Get Cookbook on Amazon Cajun and Creole Cuisine: Recipes from the Louisiana Bayou

Cajun flavor is spicy, rich, and really, really good! In Cajun and Creole Cuisine, you will find over 50 carefully selected totally authentic cajun and creole recipes including gumbos, jambalayas, etoufees, sauce piquantes, seafood and much more. Cajun and Creole food was originally developed by the very poor of the deep Louisiana Bayou along the Gulf of Mexico. Refugees and farmers used what they had to feed their large families that they could find locally.

A vastly over-simplified way to describe the differences in cajun and creole cuisines is to deem Creole cuisine “city food” and Cajun cuisine “country food.” While many of the ingredients in Cajun and Creole dishes are similar, the real difference between the two styles is the people behind these famous cuisines. The main difference between Creole and Cajun arguably is in migration history, where Cajun’s come from Canada and the former combines people from Spain, Africa, the Caribbean and many other regions. Their cuisine is also different, varying in spiciness and the ingredients typically used for similar dishes. Although both types of people use French as a basis for their speech, Creoles rely more heavily on other languages. They also tend to include elements of African, Native American or Caribbean culture into their music and faith, while Cajuns usually use a jazz or blues style and lean toward Catholicism.

Cajun & Creole Cuisine Table Of Contents

Cajun & Creole Breakfast

Calas
Beignets
Cajun Eggs Benedictine
Creamy Cajun Shrimp & Grits
Cajun Style Hash
Andouille Sausage Cajun Scramble
Eggs Sardou
Eggs Hussard
Eggs Creole
Cajun Couche Couche
Pain Perdu

Cajun & Creole Appetizers

Mini Crawfish Pies
Crawfish Boulettes
Hush Puppies
Louisiana Bouillabaisse
Watermelon-Rind Pickles
Louisiana Cajun Crab Cakes
Cajun Fries
Fried Oysters
Shrimp Remoulade
Crawfish Bisque
Boudin Balls
Creole Stuffed Shrimp
Cajun & Creole Seafood Dip
Oysters Beinville
Oysters Mosca
Cajun Shrimp & Crab Meat Dip

Cajun & Creole Cocktails

The Hurricane
Sazerac Cocktail
Mint Julep
Brandy & Herbsaint Milk Punch
Café Brûlot
Cajun Lemonade
Creole Cocktail Recipe

Cajun & Creole Mains

Crispy Cajun Shrimp
Jambalaya
Fried Catfish
Muffaletta Po-Boy
Daube Glace
Shrimp & Andouille Etouffee
Cajun Red Rice & Beans
Shrimp & Crab Gumbo
Steak Louisiane
Cajun Style Barbecue Ribs
Louisiana Style Shrimp Stir Fry
Shrimp Clemenceau
Chicken Espagnole
Rabbit Stew

Cajun & Creole Desserts

Creole Pecan Pies
Spiced Fig Cake
Mardi Gras King Cake
Praline Cheesecake
Sweet Potato Pies
New Orleans Bread Pudding
Banana Fritters

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