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Red Beans & Andouille Sausage

Yield Holding Time / Shelf Life
4 5 Days
Ingredient Measure
Dry Red Beans (Soak beans over night) 1lb
“Patake” brand Anduille Sausage., cooked and sliced into wheels Keep a little Fat to saute the trinity ( onion, pepper and celery) 2lb
Onion Chopped diced 1 c
Celery Chopped diced ½ c
Green Pepper Chipped dice ½ c
Fresh Garlic chopped 4 cloves
Thyme Pinch
Fennel seed
Bay leaf
Pinch
2-3
Cayenne pepper or red pepper sauce To taste
Fresh Water , Chicken stock or Veggie Stock 2 qts
Salt to taste a little at the Begin adjust as you go along  
Corn Chips or Rice served when plating  

Tools

 Cutting board, Chef’s Knife, 3-4 qt sauce pot

Procedure

- Soak bean over night aboat 2 qts water, Drain beans

- Cook Sausage in oven at 350 or on your grill

- Place stock pot on high heat add fat and onion pepper and celery. Until transparent, add sausage beans and liquid ( your choice) Add herbs and begin with a little salt couple of good pinches

- Reduce heat to low, Cook for 2.5 hours stir every 10 to 20 minutes.

Serve: with Corn chips or white rice allow 20 min for the rice to cook.

Cranberry Chicken Piccata

Yield Holding Time / Shelf Life
Serves 6-8 people 3-4 days
Ingredient Measure
Springer Mountain Chicken Breast 6 ~ 6oz. Breasts
Seasoned Flour with salt & white pepper To taste ~ 1 cup
Lemon zest & juice 2 each
Olive Oil Quarter cup
Unsalted Butter 3 Tbsp
Chopped Garlic 1 Tbsp
Chopped Onion Half cup
Dried Cranberries, Fresh Parsley 3 Tbsp
White Wine 1 cup
Chicken Broth 1 cup
Salt & White Pepper To taste

Tools

Cutting Board, Plastic Wrap, Meat Tenderizer, Sauté Pan, Zester, Juicer, Whip, Chef Knife, Cookie Sheet

Procedure

- Preheat Oven at 350 degrees

- Cut chicken breast on diagonal in half.  Place on plastic wrap, fold top of plastic wrap over chicken like a page in a book.  Pound the meat flat without cutting through meat.

- Heat sauté pan on high with olive oil & batter

- Dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour and sauté both sides to golden brown.  Place chicken on Cookie Sheet, put in oven

- Soak cranberries in lemon juice, white wine and chicken stock for 20 minutes.

- Turn saute pan to medium/high, add garlic and onions, add 2 Tbsp. of flour & cook 2 minutes.  Add lemon juice, cranberries, white wine and chicken stock mixture, allow cooking for 5 minutes.  Season with salt and white pepper

- Remove chicken from oven after 10 minutes of cooking.  Top with sauce, lemon zest and fresh parsley

Masterpiece Vegetable Pasta

Yield Holding Time / Shelf Life
Serves 4-6 people 3-4 days
Ingredient Measure
Cooked Linguine Pasta Half lb. bag
*Cooked Masterpiece Chicken (optional) 1 lb. cubed
Lemon zest & juice Half cup each
Olive Oil Half cup
Chopped garlic 1 Tbsp
Chopped Onion, Red Pepper, Zucchini & Yellow Squash Quart cup each
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Half cup
Pesto Quart cup

Tools

 Mixing Bowl              Baking Dish               Sauté Pan                  Cutting Board            Chef Knife     

Procedure

- Lets first start by building the pasta dish…Place pasta, ¼ cup of olive oil and pesto in a mixing bowl and mix.  Add optional chicken and save cheese until last to top.  Hold in oven at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes

- Place sauté pan on high heat with ¼ cup of olive oil.  Add garlic, onions, broccoli, asparagus, zucchini and yellow squash, cook quickly for 3-5 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper.

- Pull pasta from oven.  Add vegetables into pasta and top with cheese.

*see Masterpiece Chicken recipe
 


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