Pontchartrain Sauce Pappadeauxs Recipes

COPYCAT PAPPADEAUX'S ALEXANDER SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onion and cook until soft. Stir in the flour and cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly pour in the clam juice and cream. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Cook, stirring, about 3 minutes. In another saucepan, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Add the shrimp and cook about 2 minutes. Add the crabmeat and cook about 1 minute. Stir into cream mixture.

PAPPADEAUX SNAPPER PONCHARTRAIN

Steps:

• Combine reserved shrimp shells, chopped vegetables and water in a large stockpot; simmer over medium heat until liquid is reduced to 3 cups, about 30 minutes; strain and set aside.
• Make a roux in a heavy saucepan by melting 4 tablespoons butter until it begins to turn brown.
• Slowly whisk in 4 tablespoons flour until mixture thickens to a paste; cook until it turns a light, golden brown.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in another saucepan.
• Add garlic and onion and saute over medium heat 2 minutes.
• Add crushed bouillon cube, pepper sauce and shrimp stock.
• Stir and let simmer.
• While the stock is simmering, melt 1 stick plus 1 1/3 tablespoons butter in a separate saucepan, stirring, until it turns golden brown; set aside.
• Add roux to stock mixture and stir to incorporate, then simmer 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add brown butter to stock and whisk until incorporated and emulsified.
• Whisk in Madeira until incorporated.
• Set sauce aside and keep warm while the fish fillets are cooking.
• Mix salt, paprika, garlic powder and cayenne into remaining 2 cups flour.
• Dip fish fillets in lemon juice, then into seasoned flour to coat.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in large heated skillet over medium heat.
• Place fillets in skillet and cook until golden brown and completely cooked, about 4 minutes per side.
• While the fish is cooking, saute the peeled shrimp in 1 tablespoon butter just until they turn pink (do not overcook).
• Add shrimp and crab to Madeira sauce.
• Spoon 4 shrimp and a couple ounces of heated sauce over fillets and serve.

REDFISH PONTCHARTRAIN

Steps:

• Melt margarine in a skillet.
• Cook diced onions, diced green pepper, roasted red bell pepper, garlic chopped, rosemary, and thyme until soft.
• Add the lemon juice, white wine, and Tony Chachere to the above.
• Add the heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and tomato juice to the mixture.
• Cook in 200°F skillet. Sauté shrimp then add to sauce.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix sugar, sage, garlic salt, parsley, thyme and Cajun seasoning in a small dish.
• Place bread crumbs in large bowl, sprinkle seasonings over bread crumbs.
• In a small skillet, melt butter; add celery, pepper & onion and sauté until tender.
• Pour cooked veggies over bread crumbs.
• Add beaten eggs and 2 cans of broth.
• Mix well. Stir in chopped crawfish tails and Tabasco. Pour into a 13 x 9-inch sprayed baking pan.
• Bake approximately 1 hour or until set and lightly browned, but not dried out.
• Preheat cast-iron skillet for 15-30 minutes.
• Reserve 12 tablespoons of melted butter for serving.
• Dip fillet into butter and sprinkle blackening seasoning on both sides.
• Place into the skillet. Cook about 2-3 minutes or until the bottom is almost black but not burned.
• Carefully flip over, so fillets do not break.
• Pour about a teaspoon of butter on the cooked side and continue cooking about 2-3 minutes or until fillet is finished.
• Remove fish from pan and place onto a large platter.

BLACKENED OPELOUSAS TOPPING FOR FISH

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat melt butter still it starts to brown.
• Add cream and stir and heat till bubbling.
• Add remaining ingredients stirring in between.
• Reduce heat to simmer uncovered for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
• This sauce is great over blackened fish with a side of dirty rice.

LANDRY'S PONTCHARTRAIN SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the Chardonnay and the onion together over a low fire until the wine is reduced and the onion is very soft and transparent.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in another heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the flour and whisk until blended.
• Add the stock a little at a time, whisking constantly until blended and thickened.
• Add the mushrooms, green pepper and garlic. Cover and simmer down until the vegetables are soft.
• Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup of butter pieces until melted.
• Add to the Chardonnay (which should now be reduced to a glaze) mixture.
• Blend well over very low heat.
• Season to taste with salt (may not be needed), black pepper, cayenne, and tarragon.

CAJUN PONCHARTRAIN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, saute mushrooms in 1 teaspoon butter until tender. Stir in shrimp, and cook until pink. Transfer to a bowl.
• In the same saucepan, melt the remaining 2 teaspoons butter. Slowly mix in cream. Stir in the shrimp and mushroom mixture, and season to taste with garlic powder and black pepper. Simmer over very low heat until thick. Just before serving, stir in wine.