Chef Bens Cajun Dressing Homemade cornbread; 1/2 cup butter 2/3 cup white 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup cornmeal 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square pan. Melt butter in large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended. Combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in pan. Stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Dressing: 3 teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon white pepper ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper ½ teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoons dried oregano 1 teaspoon thyme 6 tablespoons butter 2 habanero peppers, diced 1 ½ cups finely chopped onions 1 ½ cups finely chopped bell pepper 1 cup finely chopped celery 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic 2 bay leaves 1 cup freshly chopped parsley 2 cups shrimps, deveined and chopped 2 cups lobster tail meat 1 cup fresh crab meat 1 14 ½ oz. can homemade chicken stock 1 12 oz. can evaporated milk 6 eggs, beaten Butter two casserole dishes, large (9 x 13) Thoroughly combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Saute seafood and parsley with clarify butter about 2 minutes. Set aside. In a large skillet, melt the butter. Add the habanero pepper, onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic and bay leaves. Sauté about 3-4 minutes on high heat. Add seasoning mix and continue cooking until vegetables are barely wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in the seafood/parsley mixture and stock; cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Turn off heat. Remove bay leaves. In the large bowl, crumble the room temperature cornbread. Add the milk and eggs, stirring well. Add the vegetable and seafood mixture to this and mix well. Divide the dressing between the two buttered casserole dishes. Bake at 350 until brown on top and bubbly in the middle, about 45 minutes. This Thanksgiving never be the same!!!!!
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 02:05:51 +0000
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