by Randal Byrd | Sep 6, 2011 | Lagniappe, Meat, Poultry, Soup, Veggies
One Pot Pressure Cooker Meal My mother gave me her old pressure cooker that must be at least 30 or 40 years old. I used it last night to stew some onions and peppers; and then added some shrimp and mussels. Turned out pretty darned good. Clean 3 or 4 mixed sweet...
by Randal Byrd | Dec 17, 2010 | Meat, Soup
Taco Stew My friend, Kathy Jackson, served this at Vestry, and it was a hit. She kindly sent the recipe to a few of us who requested it. Thank you, Kathy! Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 (15 1/4 oz) can whole-kernel corn, undrained 1 (10 oz) can...
by Randal Byrd | Sep 23, 2010 | Meat, Soup
Oxtail Stew Ingredients 4 pounds oxtails cut into 1″ pieces 3 T peanut oil 4 carrots; chopped 2 turnips; peeled and diced 4 stalks celery; diced 2 yellow onions; peeled and diced 3 cups stock 1 cup red wine 2 bay leaves 1 tsp thyme (dried) 1/2 cup par, parsley 1...
by Randal Byrd | Sep 5, 2010 | Meat, Poultry, Soup
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Ingredients 1 pound Andouille sausage ; diced 3 pounds Chicken ; leg quarters, skinned 1/2 teaspoon White pepper ; ground 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper 1 teaspoon Salt 1 pound Frozen sliced okra (or fresh if you prefer) 4...
by Randal Byrd | Aug 7, 2010 | Soup
Pot Liquor Soup We had about a half gallon of delicious “pot liquor” left over from a huge mess of greens we’d cooked. It was delicious by itself, but I decided to experiment with this “Pot Liquor Soup.” It’s more like a pot of...
by Randal Byrd | May 19, 2010 | Soup
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Soup This soup started out as Chinese, and suddenly evolved into Tex-Mex, Cajun, and soul-cooking all rolled into one. I started out with the notion of making egg drop soup, but with a twist. I had close to a quart of “pot...
