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short for chef de cuisine head of the kitchen

 

  



Saints Creolee
Medium Onion, chopped
2 Bunches green onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small celery stalk,  chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
4 tablespoons cooking oil
2 cans Del Monte tomato sauce (10 1/2 oz)
2 tablespoons Mrs. Dash Tony Chachere's seasoning to taste
4 pounds shrimp, peeled (40-50 count)
2 cups cooked rice
Sautee onions, green onions, garlic, celery and bell pepper in cooking oil over low heat for 2 minutes. Add tomato to sauce, Mrs Dash and Tony Chacheres seasoning. Simmer on low for 1 hour. Add shrimp and simmer on low for 40 minutes.
Serve Over Rice






  

   
   

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duck and catfish gumbo
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup all-purpose flour
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green pepper
1 (10-ounce) package frozen cut okra
1 (16-ounce) can chopped tomatoes, including liquid
5 cups chicken stock
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
 1 teaspoon salt 2 bay leaves
 1 pound smoked duck breast (may
substitute crab meat, crawfish, sausage, or shrimp)
6 catfish filets, washed

Make roux with oil and flour, browning slowly and stirring frequently.
Cook for approximately 30 minutes or until a rich brown color is
achieved. Add garlic, onions, celery, and green pepper. Sauté 10-12 minutes until tender. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for one
hour or longer, stirring occasionally. Taste for seasonings. Serve over
rice. Freezes well.

Yield: 3 quarts

 



Great Tamales is Mississippi,  by: Leilani Salter
The website www.tamaletrail.com includes interviews with tamale makers at: Abe’s Bar-B-Q in Clarksdale, The Bourbon Mall in Leland, Delta Fast Food in Cleveland, Doe’s Eat Place in Greenville, Ervin’s Hot Tamales in Sledge, Grapeland Grill in Cleveland, Ground Zero Blues in Clarksdale, Hicks’ World Famous Tamales & More in Clarksdale, Hot Tamale Heaven (a cart) in Greenville, Joe’s Hot Tamale Place in Rosedale, John’s Homestyle Hot Tamales in Cleveland, Maria’s Famous Hot Tamales in Greenville, Meals on Wheels Hot Tamales & Tacos in Yazoo City, Reno’s Café in Greenwood,  Scott’s Hot Tamales in Greenville, Solly’s Hot Tamales in Yazoo City and Stewart’s Quick Mart in Cleveland. .. .  
           




 

 

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MISSISSIPPI  Recipes
  The All American meal .. Fried Chicken.   
There are as many "secret recipes" for fried chicken as there are cooks doing the frying. Some swear by soaking the chicken overnight in buttermilk. Others give their chicken a soak in brine, a dunk in beer batter, and a light coating of seasoned flour--or a roll in breadcrumbs or crushed saltines. click here for more on 'perfect fried chicken' and more.


      
   







               

      



Potatos changed the WORLD by: Burt Wolf
On two occasions the potato changed the course of world history. The first time was when, in the challenging agricultural environment of the Andes, it fed the army of workers who built the Inca Empire. And then it let the Spanish colonists who conquered them feed the workforce that extracted the mineral wealth of South America. The second time was when potatoes helped fuel the expanding population of Northern Europe as a handful of European nations began to dominate most of the world—which they did for over 200 years. Even the potato’s greatest failure in Europe—the Irish potato famine of the 1840s—did its part to change history. It sparked a massive exodus of Irish, many of whom headed west, where they went on to shape, both physically and politically, the quickly growing United States. ... MORE