Breakfast/Brunch

Griddle Cake Mix

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 pound butter, melted
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper diced
  • 4 ears roasted sweet corn
  • black pepper and cayenne to taste
  • 1 pound Louisiana crawfish tails, minced

Creole Tomato Aioli

  • 4 Creole tomatoes
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • black pepper and cayenne to taste

 

Roasted Sweet Corn and Crawfish Griddle Cake

Roasted Sweet Corn and Crawfish Griddle Cake

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  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 eggs separated
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 3 bananas, (1 pureed, 2 diced)
  • 1 tablespoon corn oil
  • Vegetable oil for deep-frying
  • Cinnamon sugar (1/2 cup sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Chef's note: These seem to cry, “Brunch! Brunch!”  How about a Sunday morning treat with a big cup of Café au Lait?  Where’s my New York Times…..?

Banana Fritters

Banana Fritters by Chef Susan Spicer

 

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  • 1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over for shells
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup panko
  • ¼ cup finely chopped green onions
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons salt, plus more for seasoning breading
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne
  • ¾ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • 1 cup Crème Fraiche
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds
  • ½ cup bread and butter pickles, roughly chopped, for garnish
  • ½ cup pickled onions, roughly chopped, for garnish

Emeril’s Delmonico Crab Cakes with Mustard Crème Fraiche

Emeril’s Delmonico Crab Cakes with Mustard Crème Fraiche

  • 1 ½ pounds baby lettuce (such as oak leaf, arugula, frisée or romaine)
  • 1 cup toasted pecan pieces
  • 6 ounces sugarcane vinaigrette (recipe follows)
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Sugarcane Vinaigrette (Makes 6 Ounces)

  • 1/8 cup Creole mustard
  • 1/8 cup Steen’s cane syrup
  • ¼ cup sugarcane vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped garlic
  • 1 cup good olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

 

 

 

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