Taste of the Lowcountry Book

Introduction 6

Appetizers

Buttermilk Biscuits 10

Bread and Butter Pickles 12

Corn Fritters 13

Fried Green Tomatoes 14

Fried Oysters 15

Pickled Shrimp Salad 16

Sweet and Spicy Pecans 18

Salads and Soups

Lowcountry Okra Soup 20

Shrimp Stock 22

Mixed Greens with Pecans, Blue Cheese, and Shoestring Sweet Potatoes 24

Summer Tomato Soup 25

Warm Green Bean and Tomato Salad 26

Watermelon Arugula Salad 28

Main Dishes

BBQ Pork 32

Crab Cakes 33

Crispy Chicken with Pan Gravy 34

Fish Croquettes 36

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Bourbon Bacon Sauce 38

Lowcountry Gumbo 40

Pecan-Encrusted Grouper 42

Shrimp and Grits 43

Sauces, Rubs, and Relishes

Basic Brine 46

Benne Seed Caramel Sauce 47

Dry Rub 48

Sweet Mustard BBQ Sauce 49

Sweet Pepper Relish 50

Tartar Sauce 51

Warm Bacon Vinaigrette 52

Sides

Blue Cheese Cole Slaw 54

Broccoli Cheese Casserole 56

Butter Bean Mash 58

Braised Cabbage 60

Carolina Rice and Vegetable Saute 61

Cheddar Scallion Grit Cakes 62

Clemson Blue Cheese and Grits Souffle 64

Country Ham and Cornbread Stuffing 66

Cowpea Succotash 68

Horseradish Sweet Potatoes 70

Hoppin' John 71

Red Rice 72

Sweet Potato and Date Hash 74

Desserts

Apple Pecan Cobbler 76

Banana Pudding 78

Carolina Gold Rice Pudding 80

Grilled Peaches with Pound Cake 81

Chocolate Peanut Butter "Pie" 82

Grandma's Pecan Pie 84

Sweet Potato Strawberry Shortcakes 86

Blueberry Lime Parfaits 88

Index 90