Combine the first 9 ingredients and mix well to form the potato salad dressing. Add cooked potatoes and the remaining ingredients and mix well. Yield: two quarts Cajun Boiled Potatoes Place potatoes, crab boil and salt in the water and simmer on a low heat until potatoes are tender. Drain and allow the potatoes toContinue reading “Crawfish Potato Salad”
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Chicken and Corn Chowder
Chop bacon, render and drain fat into stockpot. Add onions and sauté until tender (do not brown). Season chicken with poultry seasoning, add to pot and cook through. Add flour, mixing well. Cook without browning for approximately five minutes. Add chicken stock slowly, stirring until smooth. Add corn. Add drained potatoes. Add hot cream, milkContinue reading “Chicken and Corn Chowder”
Vegetable Lasagna
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add eggplant and cook for two to three minutes. Add squashes, garlic and onions and cook for eight to 10 minutes more, until the vegetables start to become tender. Add mushroom béchamel, salt and pepper and set aside. In aContinue reading “Vegetable Lasagna”
Turkey and Gravy
Dissolve the salt in a small amount of hot water; add ice and cold water to equal a gallon. In an ice chest, place the thawed turkey and enough brine to completely submerge. For best results let turkey sit in brine for 24 hours. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Roughly chop one onion, one carrotContinue reading “Turkey and Gravy”
The World’s Last Meatloaf
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Heat the bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté vegetables with salt and dry herbs until tender. Allow to cool. Combine milk, eggs, Worcestershire and ketchup and mix well. Place ground beef, cooled vegetables and egg mixture into a large mixing bowl. Using your hands, squish theContinue reading “The World’s Last Meatloaf”
Stuffed Shrimp
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together all ingredients except crab, oil, shrimp and cracker crumbs. Add crab and gently fold in. Add crackers, fold in until just incorporated. Oil a three-quart baking dish. Top each shrimp with 1 1 /2 tablespoons of crab mixture. Arrange shrimp in baking dish. Bake 20 minutes. Remove fromContinue reading “Stuffed Shrimp”
Stuffed Eggplant
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut eggplant in half lengthwise. Use a paring knife to cut out the center of each half. Leave about a 1 /2-inch thick barrier in the eggplant. Reserve removed eggplant for the filling. Rub the flesh of the hollowed out eggplant with half of the oil. Combine salt and pepperContinue reading “Stuffed Eggplant”
Spaghetti with Meatballs
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Start the tomato sauce first so that it has been cooking for about one to two hours before the meatballs are added. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté onions five minutes, add garlic and seasonings and cook an additional three minutes. Add red wine andContinue reading “Spaghetti with Meatballs”
Roasted Chicken
Preheat oven to 320 degrees. Thoroughly rinse and drain the chicken. Pat dry with paper towels. Rub the entire surface with olive oil. Season inside cavity and skin with the salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Stuff vegetables into the cavity of the chicken. Truss chicken. Place in Pyrex baking dish, breast side up. Bake oneContinue reading “Roasted Chicken”