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Paul Prudhomme (July 13, 1940 – October 8, 2015), also known as Gene Autry Prudhomme, [1] was an American celebrity chef whose specialties were Creole and Cajun ...
Often associated with Cajun cuisine, this technique was invented and popularized by chef Paul Prudhomme. [1] The food is dipped in melted butter and then sprinkled with a mixture of herbs and spices , usually some combination of thyme , oregano , chili pepper , peppercorns , salt , garlic powder , and onion powder . [ 2 ]
Some sources suggest that popcorn shrimp originated as a Louisiana cuisine, and chef Paul Prudhomme made it famous. [7] However, at least for the name, what Prudhomme invented was Cajun popcorn, which he put on the menu of the restaurant he worked, sometime later than 1975. [8] Prudhomme published a recipe of Cajun popcorn in his cookbook in 1984.
Today, most restaurants serve dishes that consist of Cajun styles, which Paul Prudhomme dubbed "Louisiana cooking". [8] In Cajun home-cooking, these individual styles are still kept separate. [8] However, there are fewer and fewer people cooking the classic Cajun dishes that would have been eaten by the original settlers. [4]: 30
Shrimp creole is a dish of Louisiana Creole origin (French, Spanish, and African heritage), consisting of cooked shrimp in a mixture of whole or diced tomatoes, the "holy trinity" of onion, celery and bell pepper, spiced with hot pepper sauce or cayenne-based seasoning, and served over steamed or boiled white rice. [1]
K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen was a Cajun and Creole restaurant in the French Quarter owned by Paul Prudhomme that closed in 2020. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Prudhomme and his wife Kay Hinrichs Prudhomme opened the restaurant in 1979.
Étouffée or etouffee (French:, English: / ˌ eɪ t uː ˈ f eɪ / AY-too-FAY) is a dish found in both Cajun and Creole cuisine typically served with shellfish over rice.The dish employs a technique known as smothering, a popular method of cooking in the Cajun and Creole areas of south Louisiana. Étouffée is most popular in New Orleans and in the Acadiana region as well as the coastal ...
Seafood-based gumbo generally has shrimp, crab meat, and sometimes oysters. [9] Andouille sausage is often added to both meat and seafood gumbos to provide "piquancy, substance, and an additional layer of flavor" to the dish. The key is to use a tender andouille so it does not become too chewy."