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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Sausage And Chicken Gumbo


Yes indeed... Gumbo season is here...And I got one to share with you.Yes, Sir!!! it is spicy and hot! This sausage and chicken gumbo is adore by people who cannot eat shell fish. So please enjoy and have a good time with the Gumbo.

Make A Roux It Is Easy...


1 cup vegetable oil


1 cup all-purpose flour


1 large onion, chopped


1 large green bell pepper, chopped


2 celery stalks, chopped


1 pound andouille or smoked sausage, sliced 1/4 inch thick


4 cloves garlic, minced


 salt and pepper to taste


 Creole seasoning to taste


6 cups chicken broth

1 can whole tomatoes

1 bay leaf

1/8 cayenne pepper or more to you taste

1 baked chicken, boned and shredded

Directions

Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.


When hot, whisk in flour.


 Continue whisking



Until the roux has cooked to the color of dark chocolate 8 to 10 minutes AND HAVE THAT ROASTED PEANUT SMELL Be careful not to burn the roux. If you see black specks in the mixture, start over.this means it is burn.


Stir onion, bell pepper, celery, tomatoes and sausage into the roux;cook 5 minutes.(You can add 1 cup cutup okra if you like) That help make it thicker.



Stir in the garlic and cook another 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and Creole seasoning; blend thoroughly.


Pour in the chicken broth and add the bay leaf. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.


 

Skim off any foam that floats to the top during the last hour.




Stir in the chicken, and simmer 1/2 hour more.

 Until Thicken

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Green Beans Casserole Recipe


I become to like this dish after I make some changes. I did like it at first because the green beans had no good taste and it took away from the dish and the sauce was not flavorful. If you feel the same way about this dish...try this recipe for the Holidays and tell your family and friends you are being the Green Beans Casserole.

For the Topping:

3 cups canned fried onions (about 6 ounces)

4 slices white bread, each slices torn into quarters

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

¼ teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/8 teaspoon paprika

1 Tablespoon parmase cheese

Pulse bread, butter, salt and pepper in food processor until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about ten 1-second pulses. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with onions; set aside.

Green Beans cooking...

In a frying pan add three teaspoon bacon dripping



Add a cup of chopped onion


Add 1 1/2 lb fresh Green Beans


Add 2 cups chicken broth salt and pepper to taste

Cover and cook for 20 mins




 Mushroom Sauce

 4 T. olive oil

2-3 c. sliced mushrooms baby bellas

3 cloves garlic, minced

Salt, Pepper and Thyme to taste

2 T olive oil

2 T. flour

¾ c. half and half milk

½ c. vegetable broth

¼ c. white wine or cooking wine

1 pinch salt

Pepper to taste
Sauté the mushrooms and garlic in a large sauté pan in olive oil until soft.  Season with salt, pepper and thyme. Remove to a bowl.


In the same pan, heat the butter and/or olive oil on medium heat. Add the flour and whisk to form a roux.



Continue whisking for about 2 minutes. Slowly add the liquids while continuing to whisk, making sure there are no lumps. Salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat when the sauce is thick and stir in mushrooms.



Combine Green Beans and Mushroom Sauce together


Pour in a baking dish and add Topping Mixture

Bake in oven 250 until bubbly


You can do this recipe the old other way (But Why???).