Kevin Belton's New Orleans Celebrations

by Kevin Belton, Rhonda K. Findley

Overview

The Crescent City chef takes readers on a tour of the city’s many food festivals with recipes guaranteed to get the party started.
 
New Orleans is known as the Festival Capital of the World, hosting dozens of annual festivals that showcase the unique food and multicultural heritage of the city. Now the star of New Orleans Cooking with Kevin Belton invites home chefs everywhere to experience the celebratory culture of the Big Easy with these essential and irresistible Louisiana dishes.
 
Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations is a smorgasbord of delicious creations from vibrant festivals like the French Market Creole Tomato Festival, Bastille Day Fête, the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival, and more. Recipes include Ham Croquettes with Pear Pepper Jelly, Bacon and Barbecue Quiche, Crawfish Enchiladas and Creole Tomato, and Crawfish Macaroni and Cheese.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423651567
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	05/29/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	393,573
File size:	38 MB
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About the Author

Kevin Belton, a teacher of the fundamentals of Louisiana cooking for over twenty years, is an instructor at the New Orleans School of Cooking and has been recognized as one of the top thirty Louisiana chefs by the American Culinary Federation. Belton explores the distinctive Creole food of New Orleans in his PBS cooking series, New Orleans Cooking with Kevin Belton. He has been a featured chef and guest on numerous food programs including Emeril Live, Ready . . . Set . . . Cook!, Live Love Lunch, Food Fighters, Taste of America, and Eating in the Bayou.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 9

The French Quarter 15

Jazzy Fest Food 21

Que Up The BBQ 27

The Oyster Fest 33

Creole Tomato 41

Gumbo 47

Crawfish 53

Boudin 59

The Sweet Strawberry 65

Flavorful Catfish 71

The Hand Pie 77

Jammin' on Jambalaya 84

Rice 90

Greek Heritage 96

Louisiana Blue Crab 102

Étouffée 108

Bastille Day 116

Fried Chicken 123

Oktoberfest 131

The Powdery Beignet 139

New Orleans Neighborhoods 145

Shrimp 153

New Orleans Italian The Sicilian Way 159

Cajun Cooking Culture 167

Celebrating Latin Influence 173

The New Orleans Burger 180

Index 188