Tag: Cayenne

Recipes I have used in the some restaurants & at home.

Balsamic & Agave Glazed Roast Chicken

3-4 Lb Whole Chicken brined over night
1/2 C Good Balsamic Vinegar
3 T Agave Syrup
2 T EVOO
1 T Paprika
1 Shallot minced
1 Sprig Thyme stripped
1 Clove Garlic minced
1/4 t Cayenne Pepper
Kosher Salt and Pepper to taste

In small sauce pan over low heat, sweat shallot and garlic, add thyme, cayenne, vinegar, and agave. Reduce glaze by 1/3. Allow to cool.
Rinse and pat dry chicken. Season chicken with salt, pepper and paprika. Truss or don’t and place chicken breast side up in roasting pan. Roast @ 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Brush chicken with glaze. Reduce heat to 350 and continue to cook for 40 minutes or until instant read thermometer inserted in the thigh reaches 165 degrees. Allow chicken to rest at least 15 minutes before carving.

Recipes I have used in the some restaurants & at home.

New Potato Salad with Dill Dressing

2 Lbs Red potatoes
2 Stalks celery diced
5 Green onions chopped
3 Sprigs fresh parsley minced
1/4 C Mayo
2 T Sweet relish
2 T Sour relish
2 T Sour cream
2 T Fresh dill chopped
2 T of Favorite bottled BBQ sauce
Pinch of cayenne pepper

Salt and pepper to taste
In a large pot of cold salted water, add potatoes (add addl water if needed to insure the potatoes are covered. Bring to boil and cook until a toothpick is easily inserted in a potato-about 20 minutes. Drain and allow potatoes to cool enough to handle but not cold. Cut into quarters. In large bowl, toss potatoes with remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at lest 2 hours. Adjust seasonings. Serve chilled.

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Fish Tacos with Smoked Corn Salsa

Corn Salsa:
4 Ears smoked corn on the cob
2 Jalapenos minced
2 Cloves minced garlic
1 large green bell pepper seeded and diced
1 Chipotle pepper minced
1 Red onion, diced
1 Roma tomato seeded and diced.
1/4 C Fresh lime juice
1 T Cumino
Mix all ingredients and store in plastic container over night.

6 Talapia, Catfish (or 3 oz. portions of cod filets)
1 C whole milk
1/2 C canola oil
1 T Cayenne
Corn meal for dredge
12 Corn tortillas
Salt and pepper to taste

Soak fish in milk for 2o minutes, drain. Season fillets with cayenne. Dredge in corn meal. Saute fish in small batches keeping cooked fish warm (I use a paper towel covered plate and put them in the microwave). Warm tortillas in remaining canola, and drain. It should take less than a second to warm each tortilla.

Serve two tortillas stacked with each fillet, top with salsa.

Recipes I have used in the some restaurants & at home.

Cajun Seasoning Blend

1 C Chili Powder*
1 C Paprika Powder*
1 C Garlic Powder*
1 C Onion Powder
1/4 C Cayenne Pepper
1/4 C Ground Pepper
3 T Dry Mustard
3 T Kosher Salt
1/4 t sugar

Blend together and store in air tight container.
* Read the label and skip buying the ones that list salt OR, omit the 3 T of Kosher salt.