Real Vermont Cooking

Ingredients 1/3 c. light oil 2# cut okra 2 c. chopped onions 1 c. celery 1 c. bell pepper 2 c. chopped tomatoes 1 # smoked or Andouille sausage 5 # peeled head on shrimp (make a stock with the shells) 1/2 c. chopped green onions 2 tbsp minced garlic 10 c. seafood or shrimp stock Salt, white pepper, leaf thyme, cayenne pepper, black pepper Saute half the okra in hot oil, season with white, red, and black pepper and cook until browned. Stir in the onions, celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook about five minutes. Add 1 c. of the stock and simmer another five minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and two more cups of stock. Simmer, add the remaining okra, leaf thyme, season with red, white and red pepper, and then the last of the stock. Bring to a boil, reduce and add sausage. Simmer 45 minutes, add shrimp and green onions. Skim the surface for excess oil, serve over rice. Serves about 8

Ingredients 3 lb. fryer-8 cut 2 lb sausage-fresh or smoked 2 tbsp. oil 4 tbsp flour 1 c onion diced 1/2 c. bell pepper diced 1/2 c. celery diced 2 cloves garlic minced 3 tomatoes diced 2 bay leaves 1/4 c. onion tops diced 1/4 c. fresh parsley chopped 1 c. chicken stock red, white and black peppers hot sauce to taste 2 tsp basil 2 tsp thyme 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce 2 cups cooked rice If the sausage is fresh, brown sausage first, then the chicken in oil. If the sausage is smoked, brown just the chicken, remove from pot. Boil grease until the water evaporates (clarify the fat), then add flour and make a medium dark roux. Add celery, onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Simmer, 4 minutes, add tomato, basil and thyme, ground peppers, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and bay leaves. Put chicken and sausage back in and simmer at least 30 minutes, or until chicken is done. Add cooked rice, onion tops and parsley, adjust seasoning with peppers, bring back to a simmer and serve.Serves 6

Ingredients Dressing 1 c. Sugar 1 c. Soy Sauce 3 c. White Vinegar 4 C. Salad Oil Creole or Dijon Mustard to taste Mix Salad Cleaned Spinach Cooked Bacon Bits Chinese noodles Egg Whites and yolks chopped Toss spinach with bacon bits and Chinese noodles and egg yolks. Garnish with egg whites.

1 mango 2 tsp lemon or lime juice 1 # large shrimp 1 tsp chicken stock 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp Louisiana Gold hot sauce 1 1/2 c pineapple chuncks (fresh or canned) 1 c chopped tomato 1 red onion, thinly sliced Mixed lettuce Puree peeled mango with lemon or lime juice, reserve. In a sauce pan, combine shrimp, stock, chili, and hot sauce. Cook till the shrimp are done. Remove from heat, add tomatoes, pineapple and onion. Chill. Arrange on lettuce, spoon mango dressing over.

Ingredients 9 Cans Hearts of Palm 5# 40-50 count Shrimp 1 jar capers Creole mayonnaise (see below) Onion tops Romaine and head lettuce Creole Mayonnaise 1 Qt Mayonnaise 1 1/2 pt Creole mustard Cayenne pepper Salt to taste Chopped parsley 4 tbsp lemon juice Tabasco to taste Mix Creole mayonnaise. Cook shrimp in salted and peppered water until done. Cool completely. Cut hearts of palm in six pieces. Mix hearts of palm, shrimp, capers and Creole mayonnaise, add onion tops. Place mixture in refrigerator for at least one hour. Serve on bed of lettuce with lemon garnish. Serves about 30.

Ingredients 3 # peeled, deveined 21-25 count shrimp 3 # cheese Tortellini-cooked 1 qt heavy whipping cream 2 bunches of green onions 4 tbsp chopped parsley 1 tbsp leaf thyme 1 tbsp dill 1 tbsp Lea and Perrins 1 tsp Cajun Chef hot sauce 3 tbsp chopped garlic Red white and black peppers Salt or 1 tbsp shrimp base 2 tbsp olive oil 4 oz. pecorino or Parmesan cheese, grated Sauté onion bottoms and garlic in olive oil. Add shrimp and sauté until pink all around, need not be fully cooked. Remove shrimp, add whipping cream, thyme, dill, Lea and Perrins, and hot sauce and base, if available. Reduce cream until it begins to thicken, add shrimp and Tortellini, bring to a simmer, add onion tops, parsley, season with peppers and salt as needed. Sprinkle cheese and mix thoroughly, serve immediately.