Macques Choux, Cajun Creamed Corn
Sautee 3 cups corn in bacon fat till bright yellow. Add one diced red pepper, green onion, fresh thyme, basil, parsley, and hot sauce to give it some kick, I use Cholula. After the vegetables get tender, add cream and ½ tube butter and continue to cook and stir until it gets thick.
Over Thanksgiving Holiday, I watched Joanne Weir make this delicious sauce on Wine Country Cooking. Made it last night and it came out better than any restaurant sauce we ever had!
While making sauce, cook 1 lb. Penne, reserve 1 C. of the cooking water.
Recipe for Sauce:
3/4 lb. Italian sausage removed from casing, crumbled, browned, set aside
1 T. olive oil
1 red onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1/4 t. crushed red pepper flakes
2 bay leaf
1 t. fresh minced thyme
1 t. fresh minced sage, (optional to use: basil, parsley, rosemary, or any herbs combinations you like)
1/2 C. dry red wine
1 can San Marzano whole Tomatoes with basil
1/4 C. heavy cream
S&P to taste
1/4 C. grated parmesan cheese
Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until soft, Add red wine reduce to 1/4 cup. Add tomatoes, squishing them by hand and add all liquid from can. Add sausage meat. Mix well and simmer. Add all remaining ingredients (except cream) and simmer ten minutes. Add 1/2-1 C cooking water from penne to desired consistency of sauce. Add S&P to taste. Lastly, mix in heavy cream and cheese and serve.
Manja!
Shot manual in A with my new Nikon D7000. Yippee!!
Recipe on Flickr, just click on photo. It really came out good. I’m off wheat at the moment, so this is the next best thing to lasagna. It is also meat free, a good dish when you are craving rich Italian meal. I would have loved to have had a crusty loaf of bread and pasta as a side. Alas, I miss wheat products once in a while, but feel so much healthier, I can easily overcome my cravings.
Happy New Year 2012
1 c. fresh cooked corn kernals (or 1 can shoepeg, or 1 c. frozen)
1 Hass avacado cubed
1 shalott or sm. red onion chopped fine
1 large can Black beans drained and rinsed
1 can Rotel mild diced tomatoes & green chilies
1 cup fresh chopped cilantro
Juice of 1 lime
Mix all together and chilll to let flavors marry. Serve 6 1/2 cup servings.
I served it over brown rice seasoned with lime and cilantro. All I can say is, OLE!
Listmania defined: On any given day–these are the lists on the wall next to my lap top. I like to stay organized and on top of things, maybe I’m just perimenopausal and have lost some connections in the memory archives. Thank goodness for sticky pads. One of the notes actually says, “Shamatha” Which is Pali for Peaceful Dwelling! Confession, I get a tiny thrill from taking down a note and throwing it away when done!
