The Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American Cooks

图书标准信息

• 作者 Edna Lewis 著
• 出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2003-04
• ISBN 9780375400353
• 定价 261.60元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 352页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

EdnaLewis--whoseTheTasteofCountryCookinghasbecomeanAmericanclassic--andAlabama-bornchefScottPeacockpooltheirunusualcookingtalentstogiveusthisuniquecookbook.WhatmakesitsospecialisthatitrepresentsdifferentstylesofSoutherncooking--MissLewis’sVirginiacountrycookingandScottPeacock’sinventiveandsensitiveblendingofnewtasteswiththeAlabamafoodshegrewupon,liberallyseasonedwithNativeAmerican,Caribbean,andAfricaninfluences.TogethertheyhavetakenneglectedtraditionalrecipesunearthedintheiryearsofresearchtogetheronSouthernfoodandworkedoutnewversionsthattheyhavemadetheirown.

Everypageofthisbeguilingbookbearstheunmistakablemarkofbeingwrittenbyrealhands-oncooks.ScottPeacockhasthegiftfortranslatingtheloveandrespecttheyshareforgoodhomecookingwithsuchcareandprecisionthatyouknow,evenifyou’venevertriedthembefore,thattheSkilletCornbreadwillturnoutperfect,theCrabCakeswillbe“HonestlyGood,”andthefour-tieredLaneCakesomethingspectacular.

TogethertheysharetheirsecretsforsuchSouthernbasicsaspan-friedchicken(soakinbrinefirst,thenbuttermilk,beforefryingingoodporkfat),creamygrits(cookslowlyinmilk),andgenuineSouthernbiscuits,whichdependonusingsoftflour,homemadebakingpowder,andfine,freshlard(andonnottwistingthebiscuitcutterwhenyoustampoutthedough).ScottPeacockdescribeshowMissLewismakessoupbycoaxingtheessenceofflavorfromvegetables(theShe-CrabandTurtlesoupstastesorichtheycanbeservedinsmallportionsindemitassecups),andheappliesthesameprincipletohisintenselyflavored,scrumptiousdishofGarlicBraisedShoulderLambChopswithButterBeansandTomatoes.You’llfindallthesetreasuresandmorebeforeyouevengettothesuperbcakes(potential“CakewalkWinners”all),thehand-crankedicecreams,theflakypies,andhomeycustardsandpuddings.

Interwoventhroughoutthebookarewarmmemoriesofthepeopleandthetraditionsthatshapedthesepure-
tasting,genuinelyAmericanrecipes.Aboveall,theSoutherntablestandsforhospitality,andtheauthorsdemonstratethatthewayeverythingisputtogether--withthecondimentsandrelishesandpreservesandwealthofvegetablesallspreadoutonthetable--iswhatmakesthemealuniquelySouthern.Everyoccasioniscelebrated,andatthebackofthebooktherearetwenty-twoseasonalmenus,fromASpringCountryBreakfastforaLateSundayMorningandASummerDinnerofBigFlavorstoAnAlabamaThanksgivingandAHeartyDinnerforaColdWinterNight,toshowyouhowtomixandmatchdishesforatrueSoutherntable.
Here,then,isajoyfulcomingtogetheroftwoextraordinarycooks,sharingtheirgifts.Andtheyinviteyoutojointhem.

【作者简介】

EdnaLewisistherecipientofnumerousawards,includingtheGrandeDameofLesDamesd’EscoffierInternational(1999).SheistheauthorofTheTasteofCountryCookingaswellasInPursuitofFlavorandTheEdnaLewisCookbook.ShelivesinDecatur,Georgia.

ScottPeacockwasbornandraisedinAlabama.HehasservedascheftotwogovernorsofGeorgiaandattworestaurants,Atlanta’sHorseradishGrilland,mostrecently,thehighlyregardedWatershedinDecatur,wherehelives.