Southern soups & stews : more than 75 recipes from burgoo and gumbo to etouffée and fricassee / Nancie McDermott ; photographs by Leigh Beisch.

Southern soups and stews

McDermott, Nancie, author.

Book

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2015]

175 pages ; 21 x 23 cm

Home cooks throughout the American South treasure time-honored recipes for hearty soups and satisfying stews savoured year after year. Often passed down through the generations, the dishes detailed in this book are cherished and shared at family gatherings, holiday feasts, and community suppers throughout the seasons. These recipes serve up soups and stews seasoned with history--from Nathalie Dupree's Lowcountry Okra and Shrimp Gumbo, to Summer Squash Soup with Black Pepper and Thyme, to Collard Greens with Pot Likker and Dumplings--offering us a glimpse of how people farmed, cooked, and continue to celebrate life over time.

Introduction -- Gumbos -- Brunswick stews, Kentucky burgoo, and hunter's stews -- Shrimp and crab, the beautiful swimmers -- Shellfish stews, fish muddle, and chowders -- Hearty bowls of chicken, beef, and pork -- Dumplings: satisfying substance in a bowl -- Field peas and garden beans, fresh and dried -- Vegetables in the stewpot, all year long -- Basic recipes and accompaniments -- Glossary.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-188) and index.

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641.813 MCD 2015

Soups.

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Cooking, American -- Southern style.

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