Cajun chef Jude Theriot has compiled what he considers the core recipes of Cajun cuisine. From boiled crawfish, crabmeat au gratin, and shrimp gumbo to chicken étouffée, Chef Theriot has distilled the essence of Cajun cooking with his signature easy-to-follow, hearty recipes.
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Theriot is the author of half a dozen other cookbooks on Cajun food, and he had difficulty, he says, narrowing his choice of recipes down to 100. But here are those he considers "the heart of Cajun cooking," from Crawfish Boulettes and Shrimp Etouf e to Chicken Jambalaya and Dirty Rice. Some are familiar, and others will be unknown to most readers-such as Chaudin, a traditional dish of a spicy meat filling cooked in a pork stomach. Recipe notes provide context and offer helpful tips and suggestions, and there's a separate chapter on the history of the Cajun people. For most collections. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.