125 barbary coast Recipes

very ripe avocados, cold chicken or 4 cups vegetable stock, lime juice, plain yogurt, hefty dashes tabasco sauce, salt and black pepper, paper-thin slices limes, tabasco sauce

soft french bread (sliced ), whipping cream, eggs, orange juice, sugar, salt, vanilla, orange flavoring, butter, powdered sugar, to serve

vegetable oil or 8 tbsp canola oil, all-purpose flour, chopped onion, chopped celery, chopped carrot, diced red bell pepper, minced garlic, cayenne pepper, dried thyme, kosher salt , plus more to taste, fresh ground black pepper , plus more to taste, chicken stock , plus extra if needed, diced tomatoes, drained well, springs fresh flat-leaf parsley, bay leaves, broken in half, okra, cut into 1/4-inch rounds, andouille sausages, cut into 1/4-inch dice, raw shrimp, shelled and deveined, cooked white rice

sliced onion, celery, cut diagonally into slices, garlic cloves, minced, vegetable oil, chicken broth, tomatoes with juice, cut up, minced clams , with juice, dry white wine, worcestershire sauce, dried thyme, crushed, bottled hot pepper sauce, bay leaf, cooked frozen shrimp, thawed, tuna in water, drained and broke into chunks, salt and pepper, lemons, frech bread

canola oil, chopped onion, minced garlic, chopped shallots, bay leaf, ground tumeric, peeled potatoes, cut into small to medium cubes, bottled clam juice, tabasco or other hot sauce, fresh black pepper to taste, roux (1 tbsp of butter and 2 tbsp of flour that is cooked), boneless, skinless halibut cut into 1/2-inch cubes, milk, heavy cream, chopped parsley

canola oil, very ripe large beefsteak tomatoes, halved, seeded and coarsely chopped, garlic , smashed, shallots, thinly sliced, olive oil, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus leaves for garnish, red wine vinegar, honey, chopped fresh oregano, red chile flakes (or more if you prefer it really spicy), salt and freshly ground black pepper, oysters , such as blue point or gulf coast, kosher salt , for serving

chicken stock, crawfish , rinsed well in several changes of cold water and eviscerated, shrimp, deveined, olive oil, chorizo sausage, white onion, chopped, stalks celery, diced medium, green bell pepper, stem and seeds removed and diced medium, all-purpose flour, tomato paste, garlic powder, crushed red pepper flakes, fresh or defrosted fresh frozen okra, stem-end removed and sliced, freshly chopped parsley leaves, divided, fresh scallions, white and tender green parts only, sliced, red bell pepper, stem and seeds removed and diced medium, fresh tomatoes , seeds removed and medium diced, dozen shucked oysters, cooked lump crabmeat , picked over for shells, cooked white rice, file powder

scamp fillets, salt and pepper, eggs, milk, flour, panko bread crumbs, oil, for sauteing, crabmeat, tasso butter , recipe follows

coconuts, cut in half , milk reserved, clarified butter, garlic, prawns, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, onion, finely chopped, soy sauce, coconut fat , from surface of coconut milk, about 1-oz, cooled coconut stock , recipe follows, arrowroot dissolved in 2 tbsp water, fresh coconut, boiling water

yukon gold potatoes , well scrubbed and quartered, butter (3 sticks plus 2 tbsp), divided as called for, heavy cream, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, morel mushrooms , wiped clean and sliced in half lengthwise if large, fiddlehead ferns, rinsed, minced shallots, minced garlic, salt, ground black pepper, dark chicken stock, crawfish tails, salmon fillets, diced pancetta, minced shallots, whole ramps , woody stems removed, rinsed

yukon gold potatoes , well scrubbed and quartered, butter (3 sticks plus 2 tbsp), divided as called for, heavy cream, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, morel mushrooms , wiped clean and sliced in half lengthwise if large, fiddlehead ferns, rinsed, minced shallots, minced garlic, salt, ground black pepper, dark chicken stock, crawfish tails, salmon fillets, diced pancetta, minced shallots, whole ramps , woody stems removed, rinsed

dark beer, clean , white dish towels, oysters , preferably from the east coast, scrubbed well, salt and freshly ground black pepper, home-made hot sauce , recipe follows, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, chipotle pepper puree, honey, salt

chopped tarragon leaves, shallot minced, sherry vinegar, grapeseed oil, salt, salmon fillets, minced ginger, minced roasted garlic, minced lime zest, minced chives, lime juice, grapeseed oil, salt, scallops , medium size, minced lemon zest, chopped fresh thyme leaves, ground star anise, lemon juice, grapeseed oil, salt, halibut fillets

olive oil, dried bay leaves, garlic, finely chopped (1 tbsp), onions (14 oz), cut into 3/4-inch dice, green bell pepper (6 oz), cut into 1/2-inch dice, ground allspice, yukon gold , maine, pei, or other all-purpose potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/3 inch thick, fish stock , chicken stock, or water (as a last resort), canned whole tomatoes in juice (from a 28-oz can), cut into 1/2-inch diced (measured with their juice), spicy chorico (dry , spicy portuguese sausage) or andouille sausage, casing removed, sliced 14 inch thick, kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, skinless silver hake , cod, haddock, or bass fillets, pinbones removed, fresh cilantro, leaves and tender stems finely chopped (1/4 cup), coarsely chopped fresh italian parsley

heavy cream, pureed roasted garlic, egg yolks, salt, freshly ground white pepper, red bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped, masa harina, yellow cornmeal, cayenne powder, ground cumin, salt, vegetable shortening, at room temperature, ancho chili puree, water, olive oil, onion, finely chopped, fresh lump crabmeat , preferably from the gulf coast, picked over, blanched, peeled, seeded and diced red tomato, blanched, peeled, seeded and diced yellow tomato, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, serrano chile, seeded and minced, freshly squeezed lime juice, salt

sweet vidalia or maui onion, minced, garlic, minced, minced ginger, olive oil, butter, red wine, pineapple juice, reduced to 1/4 cup, chicken stock (not canned - too salty), ketchup, tomato sauce, tomato paste, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, dark molasses, black pepper, chili powder (pendery s terlingua won is a good choice), salt, cayenne pepper, ground thyme, ground dry mustard (coleman s preferably), juice of 1 lime

canola oil, onions, diced, yellow mustard, salt, mayonnaise, ketchup, yellow mustard, hot sauce, garlic powder, paprika, ground meat (equal parts sirloin, chuck and brisket), canola oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, garlic powder, american cheese, soft potato hamburger rolls, (recommended : martin s brand), butter, melted, roma tomatoes , cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, green leaf lettuce leaves

russet potatoes, vegetable oil for deep frying, flour, cornstarch, salt, fresh ground black pepper, club soda, egg yolks, west coast halibut fillets, (get 1 whole side of boned and skinned fish), kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish, lemons cut into wedges, for garnish, mayonnaise, sour cream, capers, chopped, chopped cornichons, chopped flat leaf parsley, fresh tarragon, finely chopped, lemon, juiced, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper