Recipes from Commander's Palace in New Orleans: CRYSTAL HOT SAUCE BEURRE BLANC 5 oz. Crystal hot sauce Pinch of garlic Pinch of shallot 2 oz. Heavy Cream 1 1/2 lb. Butter Saute garlic and shallots in a pan with a little butter. Add Crystal Hot Sauce and reduce by 75%. Add cream and reduce again by 50%. Slowly whip in softened butter a little at a time. SHRIMP AND TASSO WITH FIVE PEPPER JELLY 36 Jumbo shrimp (shelled and deveined) 6 oz. Spicy tasso (julienne into 1" strips) 36 Pickled okra 5 Pepper jelly (see below) Tabasco Hot Butter Sauce (below) Make a 1/4" incision down the back of each shrimp and place one stripe of tassori on each incision. Secure with a toothpick. Lightly dust each shrimp with seasoned flour and fry. Placed cooked shrimp in a bowl with 4 oz. of Tabasco hot butter sauce and toss until well coated. Spread 5 pepper jelly on the bottom of a small dish and arrange shrimp on the plate alternating with the pickled okra. FIVE PEPPER JELLY 1 each Red, Yellow and Green peppers diced 1 Jalapeno 1/4 tsp. Black pepper 3 oz. Honey 6 oz. White vinegar Put honey and vinegar in a pot and reduce until sticky. Add remaining ingredients and cook until the peppers are soft. Add salt to taste. Judy Howle Flavors of the South http://www.ebicom.net/~howle Hot and Spicy Cuisine Editor, Suite 101 http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/hot_and_spicy_cuising