Prepare grill for low heat cooking and soak 4 cups of wood chips. Combine all ingredients for the glaze in a small saucepot. Place over medium heat and simmer 30 minutes. Strain the liquid and discard the solids. Return the mixture to the stove and reduce to 3/4 cup liquid. Place the ham on aContinue reading “Dr. Pepper Glazed Ham”
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Tartar Sauce
Combine all ingredients, mix well, and refrigerate four to six hours before serving. Yield: 2 1 /2 cups
Italian Cream Cake
Grease and flour three nine-inch round cake pans. Line pans with wax paper; grease paper, and set aside. Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine flour and baking soda. Add buttermilk and flour alternately,Continue reading “Italian Cream Cake”
Tomato Sauce
In a large heavy duty saucepot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots and garlic. Cook vegetables 10 minutes stirring often. Add herbs and tomato paste and cook for five to six minutes (This helps to caramelize the tomato paste resulting in a sweeter tomato sauce). Add remaining tomato products and the water.Continue reading “Tomato Sauce”
Mega Guacamole
Combine the lemon and lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, hot sauce and sour cream and blend together well. Remove the skin and seeds from the avocados and rough chop the pulp. Quickly fold the avocado pulp in to the citrus mixture. Fold in the remaining ingredients. Yield: 3 cups
Crawfish Cardinal
In a large sauté pan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add shallots, onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until soft, about three minutes. Add flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add tomato paste and cook one more minute. Add the wine and sherry and cook 3-4 minutes. Whisk in the cream, lemonContinue reading “Crawfish Cardinal”
Southern Hummus
Using a blender, puree all ingredients except for the parsley and pine nuts. Add the water only as needed to keep the puree from becoming too thick. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Before serving, garnish with chopped parsley and toasted pine nuts. Serve with herbed pita triangles.
Hoisin Glazed Chicken Wings
In a large stock pot, combine the water, soy sauce, sugar, salt, red pepper flakes, vinegar, and ginger. Bring this mixture to a simmer, and allow it to cook for 10 minutes. Place the chicken wings into the simmering mixture. Once the water returns to simmer, cook the wings for 20 minutes. Using a largeContinue reading “Hoisin Glazed Chicken Wings”
Miniature Smoked Tenderloin Sandwiches with Three Spreads
Smoked Tenderloin Sandwiches Soak the wood chips for 2-3 hours and drain well. Prepare grill or smoker to cook at 275 degrees. Rub the tenderloin with the melted bacon grease and sprinkle with steak seasoning. Cook the tenderloin for 45-50 minutes, to an internal temperature of 130 degrees. Add more chips as needed to keepContinue reading “Miniature Smoked Tenderloin Sandwiches with Three Spreads”