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Tree Dawg’s Sauce Picante Question for those who’ve made it

Posted on 4/19/18 at 10:11 am
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7910 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 10:11 am
What’s the yield of the recipie relative to the size of the 5 Gal Pot? (How Full will Pot be if recipe is followed exactly?)

Recipe:

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TreeDawg's Sauce Piquante
10lbs of meat cut stew size. (Alligator, Venison or Turtle)
2 lbs Smoked Hot Sausage or Andoulle diced.
9 Yellow Onions chopped.
4 Bell Peppers chopped.
1 Bunch Celery chopped.
9 Cloves Garlic chopped.
2 Bunches Green Onion chopped.
1 box Fresh Mushrooms sliced.
2 lbs. Real Salted Butter.
4 Cans Rotel.
Four 6 oz. Cans Tomato Paste.
Two 6 oz. Cans Tomato Sauce.
4 Cups Burgundy.
1/2 Cup Lea & Perrins.
2 tsp. Sugar.
1 Cup Oil.
1 Cup Flour.
1 Gallon Water.
5 Gallon Black Iron Pot.
1 Black Iron Skillet.

1) Brown seasoned meat, in melted Butter, in Pot. 2) Brown Sausage in Skillet at same time. 3) Remove Meat and Saute Onions, Bell Pepper, Celery, Garlic & 3/4 of the Green Onions. Save 1/4 of Green Onion for Garnish. 4) Remove Sausage when browned. Add Oil to Pork Fat from Sausage. Add Flour and brown to make a dark Roux. Add 1/4 Cup of Lea & Perrins when you turn off heat and blend. 5) Add Tomato Sauce, Paste, Rotel and Sugar to Sauted Veggies. Cook until blended well then add Roux. Cook untill blended well again. 6) Add Burgundy, 1/4 Cup of Lea & Perrins and 1/2 Gallon of Water. Bring back to boil. 7) Add Meat and Sausage back to Pot. Add Water if needed, enough to cover meat good. Bring Back to boil, reduce heat and start spooning off excess grease. Stir often and deep to keep from sticking. 8) Season generously and cook slow for 3 hours. Continue to spoon off grease and stir. Add Water and Seasoning as needed. 9) Add Mushrooms and cook 1 more hour. Garnish with Green Onions, serve over Rice and with French Bread. The recipe is big but still great when reduced. Just don't hurry it. This is the real deal!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by TreeDawg
Central, La.
Member since Jan 2005
27144 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 10:27 am to
Hey there, just saw your question. Typically your pot will be about 1/2 to 3/4 full, but if you add more meat than called for (it happens to me a lot) or if you add a bit more water for adjustment, it will obviously be a bit fuller. I usually always end up at least 3/4 full.
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7910 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 10:43 am to
Thanks man! Recipe is awesome. I have only cooked a scaled down version, but will be doing a big pot this weekend.
Posted by TreeDawg
Central, La.
Member since Jan 2005
27144 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 10:48 am to
Over the years I have kinda tweeked the way I cook this recipe. I started browning my sausage first in main pot, removing, then adding only part of the butter for browning other meats. I didn't like how much liquid was in the pot and it boiled the meat more than browning it. Man, the magic of real butter & roux combined with Burgundy is amazing.
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
58274 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 10:53 am to
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TreeDawg



Does this recipe scale down easily? Or should more things be taken out than others?

I want to try the 5 gallon recipe in the fall, but i want some practice before i start.
Posted by TreeDawg
Central, La.
Member since Jan 2005
27144 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 11:05 am to
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Does this recipe scale down easily?


Yes, go to a 12 Qt pot and cut recipe in half.
Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
26273 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 11:11 am to
Thanks for sharing. I'm bookmarking this. I haven't ever made a sauce piquante but would like to.
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
10246 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:00 pm to
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TreeDawg
I'll add your new comment to your recipe in the recipe collection.

How come you don't post here more often? We could use some more good down home recipes, especially with Kajungee gone now.

Post more!
Posted by CorkRockingham
Member since Jun 2017
502 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:29 pm to
I made this for the first time this past weekend and I just kind of winged it. Turned out fantastic. I used alligator and savoies sausage. I'm not much of the measuring type. Just go for it and it will all work out.
Posted by TreeDawg
Central, La.
Member since Jan 2005
27144 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:42 pm to
Thanks, I will get more involved..........it's time.
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7910 posts
Posted on 4/22/18 at 12:36 pm to
Tree... your recipe took down a Cookoff in Thibodaux on Friday evening. I did some modifications.. Chicken stock in place of water, Little more rotel, little more wine, etc.

It was a wide open variety Cookoff, 15 cooking teams in all. People were doing stuff like Crawfish Crepes and seafood Nachos, etc, but Chicken and Sausage Sauce Picante based off your recipe took first place. Thought you’d get a kick out of that.
This post was edited on 4/22/18 at 12:39 pm
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49696 posts
Posted on 4/22/18 at 2:31 pm to
How is Gee’s family doing?
Posted by TreeDawg
Central, La.
Member since Jan 2005
27144 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 11:13 am to
Dude!!!!!!

Way to rock it man, congrats....
Posted by TreeDawg
Central, La.
Member since Jan 2005
27144 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 11:14 am to
quote:

How is Gee’s family doing?


Hanging in there, man we miss him so much. Thanks for asking.
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
49636 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 11:22 am to
He's missed by a lot of people, including those of us who didn't know him personally.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
64520 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 11:28 am to
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He's missed by a lot of people, including those of us who didn't know him personally.


Agreed. Probably one of the first posters that I remember "meeting" from TD.
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7910 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 12:04 pm to
quote:

Way to rock it man, congrats....


Thanks!
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
49636 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 12:10 pm to
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Agreed. Probably one of the first posters that I remember "meeting" from TD.




One of my all time favorites. I don't know that I ever missed his posts. Seeing him post was sort of like a treat because it wasn't regular. I would click on his name sometimes, to make sure I hadn't missed anything.
Posted by puffulufogous
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
6391 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 12:24 pm to
Tree, I'm in Kentucky now and there's no alligator, turtle, or venison available to me around here. Any recommendations on another meat to use for those of us far from Cajun country?
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7910 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 12:28 pm to
I used boneless skinless chicken thighs on Friday night and won a Cookoff. I spoke with one of the judges after. They weren’t given any information about what they were being served before hand, and two of them speculated that it was turtle meat.
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