The mission of Café Reconcile is to fuel economic vitality and growth in Central City and the greater New Orleans metropolitan area by working together with businesses, nonprofit organizations, and people of faith to create jobs, support community development through youth workforce development programs, and encourage entrepreneurship and home ownership in socio-economically depressed neighborhoods, through the ministry of reconciliation. For more information, please visit www.cafereconcile.org.
Here are some of Café Reconcile's best recipes for you to try at home.
White Beans and Shrimp
Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients:
2 pounds White Northern Beans
4 cups Chopped Onion
2 cups Chopped Celery
2 cups Chopped Bell Peppers
1/2 cup Chopped Parsley
3-4 cloves, Chopped Garlic
1 tablespoon Thyme
Black Pepper, to Taste
dash Cayenne Pepper
dash White Pepper
Salt, to Taste
Chicken Stock or water, enough to cover beans
1 1/2 pounds Shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 cups Heavy Cream
Steamed White Rice
Procedure:
- Soak beans, in enough water to cover, in the refrigerator overnight.
- Drain beans.
- In a large pot, combine beans, veggies, seasoning and stock or water. Simmer covered for 2-3 hours until beans are tender. Add shrimp and cream and simmer until shrimp are cooked. Approximately 5 minutes.
- Serve over white rice.
Banana's Foster Bread Pudding
Serves 10-12
Ingredients:
3 Eggs
1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1/4 cup Rum
1/8 cup Banana Extract
4 cups Milk
1/8 cup Butter
Enough Stale French Bread to fill a 12x12x2 Pan
Procedure:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Tear the bread into two inch pieces. Whisk to combine eggs, sugars, cream, rum and banana extract. In a sauce pot bring milk to a boil and melt butter, temper in eggs to milk mixture. Pour liquid over the bread and fold it into the bread. Place pan in a water bath (place the baking dish into a larger baking pan and add enough water to come up to one inch on the sides of the baking dish) wrap it with plastic wrap and foil. Bake for 1 hour at 300 degrees. Remove foil and plastic and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
- For the sauce, flavor a little caramel with 1/4 ounce rum and 1/4 ounce banana extract.
This is our award winning dessert. Served daily at the Café!
Here are some of Café Reconcile's best recipes for you to try at home.
White Beans and Shrimp
Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients:
2 pounds White Northern Beans
4 cups Chopped Onion
2 cups Chopped Celery
2 cups Chopped Bell Peppers
1/2 cup Chopped Parsley
3-4 cloves, Chopped Garlic
1 tablespoon Thyme
Black Pepper, to Taste
dash Cayenne Pepper
dash White Pepper
Salt, to Taste
Chicken Stock or water, enough to cover beans
1 1/2 pounds Shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 cups Heavy Cream
Steamed White Rice
Procedure:
- Soak beans, in enough water to cover, in the refrigerator overnight.
- Drain beans.
- In a large pot, combine beans, veggies, seasoning and stock or water. Simmer covered for 2-3 hours until beans are tender. Add shrimp and cream and simmer until shrimp are cooked. Approximately 5 minutes.
- Serve over white rice.
Banana's Foster Bread Pudding
Serves 10-12
Ingredients:
3 Eggs
1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1/4 cup Rum
1/8 cup Banana Extract
4 cups Milk
1/8 cup Butter
Enough Stale French Bread to fill a 12x12x2 Pan
Procedure:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Tear the bread into two inch pieces. Whisk to combine eggs, sugars, cream, rum and banana extract. In a sauce pot bring milk to a boil and melt butter, temper in eggs to milk mixture. Pour liquid over the bread and fold it into the bread. Place pan in a water bath (place the baking dish into a larger baking pan and add enough water to come up to one inch on the sides of the baking dish) wrap it with plastic wrap and foil. Bake for 1 hour at 300 degrees. Remove foil and plastic and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
- For the sauce, flavor a little caramel with 1/4 ounce rum and 1/4 ounce banana extract.
This is our award winning dessert. Served daily at the Café!
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