1. Wash the unpeeled shrimp well. Peel and devain them, keeping the peelings. Wash the shrimp again and pat them dry. 2. Cut 3 X 2″ pieces from each stick of lemon grass starting from the bottom end, and crush lightly. Discard the top. 3. Combine the stock, lemon grass, lime leaves and shrimp peelings […]

In a 7 quart stock pot boil whole chicken until meat separates from bone. Remove meat and return bones and all organs except liver and simmer 1/2 hour to make stock. Strain and skim fat. Return stock to pot. Heat butter in cast iron skillet and add flour. Stir with wooden spoon until roux becomes […]

Use black iron pot, or other heavy bottom pot. Brown chicken in 1/4 cup oil. Remove chicken from pot and move pot to a cooler burner. Stir any remaining oil into pot to cool the oil. Stir in flour and blend until smooth. Return to medium heat stirring until flour tums a rich dark brown. […]

Combine all the ingredients and add enough water to cover the beans. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until beans are thoroughly cooked. Add more water as required. Remove bay leaves and puree the soup in a blender. Then pass the soup through a fine sieve to remove the skins […]

This dish is a traditional New Years Day stew. It is thick with hominy, beans and pork. * Pork should be cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Heat oil and garlic in 3-quart saucepan until oil is hot. Coat pork with flour. Cook and stir pork in oil over medium heat until brown; remove pork with slotted […]

Combine stock, ginger and garlic. Simmer 15 minutes. Remove garlic and ginger. Add remaining ingredients to flavored stock, simmer gently for 20 minutes.

Fry bacon in soup pot until crisp, remove. Saute onion till clear, add clams, liquor, and heat to cook clams. Add potatoes & spices and cook briefly. Add soup, tomatoes and cream. Simmer 10-15 min. Do not boil. Add clam broth to taste. Garnish with asparagus spears.

Place carrots, celery, onions, garlic, marjoram, basil and stock in medium size saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover, simmer for 10 minutes. Add the milk and broccoli. Return to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes or until broccoli is tender. Add macaroni and nutmeg and heat through. Remove some […]

Chop spinach coarsely. combine with chicken broth and carrots in 2 to 3 quart pot. Cook 5 – 10 minutes until carrots are tender and spinach wilted. remove from heat. Meanwhile, saute onion and garlic very gently over low to medium heat in butter, about 20 to 30 minutes. Onions should be very tender and […]

In a dutch oven, saute sliced onions in butter until soft. Stir in flour to form a paste; pour in bourbon, stirring until smooth. Gradually stir in broth; season with basil and simmer 30-40 minutes. Drop into bottom of each soup bowl a slice of toasted French bread, fill with onion soup and sprinkle with […]