PANTRYFLEX

stove · pan sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 10 minCook 15 min

Sydney Creole

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Mashama Bailey recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Mashama Bailey.

Creole from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Butter 30 ml, Flour 30 ml, Onion 480 ml, Green Pepper 240 ml, Celery 240 ml, Cajun Spice 15 ml, White Pepper 5 ml, Shrimp Paste 15 ml, White Wine 120 ml, Shellfish Stk 960 ml
Butter 30 mlFlour 30 mlOnion 480 mlGreen Pepper 240 mlCelery 240 mlCajun Spice 15 ml

Ingredients

  • Butter — 2 tbsp (30 ml)
  • Flour — 2 tbsp all-purpose (30 ml)
  • Onion — 2 cups, diced (480 ml)
  • Green Pepper — 1 cup, diced (240 ml)
  • Celery — 1 cup, diced (240 ml)
  • Garlic — 3 cloves, minced
  • Cajun Spice — 1 tbsp blackening seasoning (15 ml)
  • White Pepper — 1 tsp, ground (5 ml)
  • Cayenne — 1 pinch (to comfort of heat) (0.3 g)
  • Pepper — 1/2 tsp, ground (1.2 g)
  • Shrimp Paste — 1 tbsp shrimp powder (15 ml)
  • White Wine — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
  • Shellfish Stk — 4 cups shrimp stock (960 ml)
  • Crab — 1/4 lb jumbo lump crab meat, folded in at the end (113 g)
  • Salt — to taste

Method

  1. This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
  2. Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
  3. Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Provenance

Mashama Bailey works in Port City Southern / African American at The Grey; credentials include James Beard Outstanding Chef 2022 (The Grey, Savannah); James Beard Best Chef: Southeast 2019.

Originally published as Creole Sauce.

Adapted from a Mashama Bailey recipe (Mashama Bailey / Garden & Gun (fish & grits, The Grey)).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

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What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Mashama Bailey / Garden & Gun (fish & grits, The Grey) (published as “Creole Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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