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Favorite Louisiana Recipes
I lived in Natchitoches for several years and one of the town's many claims to fame is their meat pies. Here's one yummy version. MEAT PIES (Makes about 18 or so) Filling:
Crust:
Directions for the filling: Melt shortening in heavy pot. Add meat and your chopped seasonings. Stir often as the meat will want to stick. When the meat is done (not dry, you need some juice), remove from heat. Stir in the flour. Directions for the crust: Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening. In separate bowl, beat the egg and add the milk. Slowly pour into dry ingredients until you get a consistency that you can knead and roll out. Divide dough into small pieces and roll thin. Cut into round circles (you can use a saucer as a guide). Assembling each meat pie:
Place a large tbsp of the meat mixture along the edge and halfway into the center of the round dough. Fold the other half over until the edges meet. Use a fork to mesh the edges together to seal them. Drop into hot oil and cook until golden brown. Drain and serve! They will be hot inside, so be careful on that first bite!!
In Louisiana recipes, crawfish are delightful culinery delights. I'm talking about the big red ones that we find down here... I'm not referring to those little brown things you find in the mid-west! CRAWFISH FETTUCINE (if you don't have crawfish, use shrimp!) (Serves about 12 to 15)
Directions:
Melt margarine in large saucepan. Saute onions, bell peppers, garlic and cook until tender. Add flour, stir and cook about 15 minutes. (Stir often, this mixture will tend to stick.) Add green onions and crawfish tails. Cook covered for 15 minutes, stirring once in a while. Add milk, cheese and seasonings. Cover and cook on low heat for 30 minutes. Cook the noodles according to package directions. Mix cooked noodles with the crawfish mixture. Stir well! Pour the whole mixture into a greased casserole dish. Sprinkle top with shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
Enjoy with your favorite salad!
Bake pie shell in preheated oven set at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Saute shallots and onions in butter until slightly brown. Add flour and stir for two or three minutes while it cooks. Remove from heat. Add cheese, crawfish and onions evenly over crust. Beat eggs with milk and seasonings; pour over other ingredients in pie shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
I have never liked oatmeal cookies, but this oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe is soooo good, it has become one of my favorites. I CRUSH the oatmeal and people don't even know it's in there - they think they are getting regular chocolate chip cookies. I bake these to be slightly soft, which is another reason it's a favorite at my house. OATMEAL CHOCOLICIOUS COOKIES
Cream together the butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Add the flour, salt, soda and oats. Stir well. Add the chocolate chips. Stir well. Lightly spray cookie sheetpan with Pam or other baking spray to ensure you'll have non-sticking cookies. Drop mixture by spoonful onto sheetpan and bake at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes. If you like cookies to be crisp, cook longer. NOTE: I always use parchment paper on my baking pans when I bake cookies. No sticking, no cleanup! You can find parchment paper in your grocery store (usually with the foils and wraps) or at stores where cake making supplies are sold. Just be careful when taking the pans out of the oven, the paper does tend to slide and you don't want to have your baked cookies go flying off onto the floor!
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