Category: Entrees

Make light brown roux with flour and oil.  Add chopped vegetables;  cook until wilted.  Add crawfish (or shrimp).  Saute for 2 minutes.  Slowly stir in hot water, then remaining ingredients.  Bring to a boil.  Simmer covered for 20 minutes.  Stir in ¼ cup parsley.  Serve over rice. Note:  I make roux in microwave and cook…

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil in a large skillet.  Add black beans, cumin and chilies;  simmer on low heat until mixed well and beans are tender.  Remove from skillet.  Melt butter in the same skillet and add shrimp.  Season with red pepper and sauté about 3-5 minutes.  Add picante sauce and simmer another 3-5…

Melt butter in a large skillet and sauté onions, garlic, celery and bell pepper until tender but not browned.  Add tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper and cayenne.  Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add the shrimp and cover.  Simmer 10 minutes.  Serve over rice. *To peel tomatoes, drop in boiling water for 10-15 seconds. Omit…

Saute 2 cloves garlic in 1- 11/2 sticks butter.  Add mushrooms.  When almost cooked, add white wine.  Cook until wine is almost evaporated.  Set aside.  In same skillet, sauté 1 clove garlic and green onions in ½ stick butter.  Add crawfish.  Heat.  Add cream.  Bring to simmer.  Stir in egg yolks one at a time…

Peel shrimp, leaving tail on.  Place on baking sheet.  Saute garlic in butter.  Pour over shrimp.  Place in oven on broil for about 5 minutes (or even less – this cooks fast).  Make extra butter sauce for dipping with melted butter and lemon juice. (Lee and Charlie)

Mix 1st 4 ingredients.  Saute bell peppers, green onions, and celery in butter.  Add to shrimp mixture.  Put in long flat casserole and completely cover top with  sliced lemons.  Cook covered about 20 minutes at 375.  May be frozen.  Serves 6. Serve with salad, French bread, and dessert. (Tinka)

brisket (I like flat brisket – less fat) Claude’s Barbeque Brisket Marinade Sauce  (in Wal Mart, Claude’s is with the barbecue sauces on the mayonnaise aisle) Reynold’s Large Size Oven Bag The day before, place brisket in oven bag in baking pan and liberally pour marinade over.  The Claude’s bottle will tell you approximately how much. …

Whole beef tenderloin (I buy mine at Sam’s Club) Extra virgin olive oil Salt, pepper, garlic powder Rub tenderloin with olive oil and seasonings.  Place on roasting pan with rack (something raised so fat can drip to bottom – I use the pan that came with the oven). Insert meat thermometer  Preheat oven to 500 degrees…

Marinate shrimp at least 2 hours and no more than 6 hours.  Thread skewers with shrimp.  Grill shrimp on low grill settings until red.  Turn frequently.  Do not singe. Note:  You do not need 8 lbs. of shrimp, and you do not need to measure.  I just pour the marinade ingredients over the shrimp. Butter…