• 1 large beef brisket* and a package of your favorite dry rub
• 2 large sweet onions, diced
• 6 to 8 cloves garlic, crushed and minced fine
• 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 2 tablespoons dark chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups tomato paste
• 1 cup cola
• 1 cup brown ale
• ½ cup soy sauce
• 1 cup catsup
• 1 gallon beef stock
• salt and pepper to taste

*If you choose to use a brisket that is on the smaller side, cut the remaining recipe in half.

BRQ Burnt Ends Sloppy Joes

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• 5 pounds pork shanks, cut osso buco  style (approximately six 2-inch pieces)
• Kosher salt 
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SPICE MIX 

• ¼ cup/30 g New Mexico chile powder
• 2 tbsp ancho chile powder 
• 2 tbsp chipotle chile powder 
• 2 tbsp ground cumin 
• 1 tsp ground black pepper 
• 1 tsp ground white pepper 
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper 
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• ¼ cup/60 ml canola oil 
• ¼ cup/60 ml olive oil 
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 
• 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced 
• 2 serrano chiles, thinly sliced 
• 2 bay leaves 
• One 12-oz/360-ml bottle stout beer
• Two 14½-oz/415-g cans diced organic 
• tomatoes, with juice 
• 4 qt/3.8 L organic beef stock 
• 1 cup/200 g dried red beans 
• 1 cup/200 g dried pinto beans 
• 1 cup/200 g dried black beans 
• 1 cup/200 g posole (dried hominy) Tabasco sauce 
• Leaves from 1 small bunch fresh 
• cilantro, chopped 
• 1 bunch scallions, chopped, 
• plus 4 scallions, sliced 
• 2 tomatoes, diced 
• Shredded pepper, Jack cheese, for serving

Slow-Braised Pork Shank Chili

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Beef Stew:

• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1½ pounds beef chuck, trimmed of fat and cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 1lb trimmed)
• 1 lb beef top round, trimmed of fat and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1½ teaspoons finely minced garlic
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1/4 cup dark roux, plus more as needed
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoondried thyme
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 8 to 10 cups beef stock
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons finely diced, seeded hot chiles (replace with 1 medium jalapeño or 3 serranos)
• 1/4 teaspoon finely diced fresh bird's eye chiles  (do not seed chile)
• 3/4 cup chopped yellow onion 
• 2 cups quartered Baby Bliss or small Yukon Gold potatoes
• 1½ cups peeled parsnips or yams, cut into bite-size dice
• 1 cup bite-sized pieces of peeled carrot
• 1 cup thinly sliced leeks (white and light green parts)
• 1 cup bite-sized pieces of peeled turnip
• 1½ cups bite-sized pieces of celery
• 1/4 cup quartered button or small cremini mushrooms
• 3/4 cup seeded and chopped red, green, or orange bell pepper

Herbed Dumplings (optional):

• 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
• 2/3 cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons fresh fiat-leaf parsley, minced
• 1 tablespoon poppy or caraway seeds

Note: many grocery stores carry jarred roux, both medium and dark. To make your own, for this recipe use 1/2 cup plain flour to 1/2 cup cooking oil or butter; place the oil in a heavy pan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until it is slightly darker than peanut butter. Adjust heat lower if you are not familiar with the process; if you scorch it, throw it away and start over. Note also that roux is basically molten lava; take care not to splash it on yourself.

Beef Stew With Herbed Dumplings

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• 3 pounds cubed chicken
• 2 pounds smoked sausage, sliced
• 1/4 cup shortening or bacon drippings
• 2 cups diced onions
• 2 cups diced celery
• 1 cup diced bell peppers
• 1/2 cup minced garlic
• 8 cups beef or chicken stock
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup sliced green onions
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• salt and cayenne pepper to taste
• Louisiana style hot sauce, to taste
• 5 cups uncooked long grain rice

John Folse's Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

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Trout:

• 1-1/2 cups Meunière Sauce, for serving (recipe follows)
• Vegetable oil, for deep frying
• 6 skinless trout fillets, 6 to 7 ounces each, preferably speckled trout
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup whole milk           
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 lemons, ends trimmed and cut into wedges, for serving
• Sprigs of fresh flat-leaf or curly parsley, for garnish

Meunière Sauce Yield: 2 cups

• 3 tablespoons Medium-Dark Roux
• 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsalted butter
• 1/2 stalk celery, finely chopped
• Half a white onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup finely chopped seeded and de-ribbed green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 bouquet garni
• 1 clove
• 1-1/2 cups veal stock or beaf stock
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Chef note: The sauce will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Arnaud's Speckled Trout Meunière

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• 2 quarts beef stock
• 2 lbs bone-in beef soup meat, about 1 inch thick, cut into 4 to 6 pieces
• 1 lb bone-in chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 cup onions, chopped
• 1 cup tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup carrots, medium-diced
• 1/2 cup canned tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons Paul Pruhomme's Meat Magic
• 3/4 lb turnips, medium-diced
• 1 cup potatoes, peeled and medium-diced**
• 1 cup chopped cabbage
• 1/2 cup uncooked twist macaroni **
• 6 string beans, trimmed and sliced into 1-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup peas, fresh (preferred) frozen OK
• 1/4 cup green onion tops (scallions) chopped

**Note: For Low Carb version eliminate the potatoes and macaroni

Beef Vegetable Soup

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• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 to 2 lbs sirloin steak, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon unbleached all purpose flour
• 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
• 1 large onion, thickly sliced
• 2 cups beef broth
• pinch of red pepper flakes or dash of hot sauce
• dash of Worcestershire sauce
• splash of red wine
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped

Note: Mixing pepper colors is for appearance more than taste

Pepper Steak

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• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 2 lbs boneless veal shoulder, finely chopped
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, minced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/3 cup all purpose four
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups tomato purée
• 6 cups beef stock
• 1 tabelspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tabelspoons Thai fish sauce (optional)
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 lemon
• 4 eggs, hardboiled
• 1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley, minced
• 1/2 cup green onion tops, chopped
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
   

Note: While no turtles were used in this recipe they are now cultivated by aqua-culturists, who supply chefs and home cooks with the dark, lean meat.

Mock Turtle Soup

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• 1 5-pound boneless beef chuck roast
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup  diced onions
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup diiced celery
• 4 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 4 cups beef stock
• 4 cups  water
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons Tabasco
• ½ cup  all-purpose flour
• ½ cup  vegetable oil
• salt and ground pepper

• 2 ½ sticks unsalted butter, in all
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 pound turtle meat, cut into ½-inch cubes
• 1 cup minced celery
• 2 medium onions, minced
• 1 ½ teaspoons garlic, minced
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 ½ cups tomato purée
• 1 quart beef stock (add turtle bones when making the stock, if available)
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste as needed
• ½ cup lemon juice
• 5 hard boiled eggs, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced parsley
• 6 teaspoons dry sherry

Commander's Palace Turtle Soup

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