Emerils Crunchy Pralines Food

CREAMY PECAN PRALINES

Steps:

• Mix light brown sugar, granulated sugar, heavy cream, butter, water and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until sugar dissolves. Stir in pecans and cook over medium heat until mixture reaches the soft ball stage, 238 to 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer. If you spoon a drop of boiling syrup into a cup of ice water, it will form a soft ball that flattens easily between your fingers.
• Remove pan from heat and stir rapidly until mixture thickens. Drop pralines by the spoonfuls, 1-inch apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Let cool completely until firm. Store in an airtight container.

EMERIL'S CREAMY PRALINES

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, over medium heat, combine the sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, salt and condensed milk.
• With a wooden spoon, stir until the sugar dissolves.
• Continue to cook, stirring, until smooth and light brown, about 8 minutes.
• Add the vanilla and pecans and continue to cook, stirring, until the mixture reaches 234 to 240 degrees F. on a candy thermometer or the soft ball stage, that is, when a bit dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens. Remove from the heat and drop by the spoonful onto waxed paper.
• Let cool.
• Remove from the paper with a thin knife.

PRALINES

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat sugar and corn syrup over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Boil until golden-brown and caramelized, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove pan from heat and carefully pour in cream. Mixture will bubble up. Stir in pecans until well-coated. Use a spoon to drop 2-inch rounds onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Let harden before serving.

LOUISIANA CARAMEL PRALINES

Steps:

• Place 2 cups sugar & milk in a lrg saucepan. Cook slowly, stirring often.
• At the same time, put other cup of sugar in a 2nd saucepan on low heat & stir till melted.
• Pour 2nd mixture slowly into the sugar & milk that should be read to boil & stir while adding.
• Cook slowly till a firm ball forms when dropped into cold water (238°) & remove from heat.
• Add vanilla, pecans & butter. Stir till mixture begins to thicken.
• To avoid sticking as experienced by the 1st reviewer using waxed paper which was given as an option -- drop by spoonfuls in desired size onto a lightly sprayed baking sheet or buttered cookie sheet (candies should set up immediately).

EMERIL'S LYONNAISE POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400º F.
• Place the potatoes in a pot of salted water and bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and drain.
• Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onions and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook, stirring, until the onions are caramelized, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer the onions to a bowl.
• Place the pan back on the stove and melt the stick of butter.
• When the butter has melted, cover the bottom of the pan with 1/3 of the potatoes.
• Cover the first layer of potatoes with 1/2 of the onions.
• Cover the onions with 1/3 of the potatoes.
• Repeat the layering until all of the potatoes and onions are used.
• Place the pan in the oven and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown.
• Remove the pan from the oven.
• Using a spatula, gently lift the potatoes out of the pan.
• Slice the lyonnaise into 12 slices. Garnish with parsley.

EMERIL'S HURRICANE

Steps:

• In a large pitcher combine the pineapple juice, orange juice, pomegranate juice, grenadine, simple syrup, lemon juice and lime juice and stir well to combine.
• Add the light rum, Triple Sec and dark rum and stir well.
• Serve in 16-ounce glasses over lots of ice and garnish each glass with 1 orange slice, 1 lemon slice, and 1 maraschino cherry.

EMERIL'S CRUNCHY PRALINES

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, butter, and water in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
• Continue to stir for 3 to 4 minutes; the mixture will begin to boil.
• Add the pecans and continue to stir for about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• Drop by the spoonful onto wax paper.
• Let cool.
• Remove from the paper with a thin knife.
• NOTE: Pralines may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for about 2 weeks.