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Macque Choux Recipe by Al LeBlanc, Chitimacha 12 ears Fresh Sweet Corn 3 Medium Onions 1/4 Cup vegetable oil Black pepper and salt Clean corn
thoroughly, Cut corn off Cob using the "Macque Choux" method: *Using a sharp knife, cut the first layer of corn about 1/8" (just taking the tops). Cut a second layer, getting very near the cob (not into it). Next, back-scrape the cob using your knife to extract the rest of the pulp and milk. Note: Remember, the cut of the corn is directly
proportionate to the quality of the Macque Choux. Cut the onions very fine, by peeling, halving, slicing in 1/8" slices with the grain, and finally 1/8"
across the grain, forming 1/8" dices. This is not so critical as the corn, but try to keep it small. Mix the onions and corn
thoroughly in a large bowl, seasoning with salt and black pepper to taste. In a large black iron skillet or dutch oven: Heat the oil to frying heat. Add corn and onions all at once. You must cook this on a medium fire and keep well stirred for the next 45 minutes. It will brown to a nice golden brown and take on a slightly nutty consistency. It will have a naturally sweet consistency. If it does not, then you can use a tablespoon or so of brown sugar to get it there. You may also want to add a bit of cream (canned evaporated milk) to give it a more creamy consistency. Enjoy!!! Chitimacha Baked Duck Recipe by Leroy and Dora Burgess, Chitimacha Leroy gets the ducks. Dora cooks them. Place cleaned ducks in large pot. Add salt and pepper, onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic (to taste) Cover with water and gently boil
till tender. Heat oven to 350° Remove ducks from water. Place in baking dish. Put pats of margarine in and on the ducks. Bake
till brown. Corn Soup Recipe by Vickie Mora, Chitimacha 12-16 Ears of Corn Salt Meat 1 can Diced Tomatoes 1 block Margarine 2 Onions Melt Margarine in pot and then
sauté the onions for about 10 minutes. Add the scraped corn in the pot and cook on a low fire for about 15 minutes. Next, add water to the corn and let it come to a boil, then add the diced tomatoes to the soup. Also, after you have boiled the salt meat, you may also add it to the soup. Add salt and pepper to your desire. You can leave out the diced tomatoes, if you so desire. |