Emeril's Cajun Water

Ingredients

• 1 quart water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pinch Emeril's Original Essence (BAM!)
• 1 lemon (optional)
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)
• 30-40 cloves garlic (optional)
• 1 ham hock (optional)
• 1 teaspoon heavy cream (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Place water in saucepan- very simple; this ain't rocket science, folks.

2. 2

   Use your knob to heat the water on low (turn the heat up if you don't have 2 hours to spend, but-2 hours is really a food of love thing; drinking 2 beers ought to do it).

3. 3

   (I said to myself: self!) relax and get one of those cold frozen things- it will make you happy, happy, happy.

4. 4

   Don't jack the fire up to high unless you are on good terms with the fire department (but if you do start a fire- don't run out as fast as you can to remodel your house- stick around!).

5. 5

   That's what those lines are on there for.

6. 6

   Heat to a boil- oh yeah babe (really hot!).

7. 7

   Season with salt, pepper, and Essence (BAM!).

8. 8

   Fork a lemon if it turns you on.

9. 9

   Add a pinch of cinnaminnamom to kick it up a notch.

10. 10

    You could put in 30-40 cloves of garlic, or a ham hock, because pork fat rules!

11. 11

    Add a teaspoon of heavy cream if it thrills you, because somebody has to keep the Dairy Farmers of America in business.

12. 12

    And there you have it- use water where called for in Cajun recipes.