Sauce Patate - A New Orleans Potato Stew

I had no idea how much I was going to be using my homemade Creole Seasoning when I started cooking for Midnight Bayou. Needless to say it's a great thing I made it when I did because most of the recipes I've been making are now requiring the seasoning, or I just want to experiment with it.

I like how thus far in Midnight Bayou the main character Declan Fitzgerald has been a neighborly gentleman - albeit a little flirtatious to say the least. One of his older neighbors at one point promised to make this dish for him, and while that hasn't happened yet I decided to take it upon myself to make it for my "Declan". 

Sauce Patate - New Orleans Potato Stew

• Butter (1/2 Cup)
• Flour (2/3 Cups)
• Onion (Finely Chopped)
• Green Pepper (Finely Chopped)
• Garlic (3 Cloves, Finely Chopped)
• Water (2 1/2 Cups, More If Needed)
• Potatoes (Peeled, and Chopped)
• Green Onions (1 Bunch, Finely Chopped)
• Creole Seasoning (2 Tablespoons)
• Salt (To Taste)
• Rice (2 Cups, Cooked)

Instructions

• Make a roux by melting the Butter in a large saucepan. Add in the Flour and cook until it makes a nice thick creamy sauce. 
• Add in the Onion, Green Pepper, and Garlic sautéing for 5 minutes.
• Add in the Potatoes, Water, Creole Seasoning, and Salt - cook this on a simmer for around 30 minutes or until the Potatoes are finished.
• Add in the Green Onions and let simmer in the stew for around 5 minutes.
• Plate some Rice, pour the sauce patate over and enjoy!

I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this stew… It has just the right amount of spice to it without overpowering any of the other ingredients. It really warms you up on a cold evening - especially lately as it gets colder here in Maine. It also has a wonderful creamy texture to it, which makes it a nice thick stew (almost gravy like). 

Traditionally there is a meat that goes with this such as shrimp, however I really didn't want to add shrimp because I'm not a fan. Ricky also wanted to try it without shrimp because he wanted to pour this over his leftover Thanksgiving Turkey.

Anyway - Sunday Night Football is coming up with the Broncos and Chiefs, so I'm signing off. See you all again on Tuesday! Happy cooking!