Home|About The Chef|Menu|The Buzz|Photo Gallery|Resources| Food GalleryContact

Heart and Soul Catering Inc.

For Events / Info / Ordering
Call 973-580-2203

OR Email Chef Jesse today 


Your Award Winning Chef

Stay Updated On Chef Jesse Events- Enter your Info Below 
The Chef Jesse Cooking Show is Live

 Right Here Now
 

 

   What's New!!!


 

 

Chef Jesse Profiled on njmyway.com

 

Jesse Jones grew up eating the classic Southern cooking his mother and grandmother made in the small town of Snow Hill, North Carolina. Chicken smothered in creamy gravy. Slow-roasted ribs. Cornbread. He loved it so much he wanted to become a professional chef even though, he says “most of the African-American chefs I knew were short-order cooks.” Still, he moved to New Jersey to work with some of the state’s culinary stars like David Drake at the old Stage House in Scotch Plains .... (read more at http://www.njmyway.com/content/view/472/1/ore )
 

 

 

Hi everyone thank you coming and here's the recipe.

Chef Jesse's Firecracker Shrimp
Serves 8
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2# medium shrimp (31/40)
2tsp grapeseed oil
Chef Jesse's Cajun butter (recipe follows)

Season shrimp with salt and pepper, heat a shallow saute pan over medium heat, add oil, sauté shrimp about 1 minute on both sides being sure not to overcook, add Chef Jesse's Cajun butter, tossed to coat the shrimp cook for 1 minute more add a hint of lemon serve hot.

Chef Jesse's Cajun Butter( for Firecracker Shrimp)
1#unsalted butter at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon fresh garlic minced about 4 cloves
2 tsp habanero pepper
2tsp Scotch bonnet
2 tsp fresh thyme    minced fine
1 tsp fresh tarragon minced fine
1 tsp old bay
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp chili paste
1/2 kosher salt
add oil to a small sauté pot, add garlic, Habanero, Scotch Bonnet, cook for 2 minutes, let cool for about 20 minutes, when cool add the rest of the ingredients that follows, work the butter with a whisk or a mixer with a paddle attachment, add pepper mixture to butter,  chilled til ready to use.

Thank you all, this recipe is all about my compound Cajun butter.

 

Download Recipe Right Click for  Adobe pdf

 

 

It Here -Chef Jesse's Firecracker Shrimp

Special Guest Chef Appearance

 

Whole lotta love going on in this man's kitchenChef Jesse Jones at the Star Ledger

    by Susan Alai/Star-Leger Staff  - Tuesday February 26, 2008, 10:00 PM

Jesse Jones prepares his take on "New Carolina Cuisine"

   during a stop at The Star-Ledger. Read More Chef Jesse Jones in Star Ledger 2-26-2008

 

 


 

Chef Jesse Featured in NJ Life and Leisure July 2007 Read more at the Buzz

 

     

 


 

Thank You for Coming Out to

  Kings Cooking Studio
In
 2008  at Short Hills

The show was great, the food was awesome and a great time was had by all

It went so well, that Chef Jesse Jones Cuisine will be featured again in the early  fall of this year. Click Link for the date.

 

 

Click to Learn More


www.heartandsoulcateringinc.com and www.chefjessejonescuisine.com 

 

Thanks for visiting, enjoy, order catering here and please come back to visit.

 


 

 

Partners Gallery

www.allidoiswine.com   www.ejcphoto.com

 

 

 

How would you describe it?

Specializing in Contemporary
Southern Creole Soul

 

What's on The Menu?

Poultry Barbeque and Roasted
Pork Smothered and Barbequed
Beef Braised and Awesome
Turkey Slowly Roasted to Perfection
Seafood Blackened and Barbequed
Sides Sautéed and Stewed
Dessert  Desserts to Die for
Breads  Soft and Scrumptious
Ready to Order?

Click To See More!!

What Do Our Customers say?

I just want more more more
Short Hills NJ

Absolutely great food, I love it -
RHB South Orange, NJ

 

What Does Chef Jesse Say?

I love preparing food for you guys, please keep coming back for more.
 I am always here for you.

 
 

Home| About The Chef| Menu| The Buzz| Photo Gallery| Resources| Contact