Ingredients: 3-4 tablespoons bacon fat (or butter) 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning 1/4 cup flour 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, diced 2 stalks celery, diced (including greens) 1 jalapeno pepper, diced 1 poblano pepper, diced 2 teaspoons hot sauce 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 14 oz canned fire roasted diced tomatoes […]
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Rachel’s Hot n’ Spicy Shrimp Étouffée
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning 1/4 cup flour 2 clove garlic, minced 1 onion, diced 1 stalk celery, diced 2 habanero peppers, minced 1 1/2 cup lobster or shrimp stock 2 teaspoons hot sauce 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1 large tomato, diced 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 […]
Seafood Gumbo
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter OR bacon fat 1/4 cup flour 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning 2 teaspoons thyme 1 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika 6 cloves garlic, minced 3 cubanelle peppers, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 jalapeno, chopped 2 quarts seafood or chicken stock 4 andouille sausages, sliced into coins […]
Can’t Beet Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients: 3/4 cup beet puree 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup flour 1/2 cup dutch process cocoa (I used Guittard’s Cocoa Rouge) 1/2 cup canola oil 1/4 cup milk 1 teaspoon plain yogurt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, at […]
Roux Frosting
Ingredients:1/2 cup milk1/2 cup butter1/2 cup sugar2 tablespoons flour1 teaspoon vanilla paste1/8 teaspoon salt Directions:In a small saucepan, whisk together the flour, salt and milk. Cook until thickened (it should sort of look like a smooth paste), remove from heat. Cool slightly. Cream together the butter, vanilla paste and sugar. […]
Turkey Gumbo
6 quarts turkey stock 1 cup flour 1 cup oil 1 pound leftover turkey meat, in bite-sized pieces 1 pound andouille sausage 2 pounds shrimp (we used frozen) 2 pounds okra, chopped (frozen okay) 2 onions, chopped 1 bunch green onions with tops, chopped 2 bell peppers, chopped 5 ribs […]