Creole Beef Food

CREOLE BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine soup, sour cream, onion and pepper. Stir in potatoes and cheese; transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish., In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in ketchup, brown sugar and seasonings; spread over potatoes. Combine cornflakes and butter; sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until bubbly.

CREOLE BEEF TIPS

Steps:

• Brown your flour in a dry pan. This will take about 10-12 minutes. Stir often so the flour does not burn. All you want here is a light brown color. (It will get darker in the later stages when you add it back into the vegetables). Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• Season tips with 1 tsp of seasoning. Cover and set aside.
• Chop all veggies and set aside.
• Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat for about four minutes. Add the beef tips and brown well on all sides. When done transfer beef and all juices to a bowl.
• Add the onion, celery and bell pepper to the pan. Add ½ cup stock, 1 tsp seasoning and 1 tsp Worcestershire. Cook and stir until all liquid has evaporated.
• Let the veggies stick to the pot one minute. Stir then let stick one more minute.
• Add garlic. Cook and stir until fragrant.
• Add ½ cup stock and browned flour. Cook for one minute, stir then cook one more minute.
• Add ½ cup stock, meat and juices, mushrooms, tomatoes and remaining 1 tsp of Worcestershire.
• Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 10 minutes. Remove cover and simmer until desired consistency.
• Serve over brown rice.

CREOLE BEEF

Steps:

• Cut beef into 1-inch cubes. Saute in oil until well browned.
• Add celery and green pepper and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
• Add parsley, oregano, garlic powder, basil and chili powder. Cook 15 minutes over low heat, stirring often.
• Add tomatoes and water. Cover and simmer 1 hour or until meat is tender. Remove cover during the last 10 minutes or so to allow the sauce to thicken.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.

BEEF LIVER CREOLE

Steps:

• Cut liver in strips, flour and fry in oil until done.
• Remove liver from frying pan.
• If oil is not burned or too brown, add celery, onion, pepper, garlic and saute (in fresh oil, if necessary).
• When done, add tomatoes, sugar, water, hot sauce and liver; bring to boil and simmer until tender.

SEAFOOD CREOLE

Steps:

• Mix together oregano, salt, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, thyme, and basil in a small bowl; set aside.
• Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; stir in tomato, onion, celery, green bell pepper, and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in chicken stock, tomato sauce, sugar, hot pepper sauce, and bay leaves. Reduce heat to low and bring sauce to a simmer. Stir in seasoning mix and simmer until the flavors have blended, about 20 minutes.
• Gently stir in rock shrimp, bay scallops, and haddock; bring sauce back to a simmer and cook until the shellfish and fish are opaque, about 20 more minutes. Remove bay leaves to serve.

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.

CREOLE BEEF GRILLADES

Steps:

• Cut eye of the round steak into 8 slices, and season both sides with salt and pepper. In a deep skillet, heat olive oil over high heat, about 1 minute. Sear beef until brown, about 3 minutes per side; this can be done in two batches if necessary. Transfer beef to a platter.
• Reduce heat to medium, and add onion and bell pepper to the skillet; cook until onion is soft, about 2 minutes. Stir in 2 cups water, tomato sauce, bay leaves, basil, oregano, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Return beef and any accumulated juices to the pan, and spoon sauce over beef. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer until the meat is tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Sprinkle parsley on top, and serve.

CREOLE STEAKS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and celery in , 2 tablespoons oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the flour, salt, thyme, cayenne and pepper., Add tomatoes and pepper sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and keep warm., Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper to taste. In another large skillet, cook steaks in remaining oil over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Serve with sauce.

CREOLE DAUBE

Steps:

• Season the roast with the Creole seasoning.
• Make slits in the roast and insert the garlic.
• In a 5 qt Dutch oven heat the ¼ cup of the oil.
• Over medium heat brown the roast on all sides.
• Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook, covered, while preparing the roux.
• *If roast sticks, add ¼ cup water.
• In a separate heavy pot heat the remaining oil.
• Add the flour, stirring constantly, over medium heat until the roux is the color of chocolate.*Take care not to burn the roux. Stir constantly!
• Reduce the heat to low and add the onion, bell pepper, celery, and green onion and cook until they are limp.
• Stir in the tomato sauce and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the wine and 1 cup water slowly to the roux.
• Add the parsley, bay leaves, sugar, salt, and pepper to the tomato sauce mixture.
• Pour the sauce over the roast.
• Simmer slowly on top of the stove for 2-3 hours, or until the roast is very tender.
• Add more water if needed.
• Season again and serve.

CREOLE BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F.
• Place beef in a casserole dish or deep skillet.
• Place potatoes, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, green beans, corn and carrots around the beef.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover partially with liquid and bake until tender.
• More liquid may be added to prevent meat from drying out.
• Arrange on a platter with cooked vegetables.
• Mix flour to a smooth paste with cold water; add to liquid remaining in pan and cook to make gravy.
• Season with salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and parsley.