5 creole hens creole Recipes

cornish hens or 1 (3 -4 lb) roasting chickens, cajun butter injectable marinade (1 oz or lb of poultry) or 3/8-1/2 cup creole garlic injectable marinade, bayou magic sausage seasoning or 3 tbsp tony chachere s creole seasoning, paul prudhomme s poultry seasoning (poultry magic), paprika

cornish hens, thawed, rinsed and patted dry inside and out, fingerling potatoes or 1/2 lb assorted fingerling potato, brussels sprout, thick ends trimmed , loose outer leaves removed and cut in half, thick cut bacon, chopped (or cut with kitchen shears), garlic cloves, sliced thin, seasoning, blend (creole, mediterranean , herbs de provence, lemon pepper etc. amt. to taste), olive oil

qts. chicken stock (must be homemade!), flour, oil, chicken or guinea hen, without giblets, cut up, andouillesausage , sliced about 1/4 thick on the bias (you may substitute hot or mild smoked sausage if good andouille isn tsp available) and/or fresh creole hot sausage, browned, shrimp, peeled and deveined, blue crabs, cleaned, broken in half and claws pulled off (or for a more elegant looking gumbo, omit and instead add 1-1/2 lb lump white crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage), okra, sliced (leave out if you don tsp like okra, but be sure to add file at the end if you leave out the okra), onions, chopped, green onions with tops, chopped, bell peppers, chopped, ribs celery, chopped, several cloves garlic, minced, bay leaves, fresh parsley, chopped, black, white and cayenne peppers , to taste, salt to taste, few dashes tabasco , or to taste., file powder (only if you don tsp use okra!), steaming hot louisiana long-grain rice

stewing hen, cut into 8 pieces, all-purpose flour, essence or creole seasoning , recipe follows, olive oil, diced pancetta, sliced yellow onions, salt, red pepper flakes, minced garlic, chopped fresh oregano leaves, chopped fresh rosemary leaves, bay leaf, sliced and stemmed button mushrooms, dry white wine, whole peeled tomatoes, crushed , with juices, chicken stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth, spaghetti, grated parmigiano-reggiano , optional, chopped fresh parsley leaves, for garnish