remove from shell
  2. Drain all liquid contained in the oysters into pot
  3. Bring pot of oyster liquid to boil 
  4. Place shucked oysters into pot until boiled 
  5. Remove boiled oysters 
  6. Add remaining ingredients to pot
  7. Place oysters back into pot and bring to boil
  8. Let cool and serve 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Russell Stultz
Louisiana Anthology
June 5, 2020

Oyster Sauce


Ingredients

  • Oysters 
  • 3-4 blades of mace 
  • Melted butter
  • Thick Cream (or whole milk)

Directions

  1. Shuck oysters and remove from shell
  2. Drain all liquid contained in the oysters into pot
  3. Bring pot of oyster liquid to boil 
  4. Place shucked oysters into pot until boiled 
  5. Remove boiled oysters 
  6. Add remaining ingredients to pot
  7. Place oysters back into pot and bring to boil
  8. Let cool and serve 
Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Russell Stultz
Louisiana Anthology
June 5, 2020

Monday, May 18, 2020

Cheater Cajun White Beans

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Great Northern Navy Beans
  • One box of Creative Cajun Cooking bean magic
  • 7 cups of water
  • 1 pound of cubed ham
  • 1 cup of chopped green onions

Directions

  1. Rinse beans with water for 5-10 minutes.
  2. In a six quart slow cooker, add the beans, ham, water and bean magic seasoning.
  3. Set on low heat and cook for 8 hours, stirring occasionally if possible.
  4. If you prefer a creamier consistency, smash some of the beans on the side and re-add them to the mix.
  5. Serve the beans over a bed of white rice, adding chopped green onions to the top.
Prepared by Travis Shaw
Louisiana Anthology
May 18, 2020