Magnolias: Authentic Southern Cuisine Book

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

THE SOUTHERN PANTRY

Ingredient descriptions

Chicken Broth

Yellow Corn Relish

Mom's Spicy Mustard

Magnolias Everyday Spicy Dry Rub

Sweet and Hot Pork Shoulder and Rib Rub

Magnolias' Blackening Spice

Carolina Ham Cracklings

White Lily Cream Biscuits

Pie Crusts

Lowcountry Lemonade

Roasted Garlic

Compound Butters for the Grill

UPTOWN/DOWN SOUTH STARTERS

Crab Dip

Pimiento Crab Fondue

Roasted Garlic

Pimiento Cheese

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Herb Toasts

Homemade Potato Chips with Blue Cheese and Scallions

Spicy Steamed Peel and Eat Shrimp

Benne Shrimp with Honey and Hot Chili Dip

Carolina Cup Crackling Oysters

Cornmeal Fried Oysters with Jalapeno and Lime Aioli

Down South Egg Rolls with Red Pepper Sauce, Spicy Mustard, and Peach Chutney

Bowtie Pasta with Apple-Smoked Bacon, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Blue Cheese, and a Cracked Pepper Cream Sauce

Grilled Mahi-Mahi Soft Tacos with Black Beans and Rice, Guacamole, and Tomato Salsa

SOUPS AND SALADS

Blue Crab Bisque

Creamy Tomato Bisque with Lump Crabmeat and a Chiffonade of Fresh Basil

Potato, Leek, and Roasted Garlic Soup with Creek Shrimp and Tomato Chive Salsa

Cajun Clam Chowder

Elwood's Ham Chowder

Black Bean Chili with Scallions and Cilantro Sour Cream

Shrimp and Rice Salad with A Lemon, Garlic, and Dill Vinaigrette

Summer Tomato and Vidalia Onion Salad

Arugula Salad with Creamy Goat's Cheese, Roasted Peppers, and a Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

Iceberg Salad with a Buttermilk, Basil, and Blue Cheese Dressing, Carolina Ham Cracklings, and Grape Tomatoes

Warm Sea Scallop Salad with Lime Dressing Over Butter Lettuce

Classic Caesar Salad

Mixed Greens with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette

Red Potato and Parsley Salad

Buttermilk, Basil, and Blue Cheese Dressing

Lemon Lingonberry Vinaigrette

Carolina Peanut Vinaigrette

SOUTHERN SIDES

Classic Potato Fries

Butter-Whipped Potatoes

Parslied Potatoes

Carolina Plantation Aromatic Rice

Red Rice

Dirty Rice

Baked Macaroni and Cheddar Cheese

Baked Blue Cheese and Macaroni

Creamed Corn

Magnolias Collard Greens

Slow-Cooked Okra and Tomatoes

Lady Peas, Black-Eyed Peas, Zipper Peas, and Butter Beans

South Carolina Hoppin' John

Black Beans and Aromatic Rice

GRITS AND GRAVIES

Skillet-Seared Yellow Grits Cakes

Creamy Stone-Ground Grits with Carolina Country Ham and Red Eye Gravy

Magnolias Spicy Shrimp, Sausage, and Tasso Gravy Over Creamy Grits

Lobster, Shrimp, and Sea Scallops with a Lobster Cream Sauce over Creamy White Grits

Pan-Fried Grits Cakes with Sauteed Shrimp, Leeks, and Tomato Gravy

Pimiento Cheese Grits with Pepper-Seared Sea Scallops and Red Pepper Sauce

Grilled Salmon Fillet with Dill Butter over Creamy Stone-Ground White Grits

Chicken Gravy

FISH AND SHELLFISH

Iron Skillet Crispy Flounder with Lemon Caper Aioli

Sauteed Grouper with Artichoke and Creamy Crabmeat over Sauteed Spinach with Lemon-Leek Butter

Coriander-Seared Tuna fillet with Jalapeno and Mango Vinaigrette, Pan-Fried Potato Cakes, and Sauteed Escarole

Fire-Roasted Cedar-Planked Salmon

Squash Blossoms Stuffed with a Sea Scallop and Lobster Mousse served with a Lobster Cream Sauce

Seared Tuna Filets with Aromatic Rice and a Warm Salad of Artichoke, Lemon, Leek, and Capers

Broiled Rock Shrimp with Garlic Butter and Parmesan

Blue Crabs

Carolina Crab Cake with Tomato Gravy, Creamed Corn, and Sauteed Spinach

Buttermilk and Beer Batter Fried Soft-Shell Crabs

Lowcountry Bouillabaisse

MEATS AND POULTRY

Hickory Smoked Pork Shoulder with Carolina BBQ Sauce, Crackling Cream Biscuits, and Spicy Yellow Corn

Pork Bar-B-Que Sliders with Mustard Slaw and Classic Potato Fries

Herb Seared Lamb Loin with Natural Jus, Butter-Whipped Potatoes and Sauteed Spinach

Grilled Filet of Beef Topped with Pimiento Cheese, Accompanied by Grilled Tomatoes, Green Onions, Parslied Potatoes, and Madeira Sauce

Golden Fried Buttermilk Chicken Breasts

Pan-Fried Chicken Livers with Caramelized Onions, Country Ham, and Madeira Sauce

Chicken and Andouille Gumbo with Carolina Plantation Aromatic Rice

Magnolias' Veal Meatloaf with Butter-Whipped Potatoes, Mushroom and Sage Gravy, and Tobacco Onions

Pan-Roasted Chicken Breast with Crispy Collard and Cabbage Rolls, Lady Peas, Carolina Ham Cracklings, Butter-Whipped Potatoes, and Fried Collards

SOUTHERN SWEETS

Coconut Cream Pie with Banana Custard Sauce and Caramelized Bananas

Sweet Biscuit with Fresh Strawberries, Whipped Cream, and Orange Custard Sauce

Magnolias Baked Creams with Orange Custard Sauce

Warm Cream Cheese Brownie with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Chocolate Sauce, and Caramel Sauce

Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie with Bourbon Sauce

Magnolias Berry Cobbler

Vanilla Creme Brulee

Summer Berries with Grand Marnier and Brown Sugar Sabayon

Mocha Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream

Lodge Alley Fig Tartlettes with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Magnolias Resource List

Index