About this season
Essence of Emeril is a Food Network show hosted by chef Emeril Lagasse. In each episode, Emeril shares with his viewers some of his 'kicked-up' recipes, similar to those on Emeril Live, but with a far calmer demeanor and quieter tone, and usually without the trademark apron that has become his Emeril Live uniform starting with the 2000 season.
Episodes (128)
1. Pasta
Aired 16 November 1994 • 30 min
2. Eggplant
Aired 17 November 1994 • 22 min
Summer Ratatouille, Eggplant Salad with Mushroom Dressing.
3. Chicken
Aired 18 November 1994 • 22 min
Roast Garlic Chicken and Vegetables, New Wave Chicken.
4. Beef
Aired 21 November 1994 • 22 min
Stuffed Filet of Beef with Bordelaise Sauce, Cowboy Steaks.
5. Fish and Chips
Aired 22 November 1994 • 22 min
Fish and Vinegar Chips, Fish and Chips with Tartar Sauce
6. Turkey
Aired 23 November 1994 • 22 min
Andouille Cornbread Stuffing, New Orleans Oyster Stuffing, Turkey Chili.
7. Kale Soup
Kale and Chorizo Soup, New England Clam Chowder.
8. Pate Choux
Herbed Profiteroles, Savory Filling, Cream or Jelly Profiteroles, Sweet Filling, Garlic Soup and Croutons.
9. Soup
Garlic Soup with Croutons, Dr. E's Get Well Chicken and Vegetable Soup.
10. Cream Soups
Corn Crab Bisque, Roasted Pepper Cream Soup.
11. Gumbo
Seafood Okra Gumbo, Chicken Sausage Gumbo.
12. Etouffee
Chicken Etouffee with Rice, Shrimp Etouffee No Roux.
13. Shrimp
Seared Shrimp with Basil, Oil-Baked Stuffed Shrimp.
14. Mirliton
Tomato Mirliton Relish, Lyonnaise Mirlitons, Baked Shrimp-Stuffed Mirlitons.
15. Shellfish
Shellfish Preparation and Storage, Festival Crab Pies.
16. Po'boy
Fried Oyster Po' Boy, Grilled Shrimp Po' Boy, Muffaletta Po' Boy.
17. Artichoke
Artichoke Seafood Salad, Baked Stuffed Artichoke.
18. Papiotte
Fish Covered in Parchment Paper, Shellfish with Sausage and Broth.
19. Rice
Basic Rice Pilaf, Jambalaya with Smoked Sausage or Chicken, Leftover Rice with Fried Vegetables.
20. Paneed Meats
Chicken with Creamed Garlic Potatoes and Braised Kale, Paneed Salmon with Dilled Creamy Pasta.
21. Biscuits
Empanadas, Biscuits with Berry Fillings.
22. Bbq
Texas Style BBQ Ribs, Nola Ribs, BBQ Shrimp with Jalapeño Biscuits.
23. Cheesecakes
Goat Cheesecake, Smoked Salmon Cheesecake.
24. Pork Chops
Pork Chops, Accompaniments, Mexican Mole Sauce, Tamarind Glaze, Caramelized Sweet Potatoes.
25. Lamb
Leg of Lamb stuffed with Goat Cheese and Spinach Stuffing, Lamb Kabobs.
26. Southwest Chicken
Chicken with Black Bean Chili, Guacamole, Salsa, Fried Tortilla Chips.
27. Crusting
Fish with Potato Crust and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, Andouille Crusted Scallops with Creole Mustard.
28. Jambalaya
Cajun Jambalaya, Shrimp Creole.
29. Bread Pudding
Sweet Potato Pecan Bread Pudding, Classic New Orleans Bread Pudding, Banana Chocolate Bread Pudding.
30. East Coast Fish
Scrod with Onion Crisps, Swordfish with Mom's Portuguese Sauce.
31. Brunch
Smoked Salmon, Poached Eggs, Grit Cakes, New Orleans Eggs, Eye Openers.
32. Beignets
Plain Beignet, Crawfish Beignet, Banana Beignet.
33. Oysters
Oysters Rockefeller, Oyster Soup.
34. Stews
Navarin of Lamb Stew, Duck Stew with Dumplings.
35. Roulades
Duck Roulade, Simple Roulade Sauces.
36. Gravlox / salmon
Preparing and Curing Gravlax, Lemon and Dill Gravlax, Serving Gravlax.
37. Down Home
Bernard's Southern Cooked Greens, Corn Bread, Dirty Rice, Southern Fried Chicken.
38. Duck
Smothered Duck, Whole Duck with Citrus Rub.
39. Cooking with Crust
Sweet Pie Dough, Old Fashioned Crisp, Wrapped Cobblers.
40. Pecan Pies
Pie Dough, Sweet Potato Pecan Pie, Chocolate Pecan Pie.
41. Chocolate
Chocolate-Pecan Fudge Cake, Chocolate Genoise with Raspberry Filling.
42. Candies
Bourbon Balls, Rum Balls, Pralines.
43. Sausage
Breakfast Sausage, Sausage Cabbage Bake.
44. Portugese Memories
Bacalhau, Spicy Salt Cod Cakes, Miss Hilda's Favas.
45. Stuffed Breads
Crawfish Breads, Chorizo Bread, Sausage Bread.
46. Breads
Rosemary Flatbreads, Portuguese Sweet Bread, Quick Muffins.
47. Legumes
Red Bean Soup, White Bean and Bacon Soup, Red Beans and Rice.
48. Savory Cakes
New Orleans Crab Cakes, Leek and Goat Cheese.
49. Truffles
Gaufrette Potatoes Topped with Cilantro Cream, New Potatoes with Grated Truffles.
50. Hashes
Traditional Hash, Crab with Sweet Potato Hash, Sabayon.
51. Eggs
Eggs with Sabayon and Truffles, Eggs Sardou.
52. Dumplings
Ravioli, Pot Stickers, Gnocchi.
53. Cheeses
Goat Cheese, Goat Cheese and Spinach Tart.
54. Tarts
Pear Tart with Caramel Sauce, Upside-Down Spinach Tart, Bananas Foster Tart.
55. Tuna
Tuna Steak with Guacamole and Salsa Cruda, Wok fried Tuna Salad, Sunday Tuna.
56. Chilies
Crawfish Relleno, Green Chile Stew, Pine Nut-Crusted Chicken with Mole Sauce.
57. Creative Pizza
Basic Pizza Dough, Portuguese Pizza, Lobster Pizza.
58. Tamales
Basic Tamales, Spicy Duck Tamales, Chicken and Corn Tamales.
59. Vietnamese
Crab and Sugar Cane Soup, Spring Rolls.
60. Salsa
Basic Salsa, Mo's Mom's Encebollado, Creative Salsa, Tropical Fruit Salsa.
61. French Toast
Chocolate French Toast, Norman's Down Under French Toast.
62. Ribs
Baby Back Ribs, Braised Short Ribs, Cilantro Potato Salad.
63. Sweet Potatoes
Gaufrette Sweet Potatoes Topped with Caviar and Chive Cream, Sweet Potato Crab Soup, Sweet Potato Crusted Fish.
64. Thanksgiving
Chestnut Dressing, Turkey Roulade, Roast Turkey.
65. Holiday Trimmings
Cranberry Sauce, Fig Preserves, Smothered Green Beans, Maque Choux, Beet Gratin.
66. Flambee
Steak au Poivre, Flambeed Tangerines.
67. Hors d'Oeuvres
Smoked Fish Mousse, Smoked Salmon Rosettes.
68. Terrine/Pate
Pate, Terrine, Cumberland Sauce.
69. Down-Home Treats
Chicken and Dumplings, Pork Chops with Ham Hock Gravy.
70. Souffles
Bread Pudding Souffle, Whiskey Sauce.
71. Tortillas
Quesadilla Tortilla, Pico De Gallo, Mini Tacos.
72. Camp
Hearty Fish Stew, Duck Gumbo
73. No Noodle Lasagna
Potato and Cheese Lasagna, Creole Lasagna, Ratatouille Lasagna.
74. Spaghetti Squash
Stir-Fry with Chicken Breasts and Spaghetti Squash, Peppered Flounder with Herbed Spaghetti Squash.
75. Risotto
Basic Risotto, Risotto Cakes.
76. Gnocchi
Basic Gnocchi, Goat Cheese Gnocchi.
77. Background Breads
Basic Dough, Parker House Rolls.
78. Starters at Emeril's
Corn Cakes, Scallops with Andouille Crust Gratin.
79. More Creative Soups
Chicken Tortilla Soup, Pumpkin Soup.
80. Cooking with Apples
Pork Ribs with Kraut, Oven-Dried Apple Crisps with Chicken Salad.
81. Mardi Gras
Country Jambalaya, Stewed Special Pork Chops with White Beans.
82. Breakfast
Southwest Cheese Tart, Pico de Gallo, Pecan Pancakes with Boar Sausage.
83. Brunch
Emeril's BLT, Poached Eggs over Chicken Andouille Cakes with Mustard Coulis.
84. Whole Little Fish
Grilled Fish with Root Slaw, Crispy Whole Fried Fish, Bacon Potato Salad.
85. Football Party
Homemade Party Mix, Chicken Enchiladas, Tin Can Margaritas.
86. Szechuan
Salt-Fried Shrimp, Asian Beef and Shrimp Soup, Date and Pecan Firecrackers.
87. Veal
Veal Blanquette with Soft Polenta, Veal Marsala.
88. Portuguese Tapas
Piri Piri, Tapenade, Hilda's Salt Cod Fritters.
89. Caribbean Influences
Pork Steaks with Coconut Rice, Conch Fritters.
90. Shrimp
Anthony's Fire Cracker Shrimp, Shrimp Soup.
91. Creative Chicken
Potato Crusted Chicken, Creole Succotash, Boursin Stuffed Chicken Breast, Walnuts and Spinach.
92. Cooking with Cheese
Pear Strudel with Blue Cheese, Smoked Sturgeon and Caramelized Onion Cheese Cake.
93. Creative Vegetables
Vegetable Tamales, Roasted Chili Sauce, Eggplant Caviar.
94. Cream Pie
Mango and Coconut Pie with Mango Coulis, Chocolate Cream Pie.
95. Chocolate
Basic Genoise, Chocolate Buttercream, Chocolate Designs.
96. More Louisiana Specials
Deviled Crab, Oysters Mosca.
97. Fruits with Main Dishes
Gingered Pears with Squab, Pork Tenderloin with Prunes and Pearl Onions.
98. Grill Show
Barbecue Turkey, Grilled Prawns with Caviar.
99. Gumbo Show
Gumbo Z'Herbes, Turkey Gumbo.
100. Confit
Aired 4 April 1995 • 22 min
Classically Seasoned Confit, Rilly Rillette, Pasta with Confit.
101. Romantic Dinner
Aired 5 April 1995 • 22 min
Salmon Tartare, Chateaubriand for Two, Strawberries Romanoff.
102. Other Parts
Aired 6 April 1995 • 22 min
Poached Sweetbreads with Mushroom Sauce, Calves Liver with Balsamic Apples and Pears.
103. Squash
Aired 7 April 1995 • 22 min
Winter Squash Chowder, Butternut Squash Spaetzle
104. Radicchio
Aired 10 April 1995 • 22 min
Baked Stuffed Radicchio, Scallop Radicchio Cups.
105. Beef
Aired 11 April 1995 • 22 min
Grilled Flank Steak on French Bread, Crawfish Stuffed Filet.
106. Mushrooms
Aired 12 April 1995 • 22 min
Ragout of Chanterelles with Route, Smoked Mushrooms with Tasso over Angel Hair Pasta.
107. Portobello Mushrooms
Aired 13 April 1995 • 22 min
Portobello and Barley Risotto with Parsnip Garnish.
108. Couscous
Aired 14 April 1995 • 22 min
Couscous Jambalaya, Dirty Quinoa.
109. Easter Menu
Aired 17 April 1995 • 22 min
Asparagus, Leg of Lamb with Goat Cheese, Pine Nuts and Apples and Mint, Rosemary Potatoes.
110. Po' Boys
Aired 18 April 1995 • 22 min
Cheesesteak Po' Boy, Oyster Po' Boy.
111. Creative Pork
Aired 19 April 1995 • 22 min
Paneed Pork Medallions with Herbed Spaetzle
112. Pheasant and Squab
Aired 20 April 1995 • 22 min
Pan Seared Squab with Foie Gras Rice, Stuffed Pheasant Roulade.
113. Quail
Aired 21 April 1995 • 22 min
Grillade Stuffed Quail, Andouille-Cheese Grit Cakes.
114. St. Patrick's Day
Aired 24 April 1995 • 22 min
Smoked Salmon Potato Cake, Cabbage-Potato Soup, Corned Beef Potato Hash.
115. New New Orlean's Fish
Aired 25 April 1995 • 22 min
Crispy Seared Snapper with Parsnip Slaw and Herb Jus, Annie's Peasant-Style Escolar.
116. Doughnuts
Aired 26 April 1995 • 22 min
Cake Doughnuts, Yeast Doughnuts.
117. Napoleons
Aired 27 April 1995 • 22 min
Funky Napoleon, Savory Napoleon.
118. Crawfish
Aired 28 April 1995 • 22 min
Crawfish Flat Cake with Chipotle Tartar, Stove-Top Crawfish.
119. Potatoes
Aired 1 May 1995 • 22 min
Leo Miller's Lyonnaise Potatoes, Nola's Mashed Red Potatoes, Caviar Potatoes, Gaufrette Potatoes.
120. Pecans
Aired 2 May 1995 • 22 min
Pecan Crusted Fish with Crab Relish, Pecan Meuniere Sauce.
121. Creative Salad
Aired 3 May 1995 • 22 min
Wilted Spinach, Baby Greens with Walnut Oil, Brioche Stuffed with Gingered Shrimp Salad.
122. Pilaf
Aired 4 May 1995 • 22 min
Basic Pilaf, Vegetable Pilaf, Pilaf with Chicken Livers and Pecans.
123. Pasta
Aired 5 May 1995 • 22 min
Green Lasagna, New Orleans Pasta.
124. Scallops
Aired 8 May 1995 • 22 min
Seared Scallops with Asparagus Relish.
125. Bouillabaisse
Aired 9 May 1995 • 22 min
One-Pot Fish Stock, Bouillabaisse with Rouille.
126. One Pot Meals
Aired 10 May 1995 • 22 min
New England Boiled Corned Beef, Mom's Portuguese Clam Bake.
127. Flank Steak
Aired 11 May 1995 • 22 min
London Broil, Flank Steak Pinwheels, Skirt Steak Brochette.
128. Whole Gulf Fish
Aired 12 May 1995 • 22 min
Roasted Stuffed Red Fish, Fried Flounder with Tartar Sauce, Herbed Grilled Trout with Portobello Mushrooms.