Archive for the ‘Tony Chachere’ Category

Wordless Wednesday: Whiskey River Sunset

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Sunset at Angelle's Whiskey River Landing - Henderson, LA

 

Thanks DJpunchntag for the awesome photo and Angelle’s for a great place to Zydeco! Allons Danser!

Mouth-Watering Monday: Fish Ceviche

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Fish Ceviche

 Recipe: Fish Ceviche

Summary: What could be a more refreshing summer meal than fresh fish ceviche with tomato, lime, and a little kick of spice!

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. fish-fillets, red snapper or any white-fleshed salt water fish
  • 1 large ripe tomato, peeled and sliced
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 10 hot chile peppers, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 cup tomato juice
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 c dry white wine
  • 2 c lime juice (fresh)
  • 1/4 teaspoon oregano
  • Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning
  • Onion slices for garnish
  • crackers

Instructions:

Cut fillets into bite-sized pieces. Put fish in a serving dish and cover with sliced tomato, onion, peppers, coriander seed, tomato juice, olive oil, wine, lime juice, oregano and Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning to taste. Stir lightly and marinate fish in the refrigerator overnight. Serve chilled, garnished with thinly sliced onions and crackers.

Yields 6 servings

Thanks Danger Rodriguez for the great photo!

Wordless Wednesday: Carnaval Créole

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Carnaval Créole

Mouth-Watering Monday: Café Diable

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Recipe: Café Diable

Summary: This after-dinner drink will warm your soul, but with a hint of zest is still refreshing enough for summer.

Café Diable

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups warm cognac
  • 8 lumps sugar
  • 4 cloves
  • Rind of 1/2 lemon
  • Rind of 1/2 orange
  • 2 cups black coffee

Instructions:

  1. Warm a silver bowl and ladle with hot water.
  2. Into the bowl, pour the cognac and add six lumps of sugar, the cloves and the lemon and orange rind.
  3. Dip up a ladle of brandy, place two more lumps of sugar in it and set cognac on fire.
  4. Lower flaming ladle into the bowl and very slowly pour in the coffee, stirring constantly, while dipping ladles of coffee-brandy mixture and pouring it back until all brandy is ablaze.
  5. When the flame dies, serve the Café Diable in demi-tasse cups.

Number of servings (yield): 4

Thanks Moscow Daily Photo for the awesome picture!