Similar to etouffee in heat, this sauce is hot. It becomes Seafood Creole by including seafood. It is fairly hot as a result of the seasoning blend. By changing the peppers’ dosage, this can be managed. I must reduce the peppers to 1/8 teaspoon each for the wife because I prefer mine full intensity. For large gatherings, this dish is simple to double or even multiply four times. Rice, garlic bread, a green salad, and a fine white wine, such as white Merlot, white Cabernet, Johannisburg Riesling, or Gewurztraminer, go superbly with it. For this recipe, use the firm, white fish fillets of your choice. Instead of slicing fresh tomatoes, canned diced tomatoes can be used.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 1 gallon |
Ingredients
- 1 gallon water, divided
- 4 family-size tea bags
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 2 cups pineapple juice
- 2 cups orange juice
- ¼ cup lemon juice
Instructions
- Boil 2 quarts water in a pot. Remove from heat, add tea bags, and steep for 20 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.
- Combine remaining 2 quarts water, sugar, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a separate pot. Bring to a boil. Add the brewed tea, pineapple juice, orange juice, and lemon juice.
Reviews
I need this for my sister’s bridal shower. She loved it and now asks for me to make it frequently. I tried the idea in one of the comments with the Pomegranate White tea. Delish and great iced for the summer!
Growing up in Colorado my mom made this all of the time. She made the mix in bulk and used Tang instead of real orange juice. I hadn’t had it in years and when I saw this recipe I knew I must try it. Pineapple though? Not only is that a flavor I don’t care for, it was never in the Russian tea I knew. I was skeptical so I bought the smallest container I could find. I scaled the recipe in half and that was just about right. Loved the flavor the real orange juice gave it but as suspected I did not like the pineapple at all. I’m still giving this 4 stars because using real OJ was excellent. If you like pineapple flavor I highly recommend you give this one a try. Replacing the pineapple with OJ would be too much orange but for us non pineapple lovers there has got to be something to use instead. Club soda maybe? I drank this hot as I did when I was a kid but am anxious to try the leftover cold. If the pineapple flavor mellows overnight I’ll update my review. Until then, this was pretty good.