Best Creole Sauce Recipes

BASIC CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in celery, onion, green bell pepper, carrot, and garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes with their juice, water, chicken bouillon cubes, and bay leaves into the vegetable mixture.
• Stir in red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, saffron, oregano, basil, thyme, orange zest, clam juice, and white wine.
• Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the flavors have blended, at least 1 hour. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Allow the sauce to cool completely.
• To store, pour into pint glass canning jars, cover with lids and rings, and place into freezer. Sauce can be frozen up to 3 months before using.

SHRIMP WITH CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and celery in oil for 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain tomatoes, reserving juice; add juice to skillet. Mash tomatoes and add to skillet. Stir in the parsley, water, tomato paste, lime juice and seasonings. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until thickened. Serve warm with shrimp.

FRIED ALLIGATOR WITH CREOLE REMOULADE SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Mix all sauce ingredients togather and store in refrierator.
• 2. take prepared gator and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Soak pieces of gator in buttermilk in a bowl for about 2 hours. Turning every now and then making sure they are all coated.drain weel after 2 hours
• 3. Mix flour and all dry seasoning togather. add gator and toss to coat evenly.
• 4. Make sure oil is at 350(we use a thermometer) fry gator for aprox 3-4 min or until golden brown. When they come out of the oil you can sprinkle with a little creole seasoning for extra spice!!
• 5. Dip in sauce and enjoy!! Sweet savory gator!!

FRIED SNAPPER WITH CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the sauce: In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium until shimmering. Add the onions, red and green bell peppers and garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and just starting to brown, about 7 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato sauce, thyme and 1 3/4 cups water; bring to a boil over high.
• Stir in the white vinegar and seasoning salt, reduce the temperature to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, prepare the fish: Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium. On a large plate, mix the flour and seasoning salt with a fork.
• Pat the snapper fillets dry using paper towels, and season 2 fillets with salt and pepper before dipping them into the flour mixture until coated on both sides.
• Once the oil is shimmering, gently lay the floured fillets in the hot oil, skin-side down, and cook until skin is crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Using a fish spatula, carefully flip fillets and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, until cooked through.
• Transfer the fish to a large paper-towel-lined plate. Cover loosely with foil and repeat with the remaining fillets.
• Divide fish among plates, skin side up, and top with the Creole sauce. Serve immediately, passing hot sauce at the table.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CREOLE MUSTARD-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté until brown, about 6 minutes per side. Add orange juice and broth to skillet. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to plate. Add mustard, honey and pepper sauce to skillet. Increase heat and boil until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon, whisking occasionally, about 7 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Simmer until heated through, about 1 minute. Transfer chicken to plates; top with sauce and serve.

MONUMENT CAFE MEATLOAF WITH CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the ground beef in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the oats, ketchup, milk, salt, pepper, eggs, garlic, bell peppers and onions and mix well. Then pour over the ground beef. Hand mix the beef and seasoning mixture until incorporated. Shape the mixture into a loaf and bake on a sheet pan or in a loaf pan for about 1 hour. The internal temperature should be 145 degrees F. Remove from the oven let rest about 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with Creole Sauce.
• Saute the onions, garlic and peppers in the olive oil in a saucepot over medium-high heat until well done and caramelized, about 8 minutes. Add the wine, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt and sugar if using. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

SHRIMP WITH SPICY CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl. Add shrimp and toss to coat.
• Melt 3 tablespoon butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add Worcestershre sauce, lemon juice and garlic; sauté until garlic is tender, about 2 minutes. Add shrimp;sauté until opaque in center, about 3 minutes. Add remaining 4 tablespoons butter; stir until melted.
• Transfer shrimp to large bowl. Pour sauce over shrimp. Serve with hot French bread for dipping.

CAJUN MEATLOAF WITH CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Mix up all meatloaf ingredients. Shape into a loaf. Place in a baking dish and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 mins, remove foil and bake about 10 to 15 mins to brown. Remove and let it rest for about 10 mins.
• 2. While the meatloaf is in the oven, start cooking the creole sauce.
• 3. In a skillet saute the trinity (peppers, onions and celery) in the bacon grease until tender.
• 4. Add the flour and stir it in until blended.
• 5. Next, add the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• 6. Add all of the remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 mins.
• 7. It's taste time! Taste the creole sauce and and add more tabassco to your liking or let folks add the heat on their own.
• 8. Next time, I make this I am going to try all beef and see which I like best. I hope that you enjoy this flavorful dish.

CREOLE MARMALADE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix marmalade, mustard, horseradish sauce, hot sauce, and salt together in a bowl. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.

MINI CORN DOG MUFFINS WITH CREOLE MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and spray the mini muffin pan with nonstick spray.
• For the muffins: Whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter, sugar and egg in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking soda and salt. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Don't overmix.
• Fill each mini muffin cup halfway with the batter. Gently push a piece of hot dog into the batter in each cup, being careful not to push it all the way to the bottom. Bake until the edges just start to brown and the muffins are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• For the Creole mustard sauce: Meanwhile, whisk together the mustard, mayonnaise, honey, hot sauce and vinegar in a small bowl.
• Serve the mini corn dog muffins warm with the mustard sauce.

CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH DIRTY RICE STUFFING AND CREOLE MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine well the thyme, the salt, pepper to taste, and the oil and rub the mixture all over the pork, patted dry. Arrange the pork on an oiled round of heavy-duty foil slightly larger than the bottom of the pork in the middle of a lightly oiled shallow roasting pan and fill the center of the crown with some of the stuffing, mounding it. Roast the stuffed pork, the stuffing covered with another oiled round of foil, in a preheated 450°F. oven for 20 minutes, reduce the heat to 325°F., and roast the stuffed pork for 2 1/4 hours more, or until a meat thermometer registers 160°F., or for 2 1/2 hours more, or until a meat thermometer registers 170°F., for well-done meat. In a 2-quart shallow baking dish bake the remaining stuffing in the 325°F. oven during the last 30 minutes of the pork'1s roasting time. Transfer the pork to a platter and let it stand for 15 minutes.
• While the pork is standing add the wine to the roasting pan, deglaze the pan over moderately high heat, scraping up the brown bits, and strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a small saucepan. Add 1/2 cup water and boil the mixture until it is reduced to about 2/3 cup. Add the cream, boil the mixture, stirring, until it is reduced to about 3/4 cup, and whisk in the mustard and salt and pepper to taste. Discard the foil from the stuffing, arrange the parsley and the tomatoes decoratively around the pork, and serve the pork with the mustard sauce and the remaining stuffing.

CREOLE FLOUNDER WITH SEAFOOD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, green pepper, garlic and parsley in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add the cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; Stir in cheese and lemon juice; cook and stir until cheese is melted. Add crab. Cover and keep warm. , Spread mustard on both sides of fillets. Sprinkle with Creole seasoning. Place on a greased broiler pan. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Top each fillet with four to five shrimp; serve over crab sauce.

IMPRESSIVE CREOLE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix Creole mustard with the mayonnaise to taste.
• Add lemon juice to taste, (1 Tbsp. will get you going.) Add Creole spices to taste (start with 1 1/2 tsp.).
• Refrigerate for about 1 hour.

COCONUT CREOLE BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• Make pudding:
• Discard crust from bread and cut enough bread into 1/2-inch cubes to measure 6 cups. In a large baking pan dry bread, uncovered, at room temperature 12 hours. (Alternatively, dry bread in a 250°F oven 1 hour.)
• Butter a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.
• Drain pineapple well. Chop pecans and toast golden. In a bowl toss together bread, pineapple, and half of pecans and transfer to baking dish. In bowl whisk together eggs, sugar, milk, cream, and vanilla and pour slowly and evenly over bread mixture. Chill pudding, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sprinkle remaining pecans over pudding. Cut butter into bits and dot pudding with it. Bake pudding in middle of oven 20 minutes. Remove pudding from oven and drop walnut-size mounds of coconut decoratively on top. Bake pudding until coconut is golden brown, about 20 minutes more.
• In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and bourbon. In a small heavy saucepan bring cream, milk, sugar, and a pinch salt to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Whisk cornstarch mixture and whisk into cream mixture. Boil sauce gently, whisking, 1 minute, or until thickened. Keep sauce warm, covered.
• Serve pudding warm or at room temperature with sauce.

EMERIL'S CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the bacon grease in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and stirring constantly with a heavy wooden spoon, cook until a roux a light brown forms, about 6 minutes.
• Add the onions, celery, and bell pepper and cook over medium heat, until the vegetables are tender, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add the garlic, salt, red pepper, and bay leaves, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, until it starts to color, about 2 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, oregano, basil, thyme, lemon zest, Worcestershire and Tabasco, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce thickens and reduces by one-quarter in volume, 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• To serve immediately, add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until cooked through and tender, about 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste. Arrange 1/2 to 3/4 cup long grain white rice in each of 4 to 6 large shallow bowls or on large plates.
• Ladle the shrimp Creole over the rice, garnish with chopped parsley, and serve.

STUFFED PEPPERS WITH CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 1/2 cup onion and garlic, and cook until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chopped bell pepper, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, then season with salt, chili powder, sugar, black pepper, glove, and a bay leaf. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While the sauce is simmering, microwave the peppers until tender, about 45 seconds. Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat, and add ground beef. Cook and stir until browned and crumbly, then stir in 1/4 cup onion, and celery. Drain off grease. Cook another 5 minutes, then fold in the rice and Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To assemble, stir about 1/2 cup of the Creole sauce into the beef mixture to moisten it. Stuff the peppers with the beef mixture, and place onto a 9x9 inch baking pan. Pour the remaining Creole sauce over the peppers.
• Bake peppers, uncovered, until hot and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.

CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a medium saucepan.
• Add the chopped onion, garlic, chopped celery and bell pepper; sauté until tender.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients.
• Simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Serve with fried green tomatoes or eggplant, or use with shrimp or other seafood.

SHRIMP AND PASTA WITH CREOLE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp; toss shrimp with creole seasoning; set aside.
• Cook pasta according to the package directions; drain and keep warm.
• In a large skillet over med-high heat, melt the butter.
• Add in shrimp; stir/saute 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
• Remove shrimp from skillet; add green onions and garlic to skillet; stir/saute 2-3 minutes or until tender.
• Lower heat to medium; stir in cream and hot sauce.
• Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer, stirring constantly 8-10 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened.
• Stir in shrimp and parsley.
• Toss with pasta.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve.

PAN-FRIED RED SNAPPER FILLET WITH CORN CREAM CREOLE SAUCE

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.

PAUL PRUDHOMMES CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Thoroughly combine seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the tomatoes, onions, celery and bell peppers; then add the garlic and seasoning mix, stirring thoroughly. Saute until onions are transparent, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the stock, tomato sauce, sugar and Tabasco; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook until vegetables are tender and flavors are married, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaves before serving.