Kevin Belton's Big Flavors of New Orleans

by Kevin Belton, Rhonda K. Findley

Overview

The beloved New Orleans chef dishes up the culinary history of his city with recipes that combine down-home comfort and the big flavors he’s famous for.

A true Creole New Orleanian, Chef Kevin Belton is dedicated to the culinary traditions of the Crescent City. In this comprehensive cookbook, he teaches home chefs the secrets to authentic Creole cuisine, from how to make a perfect roux to the importance of the “holy trinity”—celery, onion, and bell pepper. Belton also offers his original spin on Louisiana classics like gumbo, jambalaya, étouffée, po’boys, and grillades with grits.

Going beyond Creole fare, Kevin Belton’s Big Flavors of New Orleans celebrates the diverse cultures that haver added to the unique New Orleans palate. Here you’ll discover the Big Easy spin on Mexican, German, Italian and Irish dishes—plus traditional holiday dishes for New Year’s, Thanksgiving, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423641582
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	05/29/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	237,598
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Kevin Belton, a teacher of the fundamentals of Louisiana cooking for more than 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, which will begin airing in January 2016. He has been a guest on numerous food programs including Emeril Live, Ready . . . Set . . . Cook!, Live Love Lunch, Food Fighters, Taste of America, and Eating in the Bayou.

Rhonda Findley is the author of several New Orleans-centric books including the best-selling 100 Greatest New Orleans Recipes of All Time and New Orleans Unleashed. Her thirty-year culinary career includes professional restaurant management, radio broadcast, and freelance food writing. She makes her home in the Bywater-Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans with her 9th Ward dogs, Presston, Reni, and Mr. Big Stuff.