Real Cajun, book by Link

[Questor]

I found a new book on Cajun cooking called Real Cajun. Awesome! It's by a guy who is a Louisiana chef that really gets into the authentic good stuff. Check this one out if you like Cajun. I tried a couple of things. The only thing I'd change is that he tends to use more salt than I like.

[highwayman]

remember questor if it's too spicy it's what we call ''fake cajun''. other than that enjoy.

[Questor]

Highwayman:

This is the real deal, man. Generally highly seasoned, but not necessarily spicy. This is Coonass stuff.

[LONGTOM]

Im always liked to watch JUSTIN WILSON on tv.
He could cook Cajun and tell the stoty to go with it.
"I GARONTEE"

LONGTOM

[greg916]

I will order this book-Thanks for the link.

Once many years back I was in Thibadoux LA. I figured with a name like Thibadoux, this had to be a place to get authentic Cajun food. At a small resturant, next to a Bayou, I told the waiterss what I was looking for and asked for her suggestion -  blackened catfish. When my plate came, the only other person in the resturant in the resturant looks at me an said - I'm as Coonass as you get, and if somebody burnt my food like that, they would take it back and make me some more.   Guess I still haven't had real Cajun food

[Questor]

greg916:

Beware! this book has neither blackened redfish nor red beans and rice in it. That doesn't mean it's no good. It's really one man's collection of recipes that he likes from his times at home and his times owning a restaurant. It's perfectly good, but it's got a couple of gaps in it. I was hoping for a good red beans and rice recipe. It's not there. But there's plenty of other good stuff there. So I look at it for the good it contains.

[Questor]

By the way, I checked amazon and found that all nine reviews are 5 stars for that book

http://www.amazon.com/Real-Cajun-Rustic-Cooking-Louisiana/product-reviews/0307395812/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

[williamlayton]

Red beans and rice--Blackeyed peas and rice
There really is no reciepe---If you know how too cook Beans real good, you just add what is left over or you got on hand.
Now that is real cajun cooking.
Spicey yes--HOT no.
Put turtle, sausage, shrimp in it. Keep the beans a major portion.
Blessings

[Hooker]

Cajuns will eat anything don't eat them first.
I have my own version of Red beans and rice.
You have to cook the beans with some salt pork until you can float a fork in the gravy.
Prepared Minute Rice lightly seasoned with garlic stir fry the rice with just a little olive oil until rice just starts to turn color.
Take a large home grown tomato make thick slices.
Green onions finely chopped
Place slice of tomato on plate cover with rice and sprinkle with green onions top it all off with red beans.
Then get out the Louisiana Hot Sauce and get out of my way.

Pat 

[Yankee1]

Hi Questor
   My wife cooks them separate and she uses "Texjoy" steak seasoning in the beans. She then puts the rice in the plate and
pours the beans over the top.   Its real good.
The Texjoy seasoning can be purchased on the INTERNET. It is sold by Phelan Coffee company of Beaumont Texas.
I buy it by the gallon and store it in the freezer. I use it for barbecue and smoking turkey. It is the best I've used.
                                      Yankee1

[Redtail1949]

Justin Wilsons Cookbooks contain some good old fashioned Cajun dishes. I used to go to his shows with my mom when I was a kid . He was a famous man in South East Texas and Southwestren Louisiana.

Cajun is simple and spicy but not real hot with the exception of some Hot Boudain. Nothing in my opinion equals the taste of true Cajun dishes. They learned to cook and eat everything and they learned just how to seson it to make it taste real real good.

Couple that up with the influences of the Creole and African influence on the flavore and man you got some good eatin for sure.