The Little Gumbo Book: Twenty-seven Carefully Created Recipes That Will Enable Everyone to Enjoy the Special Experience of Gumbo

by Gwen McKee

Here are twenty-seven carefully created recipes plus explanations, definitions, and directions that will enable everyone to enjoy the special experience of gumbo. This dandy of a book is entirely dedicated to the process of preparing great gumbo. In
addition to the wonderful collection of recipes, the book provides
guidance in preparing all the characteristic elements that make up this unique Cajun dish. For instance, there are six recipes for
preparing roux—the browning of flour, so important to the richness of gumbo. The book contains a step-by-step gumbo recipe which provides detailed instructions that will enable anyone to create a great pot of gumbo! There are also suggestions for how to prepare rice, and a special Cajun seasoning recipe for adding just the right Creole touch.

The Little Gumbo Book utilizes convenient microwaves, time-freeing crock pots, and dependable iron pots for preparing such delectable recipes as "Catfish Gumbo," low-calorie "Lean and Mean Chicken Gumbo," as well as "Crowd Pleasing Gumbo" for impressing a party of fifty people! It's all here. The mystery of gumbo preparation is revealed and explained in this one little book. Voila!

Genres: Cookbooks, Education, Reference, Nonfiction, Food

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1986

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of all the magnificent cookbooks I saw in New Orleans, this was the only one I felt like hauling back. (Probably just because I didn't feel like carrying much that day.) Its virtue is its simplicity -- no exhaustive attempt to give a sweeping overview of the region's food. Instead, it focuses on one thing alone: gumbo. There are 27 gumbo recipes with some general guidelines and comments. Sixty-three pages. That's it.

I haven't actually tried any of the recipes yet, but they look fairly doable. Whether or not they'll taste anything like some of the great gumbos I sampled in Louisiana is another matter.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've had this little book for years -- purchased it on a trip to New Orleans hoping I would be able to recreate the delicious gumbo I enjoyed on my visit. I won't take credit for making gumbo like the locals, but this book helped me learn to make something very close. Each part of what makes a gumbo a gumbo is explained and several methods to create each is provided. Additionally there are many stand alone recipes for many kinds of gumbo. It's a tiny volume that packs a big punch and if you've ever been curious about gumbo but haven't made a pot yourself, this is the place to begin.

[Jo Gomez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best gumbo recipes ever!!!