Sauce Creolaise Recipes

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 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.

CREOLE MEUNIERE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium-sized nonreactive saucepan, combine the Worcestershire, onions, bay leaves, and lemons, and cook over medium-high heat. Mash the lemons down with the back of a spoon and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer until mixture becomes slightly thick, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add cream and whisk to blend. Cook 1 minute. Add butter bit by bit, whisking constantly until completely melted and blended into the mixture. Add Creole seasoning and stir to incorporate. Strain sauce through a fine-meshed sieve or colander lined with cheesecloth. Garnish with scallions.

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.

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.

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.