European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 16. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17 cajun chefs stir up Gold medal dishes Bojoh Demers United press International inf inn by  Raj . I.,.,.,. A Irti Iru. A i i much ,, s him .-.-.,1,1 if Mimnau ii Iligir s.iur.i". Anil pier m Hui coca Lii the of m Kuhn i Tonnu ,-pprudhfiitinlf1 blackened a f fish. Anything Bill a traditional c i in dish. I now Iho inor popular glom on menus find Manhattan to Singapore thanks. To the chel s Kitchen Genius and marketable personality yet other chefs Are doing intriguing things in other Corners of the so called acadian Triangle the Section of Louisiana settled in the 1700s by French speaking exiles from suddenly British Nova Scotia the acadian culinary classic Drew entries from chefs in b g cities like new Orleans As Well As smaller cajun towns like new Iberia and Donaldsonville. The Cook off was sponsored by the world s Best known cajun Export the hot sauce produced by the Mcilhenny family on isolated Avery Island and marketed at Home and abroad As Tabasco. The judge had no easy Lime finding winners among recipes categorized As salads soups vegetables meats crawfish seafood and fish poultry and desserts. There were 14 1 entries in All Many of course. Using the sauce that sponsored the contest. Two of the most interesting recipes walked off with Gold medals in the poultry and dessert sections. Grilled duckling Bayou Teche was created by chef Michael Hall of the Landing in Lafayette while Tootsie Roll cheesecake came from chef John Albrechl Al the Lafayette Hilton. Grilled duckling Bayou Teche Stock. 33v.1-4 Pound ducks r Pound Bacon 1 Pound chopped onions 1 Pound chopped carrots Pound peeled chopped celery about 1 cup 1 Pound chopped eggplant 4 medium shallots peeled and chopped 1 Bay Leaf Pinch of dried thyme Pound smoked sausage chopped 2 Gallons water Roux thickener fal from Stock flour sauce 1 cup hour a Pound Bacon chopped 1 Pound onions chopped 2 ounces Bell Pepper about 2 ounces celery minced 1 Pound mushrooms quartered a Pound Tasso or other hot sausage in Julienne strips. Bone the breast and leg meat on each Duck leaving each piece whole. Season de boned Duck with your favorite seasoning such As Creole seasoning or Salt and Pef or. Wrap pieces and chill overnight. To make Stock Brown Bacon in Large 3-gallon pot. Erma Bombeck cup. Minced Paul Prudhomme of French Quarter restaurant Fame stirs up a pot of new Orleans Gumbo. Add onion and Cook until Brown. Add remaining Stock ingredients except water including Duck Bones neck and Gizzard. Simmer 10 minutes stirring often add water and bring to boiling. Skim Loam off top and lower heat to a simmer. Cook 4-6 hours turn heat to High and reduce Stock to / gallon. Strain Stock discarding Bones and vegetables. To make Roux. A thickener scrape the fat off lop of Stock. Place one cup in a Skillet and heat to the smoking Point. Stir in enough flour to thicken cooking until medium Brown. Stir constantly. To prepare the sauce Cook Bacon until Viown add onion and Cook till Brown. Add remaining sauce ingredients and Cook 15 minutes stirring often add the Stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. Skim fat off top. Add Roux to desired thickness about a cup. Sauce should be fairly thin but should Coal a spoon. If additional seasoning is needed add Salt White Pepper and red Pepper to taste. Prepare a hot charcoal fire. Place seasoned Duck pieces Over coals skin Side Down and Grill about 5 minutes. Place Duck in a roasting pan and cover with sauce cover pan and roast in a 400-degree oven for 2 hours skim of fat and chock seasoning. Serve Over Nee or pasta Garnish with Orange or Tomato Rose and fresh herbs or Parsley. Makes 12 Servings. Tootsie Roll cheesecake 1- i cups Graham Cracker crumbs 1 cups sugar a cup butter softened 2 pounds Cream cheese softened 6 eggs 1 cup Dairy sour Cream juice of 1 Lemon 1 tsp Vanilla 8 ounces Toolsie Rolls \ cup whipping Cream Combine Graham Cracker crumbs. Cup of sugar and the butter mixing Well. Lightly sultor a 10-Inch round 2-Inch does cake pan Don t six my Well lightly Butler a 10-Inch round. 2-Inch deep cake pan Don t use a spin form pan As the Bailer is Loo thin press Crumb mixture evenly into Bottom of pan. Beat Cream cheese with remaining 1 4 cups sugar until smooth scraping sides of bowl often. Add eggs one Al a time beating Well after each addition. Add sour Cream Lemon juice and Vanilla beating until smooth. Mell Tootsie Rolls in top of double boiler. Stir in Cream. Then add to the Cream cheese mixture. Mix Well and pour Over crust. Place cake pan in another Large deep pan. Pour water around the cake pan to a depth of about i inches. Bake in a 300-degree oven for about 2 hours or until Center is set and a toothpick inserted near censer comes Oul clean Cool then chill several hours or overnight. To remove from pan. Heat outside of pan slightly and invert Onlo serving Platter. Makes 16 Servings. E seem to have discovered a convenient v m Vivain that is the answer to every business vim Man s prayer. The computer you were charged twice for a hotel room T T in Akron the computer did it. You did t receive your tax statement and you owe a penalty the computer did it. You got the wrong form letter from the wrong political party the computer did it. If humans did As Lousy jobs As most computers they d have been tired years ago but we put up with them. Why because humans Are covering up for them. 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