Thursday, December 5, 2013

Drawn-Butter Sauce


Drawn-Butter Sauce is often served as a dipping sauce for shellfish, especially lobster.



Ingredients

½ cup butter
4 Tablespoon flour
1 pint boiling water
½  teaspoon lemon juice
½  teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon sea salt

Directions

In a sauce pan melt half the butter using a medium heat.

Then add the flour and garlic, mix until there is no dry flour.

Slowly add the boiling hot water, while stirring constantly until the sauce comes to a boil.

Just before serving, add sea salt and the remaining butter in small bits.

Beating constantly until the butter is full combined with the sauce and smooth.

Serve.



Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Spiced Cranberries Jelly


This Spiced Cranberry Jelly is out of this world good. Toasted bagel with cream cheese and this spiced cranberry jelly... DELICIOUS!



Ingredients

4 cups cranberries
5 whole cloves
5 whole allspice
2 cinnamon sticks
2 blades mace
3 cups white sugar
  Cold water


Directions

Remove bad berries and wash with cold water.

Place the berries in a medium sauce pan and cover with cold water.

Tie cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and mace in a cheese cloth bag.

Drop the bag of spices into the sauce pan with the cranberries.

Bring to a boil and simmer until the cranberries burst.

Remove the bag of spices.

Add sugar and cook until the mixture is clear.

Chill for 2-4 hours.

Serve.




Saturday, November 30, 2013

Spicy Cocktail Sauce


 Spicy Cocktail Sauce is a tangy condiment kicked-up a few notches goes great with shrimp cocktail, breaded or coconut shrimp and even oysters; just a delicious sauce that goes great with seafood!


Ingredients

1 teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon chopped chives
1 teaspoon melted butter
2 Tablespoons vinegar
¼ teaspoon Louisiana Hot sauce or Tabaso sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon horseradish
½ cup catsup
¼ cup finely chopped celery

Directions

Mix all the ingredients together well and chill for 1 to 2 hours.

Serve.