New Orleans Eggs With Brandy Cream Sauce Recipes

NEW ORLEANS EGGS WITH BRANDY CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 pound of butter in a sauté pan or skillet over low heat.
• Add the crabmeat and cook slowly, stirring very gently, just until hot, about 5 to 8 minutes; set aside and keep warm.
• To prepare the brandy cream sauce, melt the butter over low heat in a saucepan.
• Stir in the flour gradually, cook for about 3 minutes, and then gradually pour in the milk, continue stirring.
• Cook over low heat until the sauce thickens, and then add the salt, pepper and brandy.
• Continue to cook for about 5 minutes or until the sauce is medium thick.
• To poach the eggs, bring the water and the vinegar to a boil in a large skillet or sauté pan.
• Keeping the water at a continuous low rolling boil, crack the eggs one by one into it.
• Cook until the egg whites are firm, about 4 minutes.
• Lift the poached eggs out of the water with a slotted spoon, allowing the water to drain back into the pan.
• Place them on a heated platter while you assemble the dishes.
• Place 3 ounces of crabmeat on each of 8 heated plates, and then place 2 poached eggs side by side on the crab meat.
• Ladle the sauce evenly over the portions.

NEW ORLEANS CREOLE EGGNOG

Steps:

• Beat the eggs with the white sugar, and light and dark brown sugars in a stand mixer until completely blended. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl. Stir in the allspice, mace, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla.
• Pour the bitters, bourbon, rum, almond-flavored liqueur, and brandy into a large, 4 gallon bowl or food safe bucket. Stir in the egg mixture until thoroughly blended. Pour in the heavy cream and continue stirring. Divide into smaller containers and refrigerate. Shake or stir the containers 2 to 4 times each day for 30 days.

CRABMEAT AND EGGS NEW ORLEANS

Steps:

• Saute crabmeat in butter about 5 minutes.
• Stir in salt and pepper.
• Spoon a small amount of crabmeat onto English muffins.
• Top each with a poached eggs.
• Spoon New Orleans Cream Sauce over eggs.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• New Orleans Cream Sauce: Melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat;add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute;stirring constantly.
• Gradually add milk;cook over med. heat, stirrin constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.

EGGS NEW ORLEANS

Steps:

• Cook vegetables and seasonings together for ten minutes.
• Remove bay leaf; add bread crumbs and place in a buttered casserole.
• Break the eggs on top (without breaking the yolks), sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover with grated cheese.
• Bake at 350F for 20 minutes until eggs are set and cheese melts.

POACHED EGGS NEW ORLEANS

Steps:

• CHORON SAUCE: In a heatproof bowl whisk egg yolks with 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice until thick and pale. Set bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, stirring constantly, until warm but not hot.
• Stir in butter, a few tablespoons at a time, until all butter is incorporated. Cook, stirring, until sauce thickens enough to lightly coat back of a spoon.
• Remove from heat and stir in remaining lemon juice, Tabasco, salt, pepper and cayenne, to taste. Fold in tomatoes. Makes About 2 cups.
• POACHING EGGS: In a shallow saucepan or skillet bring 2 inches cold water and vinegar to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat until water simmers gently.
• Break eggs, one at a time, into a ramekin or coffee cup; holding ramekin as close as possible to water, gently slip egg into water. Poach eggs 3 minutes for very soft-cooked, 5 minutes for medium-soft.
• Using a slotted spoon, scoop out eggs and place onto toast (which is on warmed plates). If necessary, gently pat eggs dry with paper towels.
• Season with salt and pepper. Spoon several spoonfuls Choron sauce over eggs and decorate with parsley and green onions.

BRENNAN'S BREAD PUDDING WITH BRANDY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine bread, milk and cream. Beat eggs; add sugar and mix well. Stir in bread mixture and add vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in butter and raisins. Pour into buttered 2 quart baking dish, set in a pan of warm water about 1 inch deep.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Whiskey Sauce.
• In a saucepan slightly beat egg yolks then add the next three ingredients and blend well. Cook over low heat until mixture comes to a boil. Blend cornstarch in water and stir into hot mixture. Continue cooking until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in brandy. Serve when cooled.