• 1 pound round steak, 1/2 inch thick
• salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste
• 6 large carrots, peeled and cut lengthwise into thin strips
• 1/2 pound of bacon
• 1/2 cup of oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 3 stalks of celery, chopped
• 2 teaspoons of garlic powder
• 6 to 8 potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 cup water

Boeuf a la Mode

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• 2 lbs medium carrots (about 12)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne or to taste

Cinnamon Spiced Carrots

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FOR THE BRINE

• 2 cups rice wine vinegar
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• Zest and juice of 1 orange
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 1 tablespoon mustard seed
• 1 tablespoon peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon red chili flakes
• 2 bay leaves
• Pinch kosher salt

FOR THE SHRIMP

• 12 baby carrots, peeled
• 12 green beans
• 12 pearl onions, peeled
• 12 okra pods
• 2 pounds boiled wild Louisiana shrimp, peeled and deveined

John Besh's Pickled Shrimp

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Cheddar Pastry

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into small pieces 
• 1 cup  shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup ice water

Filling

• 2¼ cups chicken stock
• 2 skinless, boneless whole chicken breasts, about1 1/2 pounds 
• Salt
• 2½ cups baby carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces 
• 3 celery stalks, thickly sliced 
• 10 ounces pearl onions, peeled
• 1 cup small peas
• 6 tablespoons cold butter
• 7 tablespoons all-purpose flour 
• 1 cup heavy (double) cream
• Salt and freshly ground pepper 
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme 
• 3 tablespoons snipped fresh chives 
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Chicken Pot Pie

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• 3½ lbs butternut squash, peeled cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• zest from 2 or 3 large satsumas, about 2 teaspoons
• 1/3 cup fresh satsuma juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter plus more

Note: The original recipe calls for tangerines but down in Louisiana we use Satsumas.

Puréed Butternut Squash With Satsumas and Carrots

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• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 lbs baby carrots, bagged baby carrots found in produce
• 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage, minced
• salt and pepper to taste

Note: Be sure to purchase carrots in which the carrots look moist and uniform; dry-looking, split carrots are old and will taste bland.

Roasted Carrots With Sage And Walnuts

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• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, diced
• 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 2 pounds lean beef stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 cups diced tomato
• 8 cups beef broth, in all, boxed or home made
• 1 soup bone (optional)
• 2 cups tomato juice or spicy V-8 juice
• salt*, to taste
• 10 cups total any combination of the following:
• shelled butter beans
• shelled peas
• sliced okra
• green beans (bite sized pieces)
• corn kernels
• diced squash (yellow and/or pattypan)
• sliced mushrooms

Home Made Vegetable Beef Soup

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• 3 lbs Vermillion Bay Sweet Shrimp
• 1 bottle Abita Amber beer
  

Vinaigrette

• 12 oz. Olive oil                
• 3 oz. Cane vinegar            
• 2 tablespoons Dried Oregano
• 2 tablespoons Dried Thyme
• 2 tablespoons Dried Basil              
  
• 1 tablespoons Black Pepper
• 2 tablespoons Steen’s Syrup
• 1 tablespoons Garlic, Minced

Salad

• 1 lb spring mix, leafy lettuce
  
• 6-8 small tomatoes, quartered
• 8 oz. carrots, shredded

Beer Poached Vermilion Bay Sweet Shrimp over Mixed greens

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The broth

• 1 small whole chicken
• 8-12 cups water
• 1 onion, quartered with skin on
• 2 stalks celery
• 10 peppercorns
• 1 clove garlic, lightly crushed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon salt

The soup

• 2 tablespoons chicken fat
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 cup  celery, diced
• 1 cup carrots, diced
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 1/4 cup parsley chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped
• 1 teaspoon Louisiana-style red pepper sauce

Old Fashioned Chicken Soup

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• 3 (5-pound) roasting chickens
• 3 large yellow onuions, unpeeled and quartered
• 6 carrots, unpeeled and halved
• 4 stalks celery with leaves, cut into thirds
• 4 parsnips, unpeeled and cut in half, optional
• 20 sprigs fresh parsley
• 15 sprigs fresh thyme
• 20 sprigs fresh dill
• 1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in 1/2 crosswise
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns

Homemade Chicken Stock

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