Cajun French: Louisiane (Loo-ee-zee-on) – Louisiana
Valentine’s Day Dinner
Romantically speaking, oysters say it all. Combine fresh Louisiana oysters with fresh Louisiana shrimp and crab and romance is in the air. We paired this trio with a stuffed portabella mushroom that will leave your taste buds sizzling. Light candles, chill your favorite wine, grab your honey and you will have a night in paradise.
Mais C’est Bon!
Enjoy!!
Ingredients:
Mushrooms:
- 2 lg portabella mushrooms
- Olive oil
- Take the stem out of the mushroom and set aside.
- Remove ribs from the inside of the mushroom.
- Rub mushroom with olive oil.
- Season mushrooms.
- Set mushrooms on baking rack.
Stuffing:
- 1 onion
- 1 sweet red pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 stems of portabella mushrooms
- Salt
- Cayenne pepper
- 1 Tbl vermouth
- 3 Tbl mashed beans
- 1 Tbl Olive oil
Chop onion, sweet red pepper, mushrooms and garlic.
Heat olive oil to medium in cast iron skillet.
Sauté vegetables until tender.
Season with salt and cayenne pepper.
Add 1 Tbl Vermouth to deglaze the skillet.
Add 3 Tbl mashed beans (I used black eye peas).
Turn off heat and mix well.
Split mixture in half.
Stuff half in each mushroom.
Bake at 350 for approximately 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and set rack on stove top.
Crab Dressing:
- 1 cup crab
- 2 Tbl mayonnaise
- 2 Tbl olive oil
- 1 Tbl fig infused balsamic vinegar
- Pinch ginger
- ½ tsp horseradish
- Pinch salt
- Pinch cayenne pepper
Wisk together mayonnaise and olive oil. Use good olive oil.
Add vinegar and whisk.
Add ginger, horseradish, salt and cayenne. Mix well.
Add crab and toss until well coated.
Shrimp:
- 6 lg Louisiana shrimp
- 2 Tbl Olive oil
- Salt
- Cayenne pepper
- Paprika
Heat olive oil in heavy skillet to medium.
Place shrimp in oil.
Season with salt and cayenne pepper.
Turn shrimp.
Season with salt and paprika.
Cook until shrimp are pink.
Remove shrimp and keep warm.
Oysters:
- 6 Louisiana oysters
- Olive oil
- Salt
Heat olive oil in heavy skillet to medium.
Place oysters in oil.
Season with salt.
Turn oysters.
Cook until done. The edges will “frill” or curl.
Plating:
Place stuffed mushroom in center of plate.
Place 3 shrimp and 3 oysters on top of the stuffing, alternating each.
Place a heaping tablespoon or more of crab dressing in center.
Garnish with a piece of crab.
