Rodney Scott's World of BBQ
Every Day Is a Good Day: A Cookbook
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Publisher Description
IACP COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER • In the first cookbook by a Black pitmaster, James Beard Award–winning chef Rodney Scott celebrates an incredible culinary legacy through his life story, family traditions, and unmatched dedication to his craft.
“BBQ is such an important part of African American history, and no one is better at BBQ than Rodney.”—Marcus Samuelsson, chef and restaurateur
ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Out, Food52, Taste of Home, Garden & Gun, Epicurious, Vice, Salon, Southern Living, Wired, Library Journal
Rodney Scott was born with barbecue in his blood. He cooked his first whole hog, a specialty of South Carolina barbecue, when he was just eleven years old. At the time, he was cooking at Scott's Bar-B-Q, his family's barbecue spot in Hemingway, South Carolina. Now, four decades later, he owns one of the country's most awarded and talked-about barbecue joints, Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ in Charleston.
In this cookbook, co-written by award-winning writer Lolis Eric Elie, Rodney spills what makes his pit-smoked turkey, barbecued spare ribs, smoked chicken wings, hush puppies, Ella's Banana Puddin', and award-winning whole hog so special. Moreover, his recipes make it possible to achieve these special flavors yourself, whether you're a barbecue pro or a novice. From the ins and outs of building your own pit to poignant essays on South Carolinian foodways and traditions, this stunningly photographed cookbook is the ultimate barbecue reference. It is also a powerful work of storytelling. In this modern American success story, Rodney details how he made his way from the small town where he worked for his father in the tobacco fields and in the smokehouse, to the sacrifices he made to grow his family's business, and the tough decisions he made to venture out on his own in Charleston.
Rodney Scott's World of BBQ is an uplifting story that speaks to how hope, hard work, and a whole lot of optimism built a rich celebration of his heritage—and of unforgettable barbecue.
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James Beard Award winning pitmaster Scott brings his 30 years of cooking experience to bear in this excellent debut. Aided by journalist Elie, Scott chronicles his education in barbecue cooking; discusses his fondness for music, whiskey, and cars; and expresses sorrow over a falling-out with his father over the family barbecue business that he now runs alone. But the gloom lifts once the book pivots to culinary matters and Scott lays out the finer points of the whole hog barbecue he's famous for. It requires the construction of a pit and burn barrel (instructions are provided and call for cinder blocks, a 55-gallon drum, and an angle grinder), a half cord of hardwood, a gallon of sauce, and 10 12 hours of cooking time. Less ambitious fare includes bacon burgers and smoked prime rib, while among the stove-top entr es is a one-pot chicken perloo. Sides include pork belly succotash, macaroni and cheese, and pork skin nachos, and a tasty selection of desserts banana pudding, blueberry cornmeal pound cake rounds things out. Though the opening biographical section can drag (it takes up about a quarter of the book), Scott's intensely flavorful recipes and masterful grill techniques are exceptional. This fired-up collection does not disappoint.
