Chef Sams Bayou Bean Soup Recipes

SAUSAGE-BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Escarole and White Bean Soup: Cook 3 chopped garlic cloves and some red pepper flakes in olive oil. Add 3 cups chicken broth, 1 head chopped escarole and a parmesan rind; simmer 15 minutes. Add 1 can white beans, parmesan and salt.
• For Sausage-Bean Soup: Make Escarole and White Bean Soup; saute 4 chopped sweet Italian sausages with the garlic.

CHEF JOHN'S TUSCAN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot. Add butter; allow butter to melt. Add onion, celery, and carrot and cook and stir until onion begins to turn translucent and golden, about 7 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook 1 more minute. Add beans and broth. Season with salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, and cayenne pepper. Set heat to medium high and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and let simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Place bread cubes in a saute pan. Drizzle with olive oil; season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Toast bread cubes over medium heat until golden brown and crunchy, tossing occasionally, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle grated cheese over the bread cubes and continue to brown cubes about 2 more minutes.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until it is very smooth. Whisk in creme fraiche. Stir in lemon juice. Serve topped with browned bread cubes and chopped parsley.

CHEF SAM'S AWARD-WINNING SEAFOOD LAULAU

Steps:

• Place 1 piece of fish on ti leaves and add a dollop of dill mayo, 1 piece of shrimp, scallop, spinach, mushroom and vegetable mix and season. Continue with the rest of the fish and then wrap.
• Steam Seafood Laulau for 15 to 20 minutes, steam 4 ounces of baby bok choy for 5 minutes. Place baby bok choy in center of plate topped with Seafood Laulau. Then at 3 points of the plate, add 2 ounces of the lomi tomato relish. Drizzle 2 ounces of the soy butter sauce over the Seafood Laulau.

BAYOU SAMBURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
• Mix together the ground beef and roasted garlic. Form the mixture into four balls, and flatten into patties about 3/4 inch thick. Sprinkle the patties with garlic pepper, lemon salt, and Cajun seasoning.
• Lightly oil the grilling surface. Place onions on the grill, and toast on both sides. Place beef patties on the grill, and set the onions on top of them. Grill for about 5 minutes on each side, or to desired doneness. If you're lucky (or trashy) enough to still have a coffee can of grease on your stove, brush both sides of the Hawaiian rolls, then toast them on the grill.
• To assemble, place the patties on buns, and top with slices of American and Edam cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and your choice of condiments such as ketchup, Creole mustard, and salad dressing. These listed are some of mine.

SAUSAGE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook and crumble sausage with onion and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain., Stir in beans, tomatoes, basil and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Serve with cheese.

BAYOU TURTLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter/add flour to make roux (don't burn).
• Add onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, celery and garlic.
• Cook over med heat about 30 minutes.
• Add meat in small pieces, then add salt, black pepper, red pepper, bay leaves, thyme, cloves, allspice, grated nutmeg, beef stock, and water.
• Bring to boil then simmer 2 1/2 hours.
• Thirty minutes before soup is done, add Worcestershire, lemon and sherry.
• Turn off fire add parsley an green onion tops to add more flavor add mor water if needed.
• Prior to serving, add sliced eggs.
• Serve with garlic French bread.

BAYOU SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Cook rice in water as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp, garlic, salt and pepper; cook 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, stirring occasionally.
• Add salsa, clam juice and chiles; mix well. Reduce heat to low; cook 5 minutes.
• In small bowl, combine water and flour; blend until smooth. Add to mixture in skillet; cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Serve in bowls, with or without rice.

DA WIFE'S BEAN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Soak the beans in water overnight. Drain and rinse. In a stockpot, combine the soaked beans, ham hocks, chicken stock, cilantro and water. Bring to a boil, then simmer until meat and beans are tender, about 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Remove the ham hocks and set aside to cool. When cool enough to touch, extract the meat from the ham hocks, discarding the skin and bones. Shred the meat and return to the stockpot. Slice and fry the Portuguese sausage and blot with paper towels. Add the sausage to the stockpot along with the potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, and tomato puree. Cook until the potatoes are tender. Season with salt and pepper.

CHEF SAM'S BAYOU BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• rinse beans. Place in large bowl with water, cover and soak over night. Draing beans. In large stock pot add beans, chicken stock and bay leaves, bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour In a medium pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausage, and cook until fat is rendered; do not brown. Drain fat, add onions, garlic, peppers, celery, carrots and corn. Cook veggies with sausage over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add veggies and sausage to beans, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and season to taste.