Cotton Country Cookbook Recipes Recipe For Shrimp

MANALE'S BBQ SHRIMP, MONROE, LA

Steps:

• Place shrimp in a single layer in the bottom of a large, flat oven proof dish.
• Drizzle olive oil over the shrimp.
• Pepper shrimp until they are black, When you think you have enough, add even more!
• Add salt generously.
• Add lemon juice generously, also Tabasco & Worcestershire in the same manner.
• Cut up butter over the whole dish.
• Broil for 15-20 minutes, or until shrimp are cooked. Taste one to be sure.
• Cover table with newspapers and provide plenty of paper napkins.
• Use French bread to sop up the oil.

TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet melt butter ( I use my cast iron skillet).
• Add pecans and cook until warm and well coated with butter.
• Spread out on large baking sheet and toast 10 to 15 minutes in 300 or 325 degreee oven.
• Place on paper towels with newpaper underneath.
• While hot, salt; turn and salt again. ( I just shake to make sure that they are salted.

MY MOM'S DELICIOUS PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 425°.
• Brown butter in saucepan until it is golden brown,do not burn; let cool.
• In separate bowl add ingredients in order listed; stir.
• Blend in browned butter well.
• Pour in unbaked pie shell and bake at 425° for 10 minutes, then lower to 325° for 40 minutes.

KING RANCH CHICKEN (COTTON COUNTRY COLLECTION COOKBOOK)

Steps:

• Boil hen (leg quarters) until tender in water seasoned with onion, celery, salt and pepper.
• Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and reserve all stock. (I usually freeze the chicken until ready to make the casserole and freeze the stock in separate containers to use not only for this recipe but all recipes that I use that involve chicken stock/broth.).
• Chop onion and bell pepper (or remove the frozen stuff from the freezer), combine soups (I usually put in the chili powder and garlic salt in this step because otherwise the putting together of the casserole gets messier), and grate cheese (see above note in ingredients).
• Just before putting casserole together, soak the frozen tortillas in boiling chicken stock until wilted. (You will probably need around 10-12 tortillas for the batch. They do not need to soak very long, or they will become mush!).
• Start layering casserole in a 9x12 inch baking dish (or a disposable aluminum casserole pan) in this order: Tortillas "dripping with stock", chicken, onion, bell pepper, sprinkling to taste with chili powder and garlic salt (see above note), soup mixture and cheese. Repeat the layers, being sure the tortillas are ozzing (I know it's a typo, but that typo is one of the reasons why I love this recipe) with the stock.
• Cover the casserole with the Rotel tomatoes and all the juice.
• Juices in the casserole should be about half of the depth of the dish, if not add a little more stock.
• May be made and frozen several days ahead (or make two and freeze one), but always make at least one day ahead and refrigerate so that the flavors will blend.
• Bake casserole uncovered at 375 degrees for 30 minutes (It may take a bit longer). Serves 8 to 10.
• Secret: a well-seasoned stock.

LOUISIANA SHRIMP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Heat large skillet over medium heat; add onion, green pepper and celery in butter. Cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add soup and shrimp; cook until shrimp turn pink, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the rice, crab, bread cubes, cream, onion tops and seasonings. , Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over casserole. Bake uncovered until heated through, 25-30 minutes.

SHRIMP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add pepper, onion, celery and garlic and saute 10 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in red pepper flakes, soup, shrimp, salt and pepper. Cook 3 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink. Do NOT OVERCOOK.
• Combine shrimp mixture with rice.
• Pour into a lightly greased 13 x 9 baking dish. I halved the recipe using a 9 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with cheese and breadcrumbs.
• Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted.