Patout's Cajun Home Cooking

by Alex Patout

Book Overview

When Alex Patout opened the original Patout's restaurant in New Iberia, Louisiana, in 1979, he set out to show food lovers that there was more to Cajun than blackened redfish. Now the family operates... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039454725X
• ISBN13: 9780394547251
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

From a Long Time Customer

I remember Alex's palce in New Iberia from the early 80's. Great food, my wife and I lived in Lafayette and ate there once a week. We bought the book years ago, shortly after it was published. We still use it today. Try Shrimp Mrs. Ann. You can use fish instead of shrimp and it is still wonderful. The green beans in a roux is very good. There are a number of books on Cajun cooking, this is one of the best.

Lots of great food

I thought it looked a bit bland when we got it. There were not a lot of bright pretty pictures. However, every recipe I've tried has turned out great. The recipes are easy to follow. THey do require some typical 'cajun' types food (Tasso for example) but mostly the recipes have on hand ingredients. Enjoy.

authentic cajun cooking from a chef who grew up with it.

Great book for those of you interested in real Cajun cooking done very well. Alex Patout is from the Heart of Acadiana, so he knows what he's talking about. Definitely not for vegetarians.

Wonderful introduction for beginning Cajun cooks...

This book was my first in the area of Cajun Cooking and inspired me to use my own creativity while preparing different foods. This book shows you the basics in Cajun Cooking.