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Andouille sausage

  • Cajun Jambalaya

    Cajun Jambalaya
    Cajun Jambalaya
    (Serves 6-8)


    [The Holy Trinity]
    1 Bell Pepper Finely diced
    1 Large Onion Finely diced
    4 Celery stalks Finely diced

    Proteins
    1 lb Andouille sausage sliced
    1 lb shrimp (26/30), peeled & cleaned

    Seasonings for Shrimp
    2 tsp Tony Chacheres Creole Spice

    Spices and other ingredients needed
    2 cups long grained Louisiana Rice
    3 1/2 - 4 cups Chicken stock
    2 tblsp vegetable oil
    1 tblsp Kitchen Bouquet
    1 tblsp Tomato paste
    1 tblsp Seasoning salt
    3 Garlic cloves finely diced, approximately 2 tsp.
    1/2 tsp Oregano
    1/2 tsp Thyme
    1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning

    Garnish
    1/2 cup Green onions chopped
    1/4 cup Parsley chopped


    NOTES:Mahatma brand rice is Louisiana Long Grained rice. 26/30 is the shrimp size, 26 to 30 shrimp per pound is a medium sized shrimp, once you get to U15 (under 15 shrimp per pound they are quite large!), whereas 36/45 they are tiny. So the higher the number, the smaller the shrimp!
     

    Dice onions, celery, and bell pepper into small pieces. Set aside.
    Cut andouille into thin rounds. Set aside.
    Coat shrimp in Tony Chacheres Creole Seasoning. Set aside.

    Heat oil in large pot or dutch oven.
    Add andouille sausage to pot and brown for approximately 5 minutes. Set aside.
    Brown the shrimp on both sides, no longer then 5 minutes. Set aside.
    Add onions, celery, and bell pepper to pot. Reduce heat to medium and cook for approximately 7 minutes, stirring and scraping bottom of pan to release bits of sausage from bottom of pot.

    Add the chopped garlic and tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

    Add the sausage, chicken stock, Kitchen Bouquet, seasoning salt, thyme, oregano, and Old Bay to the pot and bring to a boil.
    Add the rice and return to a boil.
    Cover and reduce to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. Add your shrimp in, finish cooking another 5-10 minutes or when the liquid disapears or rice is cooked.
    Sprinkle the green onions and parsley over each serving for garnish. Enjoy!

  • Gumbo, Shrimp and Sausage

    Gumbo, Shrimp & Sausage
    Gumbo, Shrimp & Sausage
    (Serves 4)


    1/4 cup vegetable oil
    1 pound Andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices (or smoked sausage)
    1/3 cup all-purpose flour
    5 tablespoons butter

    The Holy Trinity
    1 large onion, chopped fine
    1 large green bell pepper, seeded and chopped fine
    3 stalks celery, chopped fine

    4 cloves garlic minced
    1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
    salt, to taste
    pepper, to taste
    Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning, to taste
    1/4 bunch flat leaf (Italian) parsley, coarsely chopped (plus chopped leaves for garnish)
    2 tsp gumbo file
    4 cups chicken stock
    1/2 can (3 oz) of hunts tomato paste
    1 lb sliced okra
    1 pound small shrimp, peeled, deveined [36/40]
    1 can (10oz) or more good quality crab meat w/juice
    2-4 green onions diced
    long grained white rice, cooked, optional


    NOTES: Gumbo File (1 tblsp), a Roux (flour and butter or oil or pork fat) and/or okra, will all thicken the gumbo on their own, so you can use one of these in this recipe and adjust the other accordingly. Remember that the darker the roux, the longer it will take to thicken a liquid. Also, it doesn't matter if your using fresh or frozen okra, as long as you cook it 30 minutes or more the 'sliminess' will be gone. Personally I added a tsp of each spice listed, to taste. You can remove the crab from this recipe or you can add more, adjust your thickening agent accordingly! The holy trinity is the Cajun and Louisiana Creole variant of mirepoix; traditional mirepoix is two parts onions, one part carrots, and one part celery, whereas the holy trinity is typically one or two parts onions, one part green bell pepper, and one part celery.
     

    Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage until browned on both sides and remove.
    Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the oil and then add in the flour and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until brown, about 10 minutes.
    Do not go too brown and burn the roux if your using butter.

    Lower the heat to low heat and melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter.
    Add the onion, garlic, green pepper, and celery and cook for 10 minutes.

    Add Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, to taste and the parsley (except the garnish parsley). Cook for 10 minutes, stir frequently.

    Add the 4 cups chicken stock while whisking. Add the sausage. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes.

    Add the tomato paste and okra. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Salt and pepper to taste.

    Add the shrimp and cook for 3-4 minutes. Just before serving, add the green onions and chopped parsley.

  • Thanksgiving Balls

    Thanksgiving Balls
    Thanksgiving Balls
    (Serves 4)


    Frozen Center Mixture
    4 pack 2 inch ice molds
    4 oz cranberry sauce, for the first 4
    4 oz turkey or beef gravy, for the second 4

    Turkey Mixture
    1 lb ground turkey
    ⅓ cup Italian Breadcrumbs
    1 medium egg
    ¾ tsp thyme
    1½ tsp salt
    ¼ tsp sage
    ¼ cayenne pepper
    ¼ white pepper

    Stuffing Layer 1 box of Stove Top Stuffing (Turkey Flavor)
    (Requires 4 tblsp butter and 1½ cups water)

    Mashed Potatoes
    2 russet potatoes, peeled, cut into even chunks
    4 tblsp sweet butter
    ⅓ cup whole milk
    2-3 tsp salt, to taste
    ¼ tsp white pepper

    ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs for coating the balls before frying


    NOTES:These can be baked, after rolling them in the breadcrumbs, spritz with spray release or olive oil and bake for 12-15 miniutes at 400°F. And the frozen center, you can freeze the bottom half first of gravy, then after 2 hours open and fill the rest of the way with cranberry sauce, then you will have a split center! make an exact amount, you need aproximately ¼ lb turkey for every extra ball you want. I suppose if you used the jelled cranberry sauce in a can you can simply cut out a 2x2 inch square and put that on top before rolling into a ball. Also the longer they remain in the refridgerator the more likely the bottom will get wet and the ball will leak a bit. So its best to time the dethawing of the center right before cooking. I had a few and let one sit a day and another sit two days, they both leaked but held together and ultimately fried perfectly.

    Place the gravy, once it has cooled down into the mold, up to the fill line only! Place the top of the mold on and gently push the top into the mold, hopefully very little will leak out the top hole, which allows the mold to be full but not too full! Fill the other molds with gravy and then 2 of them with cranberry sauce. (or just do one or the other depending on your likes! Place in the freezer until solid, at least 2 hours depending on your freezer. It easiest to make these a day in advance and use them once you have all the layers cooked and cooled (except for the turkey of course).

    Divide the turkey mixture into 4 balls. place a piece of plastic wrap down for each of the balls, or you can get one larger piece of plastic wrap and when its time to roll them, cut into four sections with a strait knife. Now for each of the turkey mixture balls get anothe top peice of plastice wrap a place on top of each ball, centering the balls between the plastic wrap, with a rolling pin, flatten the balls into a circle ¼ inch deep. Once all four are flattened remove and discard the top plastic wrap, leaving the bottom plastic wrap in place.

    Turkey before rolling

    Place a couple tablespoons of stuffing on top of each flat turkey patty right in the center and gingerly spreadit into a circle being careful not to flatten the already flattened turkey patty. make sure to leave some turkey showing on the edges of each patty.

    Now do the same with the mashed potatoes, place 2 tablespoons worth on top of the stuffing and spread out but not to the edges.

    pop the frozen gravy and/cranberry sauce out of their molds (remove the top and use a butter knife to pop it out). Place in the very center of each turkey patty into the mashed potatoes, press it in lightly.

    Now using the plastic roll the edges as close together as you can and slip your whole hand under the turkey, we are now leaving the bottom plastic wrap behind as we finish cupping the ball in one hand and using our other hand to crimp together the turkey edges, once crimped together you can kind of roll the ball in your hands to some out and make round. But be sure the turkey has held together beacause once this goes in to cook the center will have gone from frozen to melted. So now they are held together and are round, you can roll them in the Italian breadcrumbs to get an even coat, then cover and put in the fridge to firm up the outside and let the center melt. I left mine in the fridge over night in tupperware. But leave in the fridge for 3-4 hours at least.

    Turkey after rolling

    I used a deep sauce pot to fry these in. Add ½ vegetable oil to a deep fry pan or sauce pan and put on medium low until it hits 350°F. Fry the giant turkey ball for a total of 8-10 minutes, let it fry for 1 minute at a time until all sections are golden brown, then keep the ball moving for the last three minutes to maintain an even brown coating

    You can present these on a giant platter for a guest to grab or what I did was, add a dollap or 2 of cranberry sauce in the center of the plate and place the ball on top, I finished mine off with a sprinkle of basil. You can always swap out the dollap of cranberry with: gravy, mashed potaoes, rice, cheese sauce, what ever hits your fancy!