Creole Red Sauce Recipes

NEW ORLEANS STYLE RED GRAVY (CREOLE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the green pepper and onion and cook until soft.
• Add the tomatoes and cook for one minute. Add all remaining ingredients except the cream. Bring to a simmer, cover and let cook for 20 minutes.
• Add the cream and bring back to a simmer. Simmer for 3-5 minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat and serve .

CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter on low heat, preferably in a double boiler, or, paying close attention, stirring regularly in a pot. Stir in the flour, incorporating it into the butter thoroughly until smooth. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly. Cook on low-medium heat, stirring regularly, until it reaches a silky, creamy consistency. Whisk in the salt, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, cayenne, nutmeg and cloves. Cook for 5 minutes. Whisk in the vinegar, adding slowly. Cook for another 5 minutes, whisking often.

BASIC CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in celery, onion, green bell pepper, carrot, and garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes with their juice, water, chicken bouillon cubes, and bay leaves into the vegetable mixture.
• Stir in red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, saffron, oregano, basil, thyme, orange zest, clam juice, and white wine.
• Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the flavors have blended, at least 1 hour. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Allow the sauce to cool completely.
• To store, pour into pint glass canning jars, cover with lids and rings, and place into freezer. Sauce can be frozen up to 3 months before using.

RED SNAPPER - ROASTED IN A CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the fish in a baking dish and make shallow diagonal 3 inch long cuts on each side of the fish. Season each side of the fish with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 t of the Creole seasoning. Let the seasoned fish rest in the fridge while you make the sauce.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a medium stockpot over med-high heat. Add your onions, bell peppers, celery, the remaining 2 t of salt, cayenne, thyme and the bay leaves. Cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes - until the onions are soft and golden. Stir in the green onions and garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes (don't brown the flour).
• Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, Worcestershire sauce and the pepper sauce. Cook this mixture over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add the parsley and then remove the sauce from the heat and let cool for about 15 minutes.
• Pour the sauce over the red snapper and bake it for about 1 hour, until the flesh if firm and cooked through (if you are using smaller fish filets, you will have to adjust the time down).
• Loosen the head from the fish and remove. Run a spoon down the back of the fish to find the spine. Gently loosen the flesh from the spine and the bones, slipping a wide spatula under the flesh, lift the flesh away from the gones and lay the filet of fish on a serving plate. Gently pull the fish skeleton away from the bottom filet and discard. Lift the bottom filet from the roasting pan and put on the serving plate. Remove and discard the bay leaves and pour the sauce into a bowl for serving.
• Serve the fish with the sauce spooned over the top!

CREOLE RED SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium heat, add the onions, peppers and celery, sautéing until slightly wilted.
• Add the Garlic and Tomatoes and cook for about 1-2 minutes.
• Combine the salt, black pepper, thyme, cayenne pepper and white pepper in a small bowl. Stir to combine.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon to the vegetable mixture and stir.
• Cover with stock of choice (shrimp for seafood, chicken for poultry) by 1/2 inch, add Bay Leaves and stir.
• In a small bowl combine cornstarch and water-whisk until smooth, set aside.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.
• Taste and add additional seasoning blend if desired.
• Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, parsley and green onions.
• Bring sauce up to a gentle boil and add the cornstarch slurry, a little at a time. You want your sauce tight but not watery.
• Remove bay leaves.