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- From: elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (Edward J. Branley)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: COLLECTION: Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Recipes
- Message-ID: <2jrhn0$jj2@s.ms.uky.edu>
- Date: 15 Feb 94 22:18:08 GMT
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-
- Mardi Gras isn't a time for fine cuisine. Going to parades on
- Fat Tuesday complicates eating. Most people opt for sandwiches,
- Popeye's chicken, and other munchie food. Early morning gatherings
- will invariably have a king cake out with the coffee and donuts.
-
- Anyway, I don't think I've ever eaten a decent meal on Fat Tuesday
- in my life. However, I can offer some suggestions for anyone who
- wants to go through the trouble to make a few things.
-
- Pete Fountain's Half Fast Walking Club starts the morning at
- Commander's Palace before heading out on to St. Charles Avenue. If
- you were to have brunch at Commander's or at Brennan's in the Quarter,
- you might have Eggs Hussarde:
-
- Eggs Hussarde
-
- 2 thin slices of Canadian Bacon, grilled
- 2 Holland Rusks
- 1/4 Cup Marchand de Vin Sauce
- 1 Grilled Tomato
- 2 poached eggs
- 1/4 cup Hollandaise Sauce
-
- On a dinner plate, lay slices of Canadian Bacon on 2 Holland Rusks,
- then cover each with Marchand de Vin Sauce. top now each rusk with
- a poached egg and top with the Hollandaise Sauce. Garnish with
- Grilled Tomato. For eye appeal, you may sprinkle paprika and chopped
- parsley on eggs.
-
- Marchand de Vin Sauce
-
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup finely chopped mushrooms
- 1/2 cup minced ham
- 1/3 cup finely chopped shallots
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onions
- 2 tbsp. minced garlic
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. white pepper
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- 3/4 cup beef stock
- 1/2 cup red wine
-
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan and lightly saute mushrooms, ham,
- shallots, onions and garlic. When onion is golden brown, add the
- flour, salt, pepper and cayenne, then brown well, about 7-10 min.
- Blend in the stock and wine and simmer over low heat for 35 min.
-
- Shrimp and Crab dips are staples on buffet tables for parade parties,
- as well as other appetizer dishes:
-
- Shrimp Dip
-
- 1 8oz. package cream cheese (room temp)
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 pounds boiled shrimp, peeled, deveined, and coarsely ground
- 10 green onions, minced
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Worcestershire to taste
- Tabasco to taste
-
- In a bowl, soften the cream cheese with the lemon juice. Add the
- shrimp, green onion, and mayonnaise. Season the mixture with the
- remaining ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate the dip for 2 hours.
- [Note: I've seen a variation on this dip where Zatarain's Crab Boil
- is substituted for Tabasco. Only do this if you are extremely brave :)]
-
- Stuffed Artichoke Hearts
-
- 2 14oz cans artichoke hearts, drained
- 1 1/2 cups Italian bread crumbs
- 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
- 3 tbsp. lemon juice
- Paprika
-
- Remove the pulp from the center of the artichoke hearts and cut
- each in half. In a bowl combine the bread crumbs, garlic, salt,
- pepper, and cheese. Moisten the mixture with olive oil, salad
- dressing, and lemon juice. Stuff the artichoke hearts with the
- mixture. Place the hearts in a greased baking dish and sprinkle
- them with paprika. Bake the dish at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
-
- Oyster Patties
-
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 2 pints oysters (reserve liquor), chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- cayenne to taste
- 3 cups thick White Sauce
- 3 dozen cocktail patty shells
-
- In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the
- onion, celery, green onion, garlic and parsley and saute until
- limp and translucent. Add the oysters and cook until the oysters
- are curled. Add the salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and
- cayenne. In another saucepan, make a thick White Sauce. Add the
- White Sauce to the oyster mixture gradually. Thin the mixture
- with oyster liquor if necessary. Heat the patty shells at 350
- until they are piping hot. Fill the shells with the hot oyster
- mixture and serve immediately.
-
- King Cake
-
- Forget it--call Gambino's Bakery's King Cake hot line (1-800-GAMBINO)
- from 1/6 until Fat Tuesday every year.
-
-
-