Kevin Belton's Cookin' Louisiana
Flavors from the Parishes of the Pelican State
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- USD 20.99
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- USD 20.99
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Cook your way across Louisiana with beloved chef Kevin Belton’s newest cookbook!
Kevin Belton’s fourth cookbook and television series focuses on the amazing food found throughout Louisiana. The star of New Orleans Cooking with Kevin Belton heads to multiple parishes found across Louisiana to explore dishes and unique flavor profiles associated with each area of the state. Kevin Belton’s Cookin’ Louisiana has 78 recipes (3 from each episode of the coordinating TV series) along with a generous helping of Kevin’s captivating stories and humor. Recipes include Smoked Meat Loaf with Sweet Glaze, Louisiana Fish on the Half Shell, Cane Syrup Cake, Pumpkin Soup, Fried Alligator Bites, and Shrimp Scampi Risotto.
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Cajun cooking gets a worthy celebration in the inviting latest from Belton (Kevin Belton's New Orleans Celebrations), host of PBS's New Orleans Cooking with Kevin Belton. He groups his recipes by the city, parish (Louisiana's version of a county), or region each is influenced by and provides historical and cultural context for each section; for instance, he explains how Canary Islanders brought along mirliton squash when they settled in St. Bernard Parish in the late 1700s, then follows with a recipe for mirliton stuffed with shrimp and ham. Other missives are anecdotal: before sharing a recipe for fried catfish with dipping sauce, he recalls fishing with his dad along the Mississippi River and meeting a fisherman who caught an 80-pound catfish. Additional highlights include crawfish burgers from Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish, "the Crawfish Capital of the World"; smoked meat gumbo from Avoyelles Parish, where there are annual Cajun pig roast festivals; and a shrimp boil inspired by the abundance of rice grown in Acadia Parish. Readers who aren't acquainted with Louisiana's rich and varied cuisine will enjoy the straightforward instructions and a glossary to "understanding Louisiana," which explains, for instance, the region's Creole-influenced terms, such as cher, "the Cajun word for dear." This is an excellent introduction to recreating dishes from Cajun Country.
