Saturday, June 9, 2012

Bisque or chowder

1/2 stick butter or 1/2 C bacon drippings
1/2 C flour
1 medium onion (minced)
2 stalks celery (minced)
2 C chopped lobster, crab, crawfish, or shrimp
2 pods garlic (minced)
2 Potatoes cubed
1 C cream
salt
pepper
thyme
parsley

Make stock by boiling the shells of what ever sea food is being used.  Put hulls in pot and cover with water.  Add salt or any seasoning.  Cook 30-45 min. and strain.  Only use liquid.

Saute veggies in butter.  Add flour a tbsp at a time.  Add chosen sea food, potatos, stock and seasoning.  Cook until potatoes are partially cooked up.  Add 1 C cream.  Check seasoning for taste.

Alternatives;

Add 1/4 cup on american cheese.
Add 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Add 1 tsp tomato paste when stock added

If making a chowder use bacon grease instead of butter.



Shrimp My Way

3 C shrimp peeled and devained
2 C green onion (chopped)
2 C Celery (chopped)
1/2 C bell pepper (chopped)
1 C Mushrooms (chopped) fresh or canned
1/2 stick butter
1 - 1 lb can tomatos
1 - 4oz can tomato sauce
3 - 4 oz cans water
1/2 tsp liquid crab boil
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp red pepper
2 tsp salt

Saute onion, celery, bell pepper, and mushrooms in the butter, until cooked down.  Add tomatos, tomato sauce, shrimp, water, crab boil and seasoning.  Simmer 45 min.  Serve over rice.  


Spanish Rice

Spanish Rice
1 # ground beef
1 onion (chopped)
1/2 bell pepper (chopped)
1 Jalapeno (chopped)
1 small can tomato sauce
1 can stewed tomatos
1 cup of waster
1 cup rice
1 clove garlic (chopped)
1 tsp. chili powder
salt to taste

Saute onion, pepper, and jalapeno in oil or butter.  Combine and bake in covered dish.  1 hr at 350 degrees.  

Joan's Shrimp Creole


Erickson Corn Bread Dressing


Joan's Chili


Tarter Sauce


Cocktail Sauce


Stuffing for Shrimp or Flounder


Ruby's Seafood Rice


Crab Meat AuGrauten


Seafood Linguine


Joan's Shrimp & Pea Pods


Spicy Skewered Shrimp


Shrimp Stroganoff


Seafood Dirty Rice


Shrimp Fried Rice


Fettuccine Alfredo


Shrimp Crevettes Scampi


Stuffed Crabs - Crab Cakes


Crawfish Cornbread


Put's Etouffee


Joan's Dirty Rice


Tacos, Salsa, and Corn

Tacos



Joan's Guacamole


Guacamole Salad


Chicken Spegetti


Sauteed Mushrooms


Seasoned Salt


Put's Hushpuppies


Wild Rice Dressing


Shrimp Batter (Tempura)


Joan's Gumbo



Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms


Seafood Boulettes

Seafood Boulettes

4 C of shrimp and crab meat
1 C chopped onion
1 C chopped celery
1 C chopped bell pepper
4 drops Tabasco
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp mustard
2 tsp Tony's
1/4 tsp red pepper
2 C Italian bread crumbs
4 eggs, beaten

Place seafood in a large bowl.  Add all ingredients; mix thoroughly.  Roll into golf ball size.  Coat balls with additional bread crumbs.  Drop into hot oil and fry until brown.  Makes approximately 50 Boulettes.