Essence of Emeril
Essence of Emeril: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

November 16, 1994

Episodes

128 episodes

Essence of Emeril

Season 1

Episodes

1. Pasta

November 16, 1994
30 min

2. Eggplant

November 17, 1994
22 min

Summer Ratatouille, Eggplant Salad with Mushroom Dressing.

3. Chicken

November 18, 1994
22 min

Roast Garlic Chicken and Vegetables, New Wave Chicken.

4. Beef

November 21, 1994
22 min

Stuffed Filet of Beef with Bordelaise Sauce, Cowboy Steaks.

5. Fish and Chips

November 22, 1994
22 min

Fish and Vinegar Chips, Fish and Chips with Tartar Sauce

6. Turkey

November 23, 1994
22 min

Andouille Cornbread Stuffing, New Orleans Oyster Stuffing, Turkey Chili.

7. Kale Soup

22 min

Kale and Chorizo Soup, New England Clam Chowder.

8. Pate Choux

22 min

Herbed Profiteroles, Savory Filling, Cream or Jelly Profiteroles, Sweet Filling, Garlic Soup and Croutons.

9. Soup

22 min

Garlic Soup with Croutons, Dr. E's Get Well Chicken and Vegetable Soup.

10. Cream Soups

22 min

Corn Crab Bisque, Roasted Pepper Cream Soup.

11. Gumbo

22 min

Seafood Okra Gumbo, Chicken Sausage Gumbo.

12. Etouffee

22 min

Chicken Etouffee with Rice, Shrimp Etouffee No Roux.

13. Shrimp

22 min

Seared Shrimp with Basil, Oil-Baked Stuffed Shrimp.

14. Mirliton

22 min

Tomato Mirliton Relish, Lyonnaise Mirlitons, Baked Shrimp-Stuffed Mirlitons.

15. Shellfish

22 min

Shellfish Preparation and Storage, Festival Crab Pies.

16. Po'boy

22 min

Fried Oyster Po' Boy, Grilled Shrimp Po' Boy, Muffaletta Po' Boy.

17. Artichoke

22 min

Artichoke Seafood Salad, Baked Stuffed Artichoke.

18. Papiotte

22 min

Fish Covered in Parchment Paper, Shellfish with Sausage and Broth.

19. Rice

22 min

Basic Rice Pilaf, Jambalaya with Smoked Sausage or Chicken, Leftover Rice with Fried Vegetables.

20. Paneed Meats

22 min

Chicken with Creamed Garlic Potatoes and Braised Kale, Paneed Salmon with Dilled Creamy Pasta.

21. Biscuits

22 min

Empanadas, Biscuits with Berry Fillings.

22. Bbq

22 min

Texas Style BBQ Ribs, Nola Ribs, BBQ Shrimp with JalapeƱo Biscuits.

23. Cheesecakes

22 min

Goat Cheesecake, Smoked Salmon Cheesecake.

24. Pork Chops

22 min

Pork Chops, Accompaniments, Mexican Mole Sauce, Tamarind Glaze, Caramelized Sweet Potatoes.

25. Lamb

22 min

Leg of Lamb stuffed with Goat Cheese and Spinach Stuffing, Lamb Kabobs.

26. Southwest Chicken

22 min

Chicken with Black Bean Chili, Guacamole, Salsa, Fried Tortilla Chips.

27. Crusting

22 min

Fish with Potato Crust and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, Andouille Crusted Scallops with Creole Mustard.

28. Jambalaya

22 min

Cajun Jambalaya, Shrimp Creole.

29. Bread Pudding

22 min

Sweet Potato Pecan Bread Pudding, Classic New Orleans Bread Pudding, Banana Chocolate Bread Pudding.

30. East Coast Fish

22 min

Scrod with Onion Crisps, Swordfish with Mom's Portuguese Sauce.

31. Brunch

22 min

Smoked Salmon, Poached Eggs, Grit Cakes, New Orleans Eggs, Eye Openers.

32. Beignets

22 min

Plain Beignet, Crawfish Beignet, Banana Beignet.

33. Oysters

22 min

Oysters Rockefeller, Oyster Soup.

34. Stews

22 min

Navarin of Lamb Stew, Duck Stew with Dumplings.

35. Roulades

22 min

Duck Roulade, Simple Roulade Sauces.

36. Gravlox / salmon

22 min

Preparing and Curing Gravlax, Lemon and Dill Gravlax, Serving Gravlax.

37. Down Home

22 min

Bernard's Southern Cooked Greens, Corn Bread, Dirty Rice, Southern Fried Chicken.

38. Duck

22 min

Smothered Duck, Whole Duck with Citrus Rub.

39. Cooking with Crust

22 min

Sweet Pie Dough, Old Fashioned Crisp, Wrapped Cobblers.

40. Pecan Pies

22 min

Pie Dough, Sweet Potato Pecan Pie, Chocolate Pecan Pie.

41. Chocolate

22 min

Chocolate-Pecan Fudge Cake, Chocolate Genoise with Raspberry Filling.

42. Candies

22 min

Bourbon Balls, Rum Balls, Pralines.

43. Sausage

22 min

Breakfast Sausage, Sausage Cabbage Bake.

44. Portugese Memories

22 min

Bacalhau, Spicy Salt Cod Cakes, Miss Hilda's Favas.

45. Stuffed Breads

22 min

Crawfish Breads, Chorizo Bread, Sausage Bread.

46. Breads

22 min

Rosemary Flatbreads, Portuguese Sweet Bread, Quick Muffins.

47. Legumes

22 min

Red Bean Soup, White Bean and Bacon Soup, Red Beans and Rice.

48. Savory Cakes

22 min

New Orleans Crab Cakes, Leek and Goat Cheese.

49. Truffles

22 min

Gaufrette Potatoes Topped with Cilantro Cream, New Potatoes with Grated Truffles.

50. Hashes

22 min

Traditional Hash, Crab with Sweet Potato Hash, Sabayon.

51. Eggs

22 min

Eggs with Sabayon and Truffles, Eggs Sardou.

52. Dumplings

22 min

Ravioli, Pot Stickers, Gnocchi.

53. Cheeses

22 min

Goat Cheese, Goat Cheese and Spinach Tart.

54. Tarts

22 min

Pear Tart with Caramel Sauce, Upside-Down Spinach Tart, Bananas Foster Tart.

55. Tuna

22 min

Tuna Steak with Guacamole and Salsa Cruda, Wok fried Tuna Salad, Sunday Tuna.

56. Chilies

22 min

Crawfish Relleno, Green Chile Stew, Pine Nut-Crusted Chicken with Mole Sauce.

57. Creative Pizza

22 min

Basic Pizza Dough, Portuguese Pizza, Lobster Pizza.

58. Tamales

22 min

Basic Tamales, Spicy Duck Tamales, Chicken and Corn Tamales.

59. Vietnamese

22 min

Crab and Sugar Cane Soup, Spring Rolls.

60. Salsa

22 min

Basic Salsa, Mo's Mom's Encebollado, Creative Salsa, Tropical Fruit Salsa.

61. French Toast

22 min

Chocolate French Toast, Norman's Down Under French Toast.

62. Ribs

22 min

Baby Back Ribs, Braised Short Ribs, Cilantro Potato Salad.

63. Sweet Potatoes

22 min

Gaufrette Sweet Potatoes Topped with Caviar and Chive Cream, Sweet Potato Crab Soup, Sweet Potato Crusted Fish.

64. Thanksgiving

22 min

Chestnut Dressing, Turkey Roulade, Roast Turkey.

65. Holiday Trimmings

22 min

Cranberry Sauce, Fig Preserves, Smothered Green Beans, Maque Choux, Beet Gratin.

66. Flambee

22 min

Steak au Poivre, Flambeed Tangerines.

67. Hors d'Oeuvres

22 min

Smoked Fish Mousse, Smoked Salmon Rosettes.

68. Terrine/Pate

22 min

Pate, Terrine, Cumberland Sauce.

69. Down-Home Treats

22 min

Chicken and Dumplings, Pork Chops with Ham Hock Gravy.

70. Souffles

22 min

Bread Pudding Souffle, Whiskey Sauce.

71. Tortillas

22 min

Quesadilla Tortilla, Pico De Gallo, Mini Tacos.

72. Camp

22 min

Hearty Fish Stew, Duck Gumbo

73. No Noodle Lasagna

22 min

Potato and Cheese Lasagna, Creole Lasagna, Ratatouille Lasagna.

74. Spaghetti Squash

22 min

Stir-Fry with Chicken Breasts and Spaghetti Squash, Peppered Flounder with Herbed Spaghetti Squash.

75. Risotto

22 min

Basic Risotto, Risotto Cakes.

76. Gnocchi

22 min

Basic Gnocchi, Goat Cheese Gnocchi.

77. Background Breads

22 min

Basic Dough, Parker House Rolls.

78. Starters at Emeril's

22 min

Corn Cakes, Scallops with Andouille Crust Gratin.

79. More Creative Soups

22 min

Chicken Tortilla Soup, Pumpkin Soup.

80. Cooking with Apples

22 min

Pork Ribs with Kraut, Oven-Dried Apple Crisps with Chicken Salad.

81. Mardi Gras

22 min

Country Jambalaya, Stewed Special Pork Chops with White Beans.

82. Breakfast

22 min

Southwest Cheese Tart, Pico de Gallo, Pecan Pancakes with Boar Sausage.

83. Brunch

22 min

Emeril's BLT, Poached Eggs over Chicken Andouille Cakes with Mustard Coulis.

84. Whole Little Fish

22 min

Grilled Fish with Root Slaw, Crispy Whole Fried Fish, Bacon Potato Salad.

85. Football Party

22 min

Homemade Party Mix, Chicken Enchiladas, Tin Can Margaritas.

86. Szechuan

22 min

Salt-Fried Shrimp, Asian Beef and Shrimp Soup, Date and Pecan Firecrackers.

87. Veal

22 min

Veal Blanquette with Soft Polenta, Veal Marsala.

88. Portuguese Tapas

22 min

Piri Piri, Tapenade, Hilda's Salt Cod Fritters.

89. Caribbean Influences

22 min

Pork Steaks with Coconut Rice, Conch Fritters.

90. Shrimp

22 min

Anthony's Fire Cracker Shrimp, Shrimp Soup.

91. Creative Chicken

22 min

Potato Crusted Chicken, Creole Succotash, Boursin Stuffed Chicken Breast, Walnuts and Spinach.

92. Cooking with Cheese

22 min

Pear Strudel with Blue Cheese, Smoked Sturgeon and Caramelized Onion Cheese Cake.

93. Creative Vegetables

22 min

Vegetable Tamales, Roasted Chili Sauce, Eggplant Caviar.

94. Cream Pie

22 min

Mango and Coconut Pie with Mango Coulis, Chocolate Cream Pie.

95. Chocolate

22 min

Basic Genoise, Chocolate Buttercream, Chocolate Designs.

96. More Louisiana Specials

22 min

Deviled Crab, Oysters Mosca.

97. Fruits with Main Dishes

22 min

Gingered Pears with Squab, Pork Tenderloin with Prunes and Pearl Onions.

98. Grill Show

22 min

Barbecue Turkey, Grilled Prawns with Caviar.

99. Gumbo Show

22 min

Gumbo Z'Herbes, Turkey Gumbo.

100. Confit

April 4, 1995
22 min

Classically Seasoned Confit, Rilly Rillette, Pasta with Confit.

101. Romantic Dinner

April 5, 1995
22 min

Salmon Tartare, Chateaubriand for Two, Strawberries Romanoff.

102. Other Parts

April 6, 1995
22 min

Poached Sweetbreads with Mushroom Sauce, Calves Liver with Balsamic Apples and Pears.

103. Squash

April 7, 1995
22 min

Winter Squash Chowder, Butternut Squash Spaetzle

104. Radicchio

April 10, 1995
22 min

Baked Stuffed Radicchio, Scallop Radicchio Cups.

105. Beef

April 11, 1995
22 min

Grilled Flank Steak on French Bread, Crawfish Stuffed Filet.

106. Mushrooms

April 12, 1995
22 min

Ragout of Chanterelles with Route, Smoked Mushrooms with Tasso over Angel Hair Pasta.

107. Portobello Mushrooms

April 13, 1995
22 min

Portobello and Barley Risotto with Parsnip Garnish.

108. Couscous

April 14, 1995
22 min

Couscous Jambalaya, Dirty Quinoa.

109. Easter Menu

April 17, 1995
22 min

Asparagus, Leg of Lamb with Goat Cheese, Pine Nuts and Apples and Mint, Rosemary Potatoes.

110. Po' Boys

April 18, 1995
22 min

Cheesesteak Po' Boy, Oyster Po' Boy.

111. Creative Pork

April 19, 1995
22 min

Paneed Pork Medallions with Herbed Spaetzle

112. Pheasant and Squab

April 20, 1995
22 min

Pan Seared Squab with Foie Gras Rice, Stuffed Pheasant Roulade.

113. Quail

April 21, 1995
22 min

Grillade Stuffed Quail, Andouille-Cheese Grit Cakes.

114. St. Patrick's Day

April 24, 1995
22 min

Smoked Salmon Potato Cake, Cabbage-Potato Soup, Corned Beef Potato Hash.

115. New New Orlean's Fish

April 25, 1995
22 min

Crispy Seared Snapper with Parsnip Slaw and Herb Jus, Annie's Peasant-Style Escolar.

116. Doughnuts

April 26, 1995
22 min

Cake Doughnuts, Yeast Doughnuts.

117. Napoleons

April 27, 1995
22 min

Funky Napoleon, Savory Napoleon.

118. Crawfish

April 28, 1995
22 min

Crawfish Flat Cake with Chipotle Tartar, Stove-Top Crawfish.

119. Potatoes

May 1, 1995
22 min

Leo Miller's Lyonnaise Potatoes, Nola's Mashed Red Potatoes, Caviar Potatoes, Gaufrette Potatoes.

120. Pecans

May 2, 1995
22 min

Pecan Crusted Fish with Crab Relish, Pecan Meuniere Sauce.

121. Creative Salad

May 3, 1995
22 min

Wilted Spinach, Baby Greens with Walnut Oil, Brioche Stuffed with Gingered Shrimp Salad.

122. Pilaf

May 4, 1995
22 min

Basic Pilaf, Vegetable Pilaf, Pilaf with Chicken Livers and Pecans.

123. Pasta

May 5, 1995
22 min

Green Lasagna, New Orleans Pasta.

124. Scallops

May 8, 1995
22 min

Seared Scallops with Asparagus Relish.

125. Bouillabaisse

May 9, 1995
22 min

One-Pot Fish Stock, Bouillabaisse with Rouille.

126. One Pot Meals

May 10, 1995
22 min

New England Boiled Corned Beef, Mom's Portuguese Clam Bake.

127. Flank Steak

May 11, 1995
22 min

London Broil, Flank Steak Pinwheels, Skirt Steak Brochette.

128. Whole Gulf Fish

May 12, 1995
22 min

Roasted Stuffed Red Fish, Fried Flounder with Tartar Sauce, Herbed Grilled Trout with Portobello Mushrooms.