Breakfast/Brunch

Crab Cakes

  • 1 pound crabmeat, picked over
  • 1 cup diced white bread
  • 2⁄3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 2 dashes Tabasco
  • Salt and Freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 cups bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup canola oil

Hollandaise

  • 1/2 cup satsuma or orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and crushed
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme, leaves only
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 lemon juice
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 cup hot clarified butter (between 135° and 145°)
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • Salt
  • Tabasco

Poached Eggs

  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 eggs

Poached Eggs & Satsuma Hollandaise over Crab Cakes

Poached Eggs & Satsuma Hollandaise over Crab Cakes 

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  • 1 oz extra virgin olive oil 
  • 2 oz green bell pepper, small dice 
  • 2 oz onion, small dice 
  • 1/2 oz garlic, fine dice 
  • 1/2 oz green onion, bias cut 
  • 1½ oz Creole seasoning 
  • 18 oz. russet potato, small dice, blanched and fried 
  • 6 oz. Alligator tenderloin, oven roasted, and shredded 
  • 4 eggs, poached 
  • 6 oz Hollandaise Sauce
    (Find Recipe Besh Basic Hollandaise Sauce )

 Alligator Hash

 Alligator Hash

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  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter

Sugarplum Mixture

  • Combine 2 tablespoons golden raisins
  • 2 tablespoons chopped dates
  • 2 tablespoons chopped figs
  • ¼ cup chopped dried apricots
  • 2 tablespoons each of chopped pecans
  • almonds and walnuts. (Soaking 1 week in 2 tablespoons brandy is optional).

 

Sugarplum Scones

 

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3/4 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 3/4 cup diced onion
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, finely dice
  • 1/2 ounces green onion, bias cut
  • 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning
  • 1 lb 2 ounces russet (Brabant) potatoes, diced, blanched, and fried
  • 6 ounces Louisiana crawfish tails, fresh
  • 2 each green onion, green part only, bias cut
  • 4 eggs, poached
  • 6 ounces Hollandaise Sauce (recipe here )
  • diced red bell pepper for garnish

Louisiana Crawfish Hash with Poached Eggs

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Seafood Orleans Base

  • 3 ounces butter
  • 1/2 cup red onions, julienne
  • 1/2 cup red bell peppers, julienne
  • 1/2 cup green bell peppers, julienne
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1/2 pound Louisiana shrimp, 31–35 count, peeled and deveined
  • 3 ounces sherry
  • 1/2 pound Louisiana crawfish tails
  • 1/2 pound Louisiana jumbo lump crab meat
  • 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup green onions, tops only sliced thin
  • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped fine

 

Omelet

  • 4 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 12 eggs, beaten
  • 4 pinches salt
  • 4 orange slices
  • 4 sprigs parsley

New Orleans Seafood  Omelet

New Orleans Seafood  Omelet

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  • 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
  • 1 bunch of asparagus, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon shallots, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon parsley, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon chives, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Crust:

  • 1 1/4 cups of flour
  • 8 tablespoon cold butter, cut in cubes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoon ice water

Asparagus Quiche

 Asparagus Quiche

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