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Recipe Remedies… Last Minute Easter Fix

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Rather than worrying yourself over what to make for Easter dinner, try Tony Chachere chef, Gaye Sandoz’s Praline Honey Ham and Smokey Bacon Potato Salad recipe! …If you’re in the Mobile or Louisville area, you may have seen her make these on TV!

Praline Honey Ham

Serve this for Easter and you will never cook ham the old way, again!  Place some mini rolls or biscuits on the side—delicious!

1 (10-15 lb.) Bone-In Ham
Tony Chachere’s Praline Honey Ham Injectable Marinade
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup pecans, chopped medium

Preheat oven for 300 ̊.  Inject ham with Tony Chachere’s Praline Honey Ham Marinade all over.   Score the top of the ham.  Pour additional Praline Honey Ham Marinade over top of the ham.  Mix together sugar and pecans.  Rub on top of the ham.   Place in a baking pan and into the 300 ̊oven for 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes.    Let stand 10 minutes and serve.  Serves 10-15.

Smokey Bacon Potato Salad
You can serve this fabulous potato salad warm or cold.   The smoky bacon flavor coupled with olive oil sautéed new potatoes will tantalize your taste buds!  The combination is fantastic with your Tony Chachere’s Praline Honey Ham.

1 ½ lbs new potatoes (about 3 cups) washed, sliced in half with peelings left on
5 eggs, boiled, peeled and chopped
¼ cup olive oil
¾ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 teaspoon hot sauce
½ cup sweet pickle relish
¾ cup bacon, chopped (pre-cooked chopped real bacon)
Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning to taste (other Tony’s seasonings can be used in place of Original)

In a large pot, boil potatoes until tender.  Drain.  Place in bowl.  Pour ¼ cup olive oil on potatoes and toss.  Sprinkle with Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning.  Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet.  Add potatoes and cook over medium heat for about 3-5 minutes.  Add eggs to bowl.  Add potatoes, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, hot sauce, pickle relish and bacon.  Toss to mix.  Add Original  Seasoning to taste.  Serves 8.

Enjoy and have a happy Easter!

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Spice Up Spring Time with Delicious Crawfish Palmetto

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Crawfish Palmetto

Mmmmm!  Crawfish Palmetto!

This dish is so delicious and simple. You fry the catfish fillets while adding lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. A lovely sauce is also made with tasso, peppers, onions, Italian seasoning and crawfish tails. This sauce is then poured over the fried catfish fillets and then garnished with parsley and green onions.

Here’s all you need to know:

Estimated time: Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

4 tablespoon Olive Oil
1/4 pound Tasso
4 tablespoon Chopped Bell Pepper
4 tablespoon Yellow Bell Pepper
4 tablespoon Red Bell Pepper (Chopped)
1 tablespoon Chopped Onions
1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
4 tablespoon Mushrooms
1/2 cup Butter
4 Whole Catfish Fillets
1 cup AllPurpose Flour
3 teaspoon Tony Chacheres Original Creole Seasoning
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1 pound Crawfish tails

Directions:

1: In a saucepan, heat oil; add tasso, peppers, onions, and Italian seasoning.

 

2: Saute’ until render.

3: Add mushrooms and saute’ for 2 minutes.

4: Remove from heat and set aside.

5: Dredge fish in flour seasoned with Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning.

6: In a skillet, fry fish in butter until golden brown on both sides, turning once.

7: When done, add lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.

8: Coat fish well and remove to warm platter.

9: Cover and keep warm.

10: In the same skillet, add cream.

11: Heat and stir well.

12: Add crawfish and vegetable mixture.

13: Cook for 3 minutes

14: Adjust seasoning.

15: Pour over catfish.

See? Quick, easy, healthy and most of all… delicious!

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Tony Chachere’s Touchdown Trail Mix Recipe – Super Bowl XLV

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

The time has come for Super Bowl XLV, the only day when eating things that are stuffed and wrapped in bacon while kicking back in your man-cliner is completely acceptable.

Now whether you’re a Packers, Steelers… or die-hard Saints fan like me, who just wants to put on your Brees jersey and watch a repeat of last year’s game, one thing is for certain: there will be snackage at your Super Bowl party.  In South Louisiana we spend all day cooking a rich meal (we don’t call this gumbo weather for nothin’) while socializing with friends in anticipation of the game.  Understandably, this all-day cooking affair and taunting aroma of roux in a pot has kicked your appetite into high gear. A great, easy snack to prepare for your guests (or take to a party if you’re letting someone else do the cooking) is our Touchdown Trail Mix — it’s sweet with a little bit of heat and a much appreciated change up from the overplayed bag ‘O chips.

Touch Down Trail Mix

Super Bowl Party Recipe: Touch Down Trail Mix

Super Bowl Recipe: Tony’s Chachere’s
Touchdown Trail Mix

Ingredients

  • 4 cups assorted cereal and crackers; Cherrios, Chex Mix, Corn Flakes, Cheez-Its, etc.
  • 2 cups assorted nuts; almonds, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, etc.
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • ¼ cup corn syrup
  • 1 ½ Tb Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning
  • 1 ½ Tb ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • ½ chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl, combine cereals, nuts, Tony’s Creole Seasoning, and brown sugar.
  2. Mix in melted butter and corn syrup making sure all pieces are lightly coated.

    Super Bowl Recipe: Tony Chachere

    Adding the Butter - Tony Chachere Super Bowl Recipe

  3. Lay on a large sheet pan and bake for 35 minutes, tossing periodically.

    Bake 35 Minutes: Tony Chachere Super Bowl Recipe

    Bake 35 Minutes: Tony Chachere Super Bowl Recipe

  4. Let cool completely before tossing in chocolate chips and cranberries.

    Touch Down Trail Mix: Tony Chachere Super Bowl Recipe

    Touch Down Trail Mix: Tony Chachere Super Bowl Recipe

  5. C’est tout! (For all you non-Cajuns that means “That’s All!”) You’re ready to serve, enjoy the game!

Number of servings (yield): 12

Meal type: snack

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From Our Family to Yours, Happy Independence Day!!!

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

When our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, I don’t think they could have ever imagined what it would be today. I don’t think they would be upset. I think they would enjoy the fact that their hard work and strong will has given us a country that we can be proud of and celebrate. Here at Tony Chachere’s we celebrate just like any American family around the country – we barbecue!

Norm and Lyman were here before 6 this morning to fire up the pit.

By the time most of us got to work at 8 am, we were greeted with the wonderful smell of chicken on the grill. (I bet you wish you had a scratch and sniff monitor right about now!)

At 11:00 everything was ready and we started fixing our plates. We have all of the good stuff: barbecued chicken and sausage, creole mashed potatoes (recipe below), baked beans, salad, and garlic bread.

And the day wouldn’t be complete without some ice cream!

Now for Creole Mashed Potatoes seasoned with Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning.

This is a very simple and tasty recipe that will wow your family. You can make as much or as little as you need and add all of the extras to taste.

Start by making your preferred brand of instant mashed potatoes as directed on the box, just omit the salt. Now add as much or as little as you would like of the following:

I hope you all have a very safe and happy Independence Day and just want to close with a few words from the great men who fought so hard to make this a free country:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” — The Declaration of Independence

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