French Quarter Dip Recipes

FRENCH QUARTER PECAN CHEESE SPREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small pan on medium-low heat, toast pecans until they're lightly browned and fragrant.
• In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, onion, and garlic.
• Spoon onto a serving platter into a 6 or 7 inch round disc
• In a saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. (I used this mustard.)
• Cook on medium-low heat for 4 to 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and stir in pecans.
• Cool slightly before spooning over cream cheese mixture.
• Serve warm or at room temperature with your favorite crackers

FRENCH QUARTER CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, onion and garlic. Transfer to a serving plate; shape into a 6-in. disk. Set aside., In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Cook and stir over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in pecans. , Cool slightly. Spoon over cheese mixture. Serve with crackers.

FRENCH DIP CLASSIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in lower-third position.
• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season meat with salt and pepper and brown on both sides, 8 minutes total. Remove meat to a plate.
• Saute onions, carrots, celery, and garlic in Dutch oven until soft and golden, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and continue to cook, 1 minute more. Add wine and bring to a boil, scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan. Reduce liquid by half.
• Return chuck roast to Dutch oven along with 2 cups chicken stock and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, cover, and transfer to oven. Roast, basting a few times, until meat is fork-tender, about 3 hours.
• Transfer meat to a baking dish and shred using two forks. Strain liquid through a fine mesh sieve into a small saucepan, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Add remaining 1 cup chicken stock to saucepan and keep warm on stovetop until ready to serve.
• Preheat broiler. Slice baguette lengthwise, drizzle with oil, and place on a baking sheet. Top with shredded meat and Swiss cheese and broil until cheese is bubbly, about 2 minutes.
• Cut sandwich into six portions and serve immediately with a bowl of dipping sauce on the side.

FRENCH DIP

Steps:

• For the prime rib: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place rib eye fat-side down in a roasting pan. Pour half of Worcestershire over the top, then sprinkle on half of the steak seasoning. Flip and cover with remaining Worcestershire and seasoning.
• Roast for 2 hours. Let cool completely, then slice thinly on a meat slicer.
• For the au jus: Place red wine in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce by half. Add beef base and dissolve thoroughly. Add onion, garlic, thyme and 6 cups water and simmer until vegetables are soft. Strain.
• For the French dip: Split and toast hoagie rolls. Heat au jus until hot, then add prime rib to heat thoroughly.
• Whisk together horseradish and sour cream in a bowl. Spread on hoagie rolls. Layer Swiss cheese in hoagies, then add caramelized onions and top with hot prime rib.
• Plate sandwiches with fries and cups of warm au jus for dipping.

FRENCH QUARTER BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cut bread into 1 inch thick slices. Arrange bread slices and pecans on a baking sheet and drizzle with melted butter; toast lightly.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, cream, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and vanilla. Put bread and pecans in a lightly greased 7x11 in casserole dish. Pour egg mixture over bread. Make sure that bread slices are saturated with liquid.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until golden. Serve warm.

FRENCH DIP - QUICK & EASY

Steps:

• In a large, shallow skillet over moderate heat, melt butter.
• Add shallots to butter and saute 2 minutes.
• Add flour to butter and shallot and cook a minute longer.
• Whisk in sherry and cook liquid out.
• Whisk in consomme in a slow stream.
• Bring sauce to a bubble and allow to simmer over low heat until ready to serve sandwiches.
• Pile meat loosely across your cutting board or a large work surface.
• Season meat with grill seasoning or salt and black pepper.
• Set out 4 ramekins or small soup cups for dipping sauce, 4 dinner plates and 4 split torpedo rolls.
• To assemble, using a pair of kitchen tongs, dip meat into loose au jus sauce and pile into rolls.
• Set ramekins or cups with extra dipping sauce along side the sandwiches.

EASY FRENCH ONION DIP

Steps:

• Combine water, dried onion, and bouillon in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 30 seconds.
• Add sour cream, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper and mix until well combined. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.