Creolaise Sauce Recipes

BASIC CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in celery, onion, green bell pepper, carrot, and garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes with their juice, water, chicken bouillon cubes, and bay leaves into the vegetable mixture.
• Stir in red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, saffron, oregano, basil, thyme, orange zest, clam juice, and white wine.
• Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the flavors have blended, at least 1 hour. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Allow the sauce to cool completely.
• To store, pour into pint glass canning jars, cover with lids and rings, and place into freezer. Sauce can be frozen up to 3 months before using.

CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, with a lid, over medium heat, add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions, celery, and green peppers. Season with salt and pepper. Saute the vegetables for 2 to 3 minutes or until the vegetables start to wilt. Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, and herbs. Continue to saute for 1 minute. Season the vegetables with salt, pepper and cayenne. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and stock. Bring the liquid to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 12 minutes, covered, stirring occasionally. Stir in the green onions and stir in the butter. Serve warm.

CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter on low heat, preferably in a double boiler, or, paying close attention, stirring regularly in a pot. Stir in the flour, incorporating it into the butter thoroughly until smooth. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly. Cook on low-medium heat, stirring regularly, until it reaches a silky, creamy consistency. Whisk in the salt, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, cayenne, nutmeg and cloves. Cook for 5 minutes. Whisk in the vinegar, adding slowly. Cook for another 5 minutes, whisking often.

CLASSIC CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Serve over your dish of choice and enjoy.

CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a medium saucepan.
• Add the chopped onion, garlic, chopped celery and bell pepper; sauté until tender.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients.
• Simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Serve with fried green tomatoes or eggplant, or use with shrimp or other seafood.

HOW TO MAKE BORDELAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place butter and shallots into a saucepan with pinch of salt; cook and stir shallots over medium-low heat until caramelized and browned, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Add red wine and bring to a simmer.
• Reduce heat to low; cook until wine is nearly evaporated and pan juices are thick and slightly syrupy. Watch carefully, mixture burns easily. Add veal stock, return to a simmer, and cook until reduced by half and sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Pour sauce through a fine mesh strainer set over a container. Tap the strainer with a spoon while straining and squeeze out the last remaining drops of sauce from the residue. Season sauce to taste with salt and black pepper.

CREOLAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat; let white milk solids settle to the bottom. Skim white froth off surface. Pour off clear yellow liquid, leaving sediment in pan. Set aside 1 cup clarified butter.
• Combine yolks and water in top of double boiler and whisk over warm water, until mixture is thick. Set in pan of ice water to halt cooking process.
• Gradually add clarified butter, stirring constantly, then stir in lemon juice, mustard and hot pepper sauce; warm over hot water.

CREOLE CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottomed saucepot over medium heat with a kitchen thermometer attached to the rim, warm the milk and buttermilk to 85°F. Add one-quarter of the rennet tablet and transfer the mixture to a plastic container or bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and then poke a few holes in the plastic to allow the steam to escape. Let stand at room temperature in a cool spot in your house for 48 hours.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer the solids to a double layer of cheesecloth set over a bowl and discard the liquid. Wrap the solids in the cheesecloth and hang it over the bowl (to catch the whey) in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
• Discard the whey. Pack the cheese into an airtight plastic container and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

CREOLE HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in sauce pan, add flour and stir until smooth.
• Pour stock or hot water in slowly, stirring to blend smooth.
• Add lemon juice, chili powder, mayo, white pepper, and salt.
• Whip with a whisk and add egg yolk.
• Can be served hot or cold.
• If thinner mixture is desired, use vinegar to cut consistency.

CHEZ MARCELLE'S CAJUN REDFISH ROULADES STUFFED WITH CRAYFISH

Steps:

• Pound fish fillets under a sheet of wax paper to 1/8-inch thickness; sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Saute shallots, garlic and mushrooms in 4 tablespoons butter until shallots are soft. Add crayfish tails or shrimp, basil, salt, cayenne, white and black pepper and cook until heated.
• Stir in half-and-half and one cup chicken stock; simmer five minutes. Thicken with enough bread crumbs for stuffing consistency.
• Divide mixture into 9 portions and place one portion on each fillet. Roll up filets like a jelly roll. Place seam side down on baking sheet with remaining chicken stock. Dot with remaining butter cut into little pieces; bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes until fish flakes.
• Serve topped with Creolaise sauce.