8 brined creole Recipes

chicken, buttermilk, water, kosher salt, creole seasoning (tony chachere s), hot sauce (or other vinegar based ), sriracha hot sauce, freshly grated nutmeg, honey, cayenne (optional) or hot hungarian paprika (optional), thyme (optional), flour, baking powder, cornstarch, creole seasoning (tony chachere s), kosher salt (to taste), freshly grated black pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, cayenne, paprika, garlic powder, buttermilk, oil (for frying , you need enough to come about 1/3 of the way up the pot or 2 inches), kosher salt, for sprinkling

kosher salt, brown sugar, cracked black pepper, dried thyme, garlic cloves, crushed, apple cider or 12 cups apple juice, whole turkey , neck and giblets removed, butter, melted

pitted brine-cured black olives, sliced (such as nicoise), pimento stuffed olive, sliced, extra-virgin olive oil (good quality , please!), minced shallots (i tried cippolini and shallots in combination), chopped celery (i added 1 tbsp of minced celery leaves, too), minced fresh flat-leaf parsley (aka italian parsley), minced garlic (gah-lic), fresh ground black pepper

minced shallot, crushed green peppercorn (brine- packed), vegetable oil, dry white wine, coarse-cracked black pepper, dijon mustard, creole mustard, basic mayonnaise, sour cream, honey, kosher salt

shrimp, peeled and deveined, olive oil , plus 3 tbsp extra-virgin, fresh lemon juice, plus more for serving, minced garlic, essence or creole seasoning , recipe follows, red pepper flakes, yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 to 3/4-inch dice, chopped, seeded brine-cured black olives , such as kalamata, capers, drained, chopped fresh cilantro leaves , plus small fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish, salt, freshly ground black pepper, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme

bone-in pork chops , about 12 oz each, warm water, kosher salt , about 1 3/4 cups, honey, chopped fresh thyme, freshly ground black pepper, creole mustard reduction sauce , recipe follows