Creoleweiners Recipes

CLASSIC COCKTAIL WIENERS

Steps:

• In large saucepan, stir together all ingredients. Heat to boiling over medium heat; reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated and wieners are plump.
• Remove wieners from sauce to serving platter; pour sauce into small bowl. Serve with toothpicks or bamboo knotted party picks.

CREOLE-CAJUN WINGS

Steps:

• In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 350°. Fry chicken wings, a few at a time, for 10-12 minutes or until the juices run clear. Drain on paper towels. Combine tomato sauce, butter and hot pepper sauce in a large bowl; add wings and toss to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes. Remove wings from sauce. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. , Place wings in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Uncover and bake 5 minutes longer. Baste wings with pan drippings; serve immediately. If desired, serve with Blue Cheese Garlic Dip (recipe below).

WIENIES (HOT DOGS) CREOLE

Steps:

• Peel off outer layer and slice roots off onion, then slice in half - top to bottom.
• Lay flat side down, and slice thin rings, crosswise on onion.Separate rings and place onions in large sauce pan, on stove.
• Cut bell pepper in half - top to bottom, clean out seeds and white pith. Then slice into long strips. Bunch strips together, then cut them all in half, and put in pan with onions.
• Pour Canned tomatoes and juice into sauce pan, with onion and bell pepper slices into large pan.
• Put tomato paste and water in a bowl and mix until smooth. Add to tomato mixture
• Place on stove, with tight fitting lid, and bring to a boil. Lower heat to lowest setting and simmer for 20 minutes, or until onion and bell pepper are tender. Enjoy the aroma, it's wonderful.
• Slice hot dogs crosswise, into 1/4 inch discs, and stir into tomato, onion, and pepper mixture. Return to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes, until hot dogs have plumped up.
• While the tomato, onion and pepper mixture is simmering on the stove. Cook the rice as follows:.
• Place rice, water, and salt into a sauce pan (with a tight fitting lid), on the stove. Bring the water to a boil, and lower to lowest setting.
• Simmer for 20 minutes, without opening, or stirring. After 20 minutes, remove from heat and fluff the rice. Replace the lid and let sit for another 10 minutes. Serve when all moisture is absorbed into the rice.
• When above ingredients are all finished cooking. Prepare individual servings in bowls, by putting a large spoon full of rice, in the bowl, 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese over the rice, 2-3 large spoons full of tomato/hot dog mixture, and top with a few sprinkles of cheddar cheese, for presentation.
• If you like your food to be hot and spicy, add a few drops of Tabasco Sauce, to bowl and mix around, just before eating.

CREOLE WEINERS

Steps:

• Fry bacon & onion until tender/crisp.
• Drain all but 2 tablespoons drippings from skillet.
• Stir in tomatoes, salt and pepper.
• Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add hot dogs, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Serve on buns.