RECIPES A Few Recipes using Southern Accent Spices and Sauces. More to follow on our on-line store! BLACKENED CHICKEN WITH LEMON BEURRE 6 boneless chicken breasts 3 oz blackening mix 3 tbsp. butter, melted Method Blackened Chicken 1.Place blackening mix in a plastic bag and toss the chicken in the spices until thoroughly coated. Set aside. 2.Set gas grill at high heat. 3.Put chicken on grill and drizzle with melted butter. Allow flame to subside. 4.Flip and do the same to the other side – this will blacken the meat. If it is not cooked through, finish in the oven or the side of the barbeque where the heat is low. 5.Serve with lemon Beurre Lemon Beurre Ingredients ½ cup white sugar ½ cup fresh lemon juice ¼ lb butter 2 cups whipping cream Method, Lemon Beurre 1.In a heavy saucepan, combine ½ cup white sugar and ½ cup fresh lemon juice. Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce to simmer. Cook until sauce is reduced by half and is thick enough to coat a spoon. 2.While still simmering, drop in ¼ pound butter cut into 4 pieces, one piece at a time, stirring constantly. 3.Once the butter has melted, remove from heat and stir in 2 cups whipping cream and cool for 1 hour. 4.Sauce can be refrigerated for up to one week SOUTHERN ACCENT BBQ RIBS 3-4 side pork ribs (Split) Smokin’ Maple Bourbon Chipotle BBQ Sauce Honey Soya Rosemary marinade Ingredients: ¼ cup soya sauce ¾ cup hot sauce ¼ cup Worchester sauce 1 ¼ tsp. black pepper ¾ tsp. cayenne pepper 2 tsp. chili flakes 4 tsp. dried rosemary ¾ cup honey 2 tsp. dried tarragon Method: 1.Marinate ribs in the honey Soya marinade 2-3 hours or overnight. 2.Bake in the oven at 350F for 1.5 hours in marinade. 3.Remove from oven. 4.Put Smokin’ Maple Bourbon Chipotle BBQ sauce on the ribs then cook in the oven until meat is tender. 5.Finish off on the grill for 5 minutes if desired. SOUTHERN ACCENT PIQUANTE SHRIMP Serves 4 1.Melt 3 tbls. of butter in a pan over medium-high heat. 2.Add 20 large shrimp halves. 3.Cook until shrimp are pinkish and start to curl. 4.Add one 5 oz bottle of Southern Accent Piquant sauce. Serve immediately with hush puppies or bread for dipping. SOUTHERN ACCENT BANANAS FOSTER Serves 4
Combine the butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a flambé pan or skillet. Place the pan over low heat either on an alcohol burner or on top of the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the cinnamon, then place the bananas in the pan. When the bananas soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum. Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum. When the flames subside, let the sauce thicken. Lift the bananas out of the pan and place one next to each portion of ice cream. Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and banana, serve immediately. |
Upcoming EventsSouthern Accents “DOLLAR A MEAL” Program; Southern Accent’s ongoing commitment to the New Orleans recovering economy. By dining and catering with Southern Accent, $1.00 per entrée will be donated to Louisiana's Hurricane Katrina damaged restaurants trying to reopen as well as Habitat for Humanity.
Every Sunday: Southern Accent Sunday Dinner, 3 course $19.95 Prix Fixe (click to view menu). We'd love to get up to serve brunch but we just can't do it. So how about Sunday dinner instead? Click to Reserve Now
A Taste for Life 2008, Wednesday, April 16: join us here at Southern Accent, enjoy a fabulous dinner with family and friends and we will donate a percentage of the cost of your meal to Fife House. Fife House is an innovative, client-focused provider of secure & affordable supportive housing and support services for persons living with HIV/AIDS. For more information about the programs and services of Fife House visit www.fifehouse.org, click to reserve
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, April 17-27: North America's largest documentary festival with more than 100 cutting-edge documentaries from around the globe. The Festival also provides a full range of professional development, market and networking opportunities for documentary professionals. www.hotdocs.ca
ReelHeART International Film Festival (RHIFF) June 16-21, 2008 supporting independent filmmakers from emerging and student artists to established and master filmmakers. www.reelheart.com
SOUNDWAVES: JAZZ BY THE LAKE Thursday, June 19 Liberty Grand (CNE Grounds) 6 pm to 10:30 pm. This fundraiser for St Joseph Hospital features tastes from Toronto area restaurants, micro brewers, wineries and of course Jazz. This is an inaugural event and more information will be provided soon.
Summerlicious - July 4 - 20, Experience a mouth-watering culinary event and indulge in great food at great value with this ever-popular Prix-Fixe promotion. Take advantage of the incredible value and exclusive prix fixe menus offered by Southern Accent. Menu posted soon.
Mirvish Village Pedestrian Sundays Join Southern Accent and her neighbours on Markham Street for a car-free adventure on the second Sunday of June, July & August from noon until 9pm.
The Dirty Martini, Oakville Ontario: in 2007 Southern Accent joined forces with “The Dirty Martini” on Winston Churchill Blvd near Oakville. Serving Dinner 5pm – midnight, Thursday – Saturday. New "late night" feature includes our "Fries and Frings" menu. View the dinner menu at www.dirtymartini.ca Dinner reservations: 905 829 8400
Southern Accent was the winner of the Ambience category at Where Toronto’s Most Memorable Meal Award held recently at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Southern Accent proudly supported these 2007 Events:
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