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

Posted on 4/23/18 at 5:04 pm to
Posted by puffulufogous
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
6391 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 5:04 pm to
Game on. Can't wait to make it
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
10246 posts
Posted on 4/23/18 at 7:33 pm to
quote:

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.
So, TD, how many people do you serve? What's the serving size?
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7910 posts
Posted on 4/24/18 at 2:13 pm to
I used most of TD’s measurements, but 7 quarts of chicken stock vs the water he specifies. Pot was pretty full to start, but cooked down to probably around 3.5 gallons or so. We were doing mini-servings in 5 oz bowls for tasting, so probably about 3 oz of sauce per with 2oz of rice. I did 120 or so servings and had a gallon bag left over.

If you were doing full size servings as a main, I’d probably cut that in 1/2. 50-60 servings would empty the pot.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21512 posts
Posted on 4/25/18 at 7:51 am to
This recipe is obviously a winner, and I plan to try a scaled down version soon, maybe this weekend.

The total simmer time on the meat is 4 hours. When I do a long simmer on something like gumbo I usually hold most of the sausage until the last hour or so to avoid cooking all the flavor out of it and leaving it mushy.

I'm assuming it's turning out good for folks even with 4 hours of simmer on the meats. Can anyone comment based on experience? Thanks.
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52744 posts
Posted on 4/25/18 at 8:40 am to
I prefer to brown meats and layer in depending on time needed to tenderize or avoid overcooking, for MY taste.

Sausage goes in during the last hour .

Chicken, if used, less than two hours cook time.

Venison and duck get a two to four hour stew.
Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18563 posts
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:44 am to
Made this recipe saturday with cubed deer roast, green onion deer sausage, and smoked sausage

All of the other ingredients i copied the recipe but scaled down to a 10 quart pot for just me and the family


It was excellent

Only difference was that I used chicken stock instead of water, but I generally use stock instead of water when i cook.
This post was edited on 4/25/18 at 10:44 am
Posted by tigerpoboy
Everything is rigged
Member since Nov 2021
223 posts
Posted on 8/6/22 at 1:57 pm to
I’ve got this on the stove right now and figured I’d give it a bump for those that haven’t seen it. This is always a crowd pleaser. My nine year old daughter is expressing an interest in cooking so she is in the kitchen helping. She looked at my phone and asked, “Who is this Tree Dawg guy dad?” I’ll see if I can figure out how to post a pic when it’s finished.
Posted by bossflossjr
The Great State of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
12284 posts
Posted on 8/6/22 at 4:32 pm to
Love the bump. Miss seeing TD & Gee’s names. I’ve never cooked his recipe, but may give it a whirl this duck season.
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