Savannah Red Rice
Although I was born in Savannah GA, I haven't lived there since I was 2 years old. I have however a large influence of that old city in my life. The surrounding area as well.
My dads family were from Guyton a little ways out of Savannah. My mom was from Savannah proper. We visited both sides of the family every year.
I remember all kinds of southern foods that were prominent in those homes. Sea food and BBQ. Low country boils and 3 bean salad (my fave). Fried chicken and potato salad. Not to mention all the cakes and pies that sing to my heart.
Today I heard of for the first time a recipe that has apparently some fame in my home town. Savannah red rice.
The chef I saw make it treated it as cross between jambalaya and Spanish Paella. With smoked sausage and seafood in a heavily tomato base. In my subsequent research I have found that it has a meatless incarnation as well.
With a little more research I hope to try this in the near future. It sound like just the thing to warm a cool North Carolina evening.
Will keep you in the loop.
My dads family were from Guyton a little ways out of Savannah. My mom was from Savannah proper. We visited both sides of the family every year.
I remember all kinds of southern foods that were prominent in those homes. Sea food and BBQ. Low country boils and 3 bean salad (my fave). Fried chicken and potato salad. Not to mention all the cakes and pies that sing to my heart.
Today I heard of for the first time a recipe that has apparently some fame in my home town. Savannah red rice.
The chef I saw make it treated it as cross between jambalaya and Spanish Paella. With smoked sausage and seafood in a heavily tomato base. In my subsequent research I have found that it has a meatless incarnation as well.
With a little more research I hope to try this in the near future. It sound like just the thing to warm a cool North Carolina evening.
Will keep you in the loop.
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