Best Creole Red Sauce Recipes

PAN-FRIED RED SNAPPER FILLET WITH CORN CREAM CREOLE SAUCE

Pan-fried Red Snapper Fillet with Corn Cream Creole Sauce image

Provided by Food Network

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 tablespoons achiote oil
2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
3 tablespoons red and green peppers, finely chopped
1 small tomato, peeled, seeded, and chopped
2 sweet chile peppers (Serrano or Anaheim), finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 sprigs fresh cilantro, plus extra sprigs, for garnish
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper
4 cups fresh corn, cut from cobs
1 cup fish stock
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 pounds fresh red snapper fillet, cut into 4 pieces
4 tablespoons olive oil
Lightly toasted and crushed coriander seeds, for garnish

Steps:

In a large saucepan, heat the achiote oil over medium heat. Add the onions, bell peppers, tomato, chile peppers, garlic, cilantro, bay leaf, salt, and pepper, and stir-fry for about 4 minutes. Add the corn and fish stock and cook over medium heat for about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Transfer to a blender process until smooth on high speed.* Pour the sauce through a fine strainer into a saucepan, add the evaporated milk, and warm over low heat.
Dilute the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Add to the saucepan, mix well, and incorporate the butter with a whisk. Taste for seasoning and and cook for about 5 minutes. Keep warm.
Generously season both sides of the fish with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over high heat. When oil is hot, place the fillets in the skillet, skin side down, and cook for 3 minutes, without turning. Flip onto other side and cook for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat to a platter.
Spoon the warm sauce in the center of each dinner plate. Top with a fish portion. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and the toasted and crushed coriander seeds.

RED SNAPPER - ROASTED IN A CREOLE SAUCE

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This recipe uses a whole fish and should feed about 6 people. The sauce is also good on just about any type of seafood and may choose to make it alone sometime. Adapted from an Emeril Lagasse recipe

Provided by LifeIsGood

Categories Creole

Time 1h50m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

4 lbs whole red snapper, cleaned and scaled if needed
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon creole seasoning or 1 teaspoon Emeril's Original Essence
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cups yellow onions, chopped
1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (depending on how spicy you like it)
1/4 teaspoon thyme
3 bay leaves
1/2 cup green onion, chopped (green and white parts)
1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups tomatoes, seeded and chopped
2 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 -2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Steps:

Put the fish in a baking dish and make shallow diagonal 3 inch long cuts on each side of the fish. Season each side of the fish with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 t of the Creole seasoning. Let the seasoned fish rest in the fridge while you make the sauce.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
Melt the butter in a medium stockpot over med-high heat. Add your onions, bell peppers, celery, the remaining 2 t of salt, cayenne, thyme and the bay leaves. Cook, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes - until the onions are soft and golden. Stir in the green onions and garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes (don't brown the flour).
Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, Worcestershire sauce and the pepper sauce. Cook this mixture over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add the parsley and then remove the sauce from the heat and let cool for about 15 minutes.
Pour the sauce over the red snapper and bake it for about 1 hour, until the flesh if firm and cooked through (if you are using smaller fish filets, you will have to adjust the time down).
Loosen the head from the fish and remove. Run a spoon down the back of the fish to find the spine. Gently loosen the flesh from the spine and the bones, slipping a wide spatula under the flesh, lift the flesh away from the gones and lay the filet of fish on a serving plate. Gently pull the fish skeleton away from the bottom filet and discard. Lift the bottom filet from the roasting pan and put on the serving plate. Remove and discard the bay leaves and pour the sauce into a bowl for serving.
Serve the fish with the sauce spooned over the top!

NEW ORLEANS BAKED STUFFED RED SNAPPER WITH CREOLE SAUCE

New Orleans Baked Stuffed Red Snapper With Creole Sauce image

This recipe hails from New Orleans, where seafood is a staple. Whole, fresh red snapper, filled with a simple bread stuffing (seasoned with green onion, parsley, salt and and pepper) is then baked and basted with a Creole sauce of tomatoes, celery, onion, green pepper, garlic, bay leaf, and more. Garnished with parsley and some Creole sauce on the side, this makes for a stunning presentation. It is imperative that you select only the freshest fish. Look for clear eyes, bright tight scales and shiny skin, firmness and little to no "fishy" smell. Wrap loosely with foil or waxed paper, refrigerate, and cook within one day.

Provided by JackieOhNo

Categories Bass

Time 1h25m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 23

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes or 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 slices white bread
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup chopped green onion
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
whole cod or whole haddock, cleaned
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
chopped parsley

Steps:

Make Creole sauce: In 2 T. hot butter in medium saucepan, saute celery, 1/2 cup o nion, the green pepper and garlic, stirring, until onion is golden-brown - 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, bay leaf, chili powder, 1 t. salt, sugar, and 1/8 t. pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; reduce heat; simmer, uncovered and stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until thickened. Makes about 2-1/2 cups sauce.
Make stuffing: Trim crusts from bread and grate on medium box grater or use food processor. Set aside (makes about 2 cups).
In 1/4 cup hot butter in medium skillet, saute green onion, stirring for 3 minutes. Add parsley, salt, and pepper; mix well. Add bread crumbs; toss to mix well.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash fish inside and out under cold running water. Drain well; pat dry with paper towels.
Line a shallow roasting pan with foil; butter foil. Place fish in prepared pan; brush inside of fish with mixture of melted butter, salt and pepper. Fill cavity with the stuffing; close the opening with skewers or wooden picks. Pour 2 T. lemon juice over the fish.
Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes. Pour 1 cup sauce over fish. Bake, basting twice, 10 minutes longer, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. With 2 wide spatulas, remove fish to serving platter. Garnish with chopped parsley and pass rest of sauce on the side.

CREOLE RED SAUCE

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This is a wonderful Creole sauce you can adjust to your own tastes. If you are cooking fish or shrimp use shrimp stock, chicken or eggs use chicken stock. For brunch poach eggs on top, rather like Mexicos's Huevos Rancheros.

Provided by Diana Adcock @Anaid

Categories Other Sauces

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

2 tablespoon(s) olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, julienned
1 medium green bell pepper, julienned
1 medium red bell pepper, julienned
2 stalk(s) celery, julienned
1 can(s) 14 1/2 oz diced tomatoes
3 large cloves garlic, minced
2 cup(s) shrimp or chicken stock
2 - bay leaves
1 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper
1 teaspoon(s) dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon(s) cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon(s) white pepper
1 tablespoon(s) worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoon(s) parsley, chopped
3 - green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch
3 tablespoon(s) water
- hot sauce to taste

Steps:

Heat the oil over medium heat, add the onions, peppers and celery, sautéing until slightly wilted.
Add the Garlic and Tomatoes and cook for about 1-2 minutes.
Combine the salt, black pepper, thyme, cayenne pepper and white pepper in a small bowl. Stir to combine.
Add 1/2 teaspoon to the vegetable mixture and stir.
Cover with stock of choice (shrimp for seafood, chicken for poultry) by 1/2 inch, add Bay Leaves and stir.
In a small bowl combine cornstarch and water-whisk until smooth, set aside.
Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.
Taste and add additional seasoning blend if desired.
Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, parsley and green onions.
Bring sauce up to a gentle boil and add the cornstarch slurry, a little at a time. You want your sauce tight but not watery.
Remove bay leaves.