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Wash the potatoes thoroughly. Using a pairing knife, cut a strip around the outside of the potato. Place potatoes in a large stockpot. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook at a low simmer for 20-30 minutes, until potatoes are fork tender. Drain potatoes. Place hot potatoes in a largeContinue reading “Garlicky New Potatoes”

Heat oil in a cast iron skillet to 325 degrees. Mix the flour, Creole seasoning and salt in a bowl. Beat together the buttermilk and egg in a second bowl. In a third bowl combine cornmeal, corn flour and seasonings. Place the okra in the seasoned flour first, knock off excess flour and place inContinue reading “Fried Okra”

Peel eggplant and cut into round discs, about the circumference of a Blue Plate Mayonnaise jar top and 1 /4 to 1 /2-inch thick. Marinate eggplant in salted, lemon ice water until ready to cook. Combine flour and Creole seasoning. Combine egg and milk. To fry eggplant rounds; lightly dust in seasoned flour, shake offContinue reading “Fried Eggplant”

Heat oil in a cast iron skillet to 360 degrees on a deep fat thermometer. Combine milk and eggs. Combine Corn Meal and seasoning. Drain pickles thoroughly. Working in small batches, dip pickles in into egg wash to coat all slices. Transfer pickles to cornmeal. Gently toss pickles in cornmeal until fully covered. Fry inContinue reading “Fried Dill Pickles”

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Oil potatoes, sprinkle with salt and wrap in foil. Bake 50 minutes. Allow potatoes to cool slightly. Filling Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Render bacon in a large skillet until crisp, drain half of the fat. Stir in garlic, seasonings and crawfish meat and cook three minutes. Remove from theContinue reading “Crawfish Stuffed Potatoes”

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Place in two-quart baking dish. Place two-quart dish into a larger dish and place in oven. Pour hot water into the larger dish so water comes up halfway on the sides of the corn pudding dish.  Bake 40 minutes. Remove from oven and allowContinue reading “Corn Pudding”

Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl. In another bowl, combine milk, egg and corn. Fold dry ingredients into wet, being careful not to over mix. In a cast iron skillet, heat four cups of peanut oil to 325 degrees. Drop 1 1 /2 tablespoon-sized fritters into oil (cook no more than eight at once). TurnContinue reading “Corn Fritters”

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large saucepot render bacon. Add onion, bell pepper and BBQ seasoning. Cook five minutes. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Place in a 2 1 /2-quart baking dish and cover with foil. Bake 45 minutes. Yield: ten servings

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Drain tomatoes in a colander and reserve liquid. Using a spoon, gently press tomatoes to remove as much liquid as possible. In a medium-sized skillet heat bacon grease over low heat and add onions, pepper and salt. Cook six to seven minutes. Add drained tomato juice. Turn up heat, bringContinue reading “Cheesy Tomato Bake”