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Ingredients

• ✓ roux
• mushroom
• green chile pepper
• tomato
• mustard green
• black-eyed pea
• creole seasoning
• bay leaf
• thyme
• rosemary
• file powder
• black pepper
• paprika
• chili powder
• chicken stock
• garlic
• celery
• bell pepper
• onion
• smoked sausage
• okra
• bacon
• thyme
• black pepper
• salt
• pork butt

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Season pork cubes with salt, pepper, and thyme to taste and place in a cast iron skillet.
3. 3 Cook pork cubes in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 30 minutes. Transfer pork from skillet to a bowl, reserving drippings.
4. 4 Cook and stir bacon in a 9-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving bacon grease.
5. 5 Cook and stir okra in the bacon grease over medium heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer okra to a bowl, reserving bacon grease. Cook and stir smoked sausage in bacon grease until browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic to sausage; cook and stir until softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
6. 6 Stir 48 fluid ounces chicken stock into sausage mixture and bring to a simmer. Stir roux into broth mixture until dissolved and slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Slowly stir 48 fluid ounces chicken stock into thickened stock; bring back to a simmer.
7. 7 Mix pork, pork drippings, bacon, chili powder, paprika, 2 teaspoons black pepper, file powder, rosemary, 1 teaspoon thyme, bay leaves, and Creole seasoning into thickened chicken stock; simmer, stirring often and skimming off fat, until flavors blend, about 1 hour.
8. 8 Stir black-eyed peas, mustard greens, okra, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, mushrooms, and remaining chicken stock into pork-stock mixture; simmer for 1 hour more.

By RFalgout

Ingredients

• ✓ roux
• top round steak
• kosher salt
• black peppercorn
• butter
• sage
• thyme
• rosemary
• brandy
• veal demi glace
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Season steak with salt and pepper, and firmly press seasonings into steak. In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, combine clarified butter, sage, thyme and rosemary. Cook until herbs begin to brown, then remove herbs.
2. 2 Increase heat to medium-high. Sear steak for 10 to 15 minutes on each side. Carefully pour brandy over steak. Stand back, and ignite the brandy (flames can be quite intense). When flames die, remove steak from pan; keep warm.
3. 3 Stir demi glace into pan, and deglaze the pan, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in heavy cream, and any juices that have accumulated under the steak. Add roux to sauce to thicken to a smooth, rich consistency. Taste sauce and add more peppercorns or salt if desired.

By Tina Franco

Ingredients

• ✓ roux
• lamb chop
• salt
• black pepper
• vegetable oil
• irish stout beer
• potato
• carrot
• pearl onion
• lamb stock
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Season lamb chops with salt and pepper.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat until hot but not smoking; add chops. Sear on each side, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.
3. 3 Pour beer into the pot and cook for 1 minute, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add lamb back to the pot.
4. 4 Toss potatoes, carrots, and onions with salt and pepper in a mixing bowl and add to the pot. Cover with lamb stock and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until lamb falls off the bone, about 2 hours. Stir in roux and continue to cook for 10 minutes. Stir in parsley and spoon into serving bowls.

By Virginia Vohasek