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Authentic Cajun Gravy
From past generations to present, the Cajun
culture's main stay in diet consisted of rice with gravy, served
with a selection of meat, green
salad, and fresh cooked vegetables. Dark gravy served over rice being
the most satisfying. The authentic dark Cajun gravy is one of our
cultures delicious accents. Using LeBlanc's Cane Jelly™ will transform
the timid amateur into a confident chef when preparing this delicious
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Authentic Cajun Gravy
1-4 table spoons LeBlanc's Pepper , B.B.Q.
or Cajun, Cane Jelly™
1-4 lb.. of Poultry, Beef, Pork or Wild game.
1-2 finely chopped onions
1/4 cup finely chopped Bell Peppers
1/2 cup finely chopped Celery
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup cooking oil
1/2,-1 tbs.. salt
1 tbs.. LeBlanc's Cane Seasoning™ "Cajun Spice With
Bite" or
Red ground Cayenne Pepper
Season selection of meat with salt and
Cane Seasining™. Coat selection with 1-4 tbs of LeBlanc's Pepper
or B.B.Q. Jelly™. Heat oil on top of stove in a roasting pot
with a lid that seals tight. Place seasoned and coated meat selection
in hot oil brown all sides med.. hi temperature. After thoroughly
brown, remove selectiont from pot and add chopped vegetables
with an additional 1 spoons of LeBlanc's Cane Jelly™. Saut?'
and brown vegetables. Return roast to pot and add 1-1/2 to 2
cups of water. Bring to a boil, 15-30 seconds. Reduce heat to
med.-low or low. Cover and cook 60-90 minutes until tender. Serve
gravy over white rice. For a different
flavor try Ellis Stansel's Gourmet Rice (called popcorn rice).
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Co chon de Cane
4 to 6 pound pork loin, bone-in roast
2-1/2 tablespoons LeBlanc's Cane Seasoning™, divided
4 tablespoons LeBlanc's Pepper Cane Jelly™, divided
1 tablespoon salt
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
8 ounces mushrooms
1/4 cup port wine
1-1/2 cup water, divided
If desired ask butcher to remove blade
bone from roast. Rub about 1 1/2 tablespoons Cane Seasoning™ and a little salt on outside
of roast. Coat roast with 2 tbs. spoons of Pepper Cane Jelly™.
Mix remaining Cane Jelly™, Cane Seasoning™ together. In
a food processor chop fine 1/4 onion, 2 cloves of garlic,
1/2 stalk of celery. Using the Cane Injector /Cajun Stuffer, combine
all portioned processed ingredients together with Jelly and Seasoning,
inject into each side of roast .. Place remaining chopped
onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic, in pot large enough to
accommodate roast. Brown roast in 1/4 cup veg.. oil add remaining
veg.. and mushrooms saute add 1/4 cup water; Cover and
place in 350° +++++++++oven uncovered for 15 to 17 minutes.
Add salt to remaining water and pour in bottom of pot. Pour wine
slowly on top of roast. Cover and cook 40 minutes.
Remove from oven; spread remaining pepper
cane jelly over roast. Return to 500° oven, uncovered for
3 to 5 minutes to create glaze.
Slice into 3/4 inch steaks and serve with rice, topped with gravy.
Use pepper jelly as condiment to spread on slice pork, if desired.
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Mushroom Glazed Duck over
Rice
3 wild ducks
5 tablespoons LeBlanc's Bar B Que Cane Jelly™, divided
4 tablespoons LeBlanc's Cane Seasoning, divided or 2 spoons ground
red cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon salt
3 cloves garlic
1 stalk celery
1/2 bell pepper
1 large onion
8 ounces fresh mushrooms
1 cup water, divided
1/4 cup white wine
Cut ducks in half lengthwise, along area
between back and breast. Clean out cavity. Inject breast with
a mixture of 2 tablespoons cane seasoning and 2 tablespoons Barbecue
Cane Jelly™, rub remainder of seasoning over the outside of ducks along with 1 spoon
of Jelly. Brown ducks in small amount of oil; add onions, garlic,
celery, bell pepper and saute on medium high heat. Add salt,
mushrooms, wine, and 1/2 cup water. Cover and place in 350° oven
for 1 hour. Remove ducks and place in casserole dish. Spread 2
tablespoons of Bar B Que Cane Jelly over ducks and return to oven,
raising temperature to 400°, uncovered for 3 to 4 minutes.
Place pot with gravy and mushrooms on top of stove and add remaining
water. Bring to a boil. Season with additional salt, if necessary.
Serve glazed duck halves with rice topped with mushroom duck gravy.
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Cajun Cheesecake in Chocolate
Cane Rum Sauce
16 ounces cream cheese, Fat Free "optional"
3/4 cup LeBlanc's Dark Cane Jelly™
1/3 cup sweetened, condensed milk
3 eggs, 1 tablespoons vanilla extract,
1/2 cup Brown Sugar, "Cajun Crystials™"
Soften cream cheese and Cane Jelly™ in
microwave at 14 second intervals. Blend with vanilla, brown sugar Mix until
texture is smooth. Beat eggs with condensed milk, blend on high
for at least 90 seconds. Combine Cane Jelly™, cream cheese
mixture with eggs. Whip until mixture is has many small bubbles.
Pour into individual custard cups. Bake 40 minutes at 300°.
Let cool; then refrigerate 1 hour. Remove from cups and serve cool
with Chocolate Cane Rum Sauce.
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Chocolate Cane Rum Sauce
4 tablespoons LeBlanc's Lite Cane Jelly™, 3
tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons dark rum
1/2 cup whipping cream
6 Tablespoons ovaltine chocolate
In a saucepan, on medium heat, combine
Cane Jelly™, brown sugar, butter and melt. Add whipping cream,
rum and Ovaltine. Stir until all ingredients are blended. Remove
from heat and place refrigerator
to cool. Spoon onto serving dish; place Cajun Cheesecake on
top optional garnish with sliced strawberry or fresh sprigs
of mint.
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Cane Lime Pie
4 eggs
3/4 cup LeBlanc's Dark Cane Jelly™, and 1/2 cup Brown Sugar "Cajun
Crystials™"
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup sweetened, condensed milk
1/3 cup lime juice
1 prepared pie shell
Heat 3/4 cup dark Cane Jelly™ with brown
sugar until melted. Add 1,1/2 tablespoons butter, condensed
milk and lime juice. Mix . Add egg whites and beat until smooth.
In separate bowl, beat egg yokes until fluffy, fold into mixture
and place in pie crust. Bake 40 minutes at 300°; if pie crust
begins to darken too soon, place aluminum foil over pie and continue
baking until done. Spread remaining butter over exposed edge
of pie crust. Let cool, cut in slices and place in Cane Mint
Sauce and serve.
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Cane Mint Sauce
4 tablespoon LeBlanc's Lite Cane Jelly™
1 tablespoon butter
6 tablespoons creme de menthe
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 egg white
In saucepan on medium heat, combine Cane Jelly™ and butter; heat
until melted. Beat egg white until fluffy; slowly add whipping
cream to egg white and continue to whip. Add cream de menthe and
pour mixture into heated pan with jelly. Stir until mixture is
consistent. Let cool and spoon onto serving plate.
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Quick Apple Dessert
1 medium to large apple
2 or 3 tablespoons LeBlanc's Dark or Lite Cane Jelly™
Ice Cream or Cool Whip for garnish
Remove stem of apple. Place on a saucer
and microwave 3 to 4 minutes. Cut in half. Remove core with a
spoon. Fill depression with cane jelly. Reheat 15 seconds. OR
if you prefer core the Apple and microwave 3-4 minutes, fill
core with Jelly re-heat, 10-15 seconds. Fill center with Ice
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Cane Grilled Shrimp
1 pound 16, 20 count large shrimp
2 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoon LeBlanc's Pepper Cane Jelly™
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tablespoons LeBlanc's Cane Seasoning™ "Cajun Spice W/
Bite"
Peel and de vein shrimp. Leave end of tail shell on shrimp. Rinse
and season shrimp with LeBlanc's Cane Seasoning, spear 2 shrimp
at a time with toothpicks. Melt butter and Cane Jelly™ pour in
lemon juice and stir. Place speared shrimp on hot grill and cook
4 - 5 minutes. Baste often with CaneJelly™ sauce. Serve hot.!
Have a Great Bayou Day ! |
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