The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook
A cookbook and guide to enjoying “America’s best secret fruit”—a rare Midwestern delicacy with a “sunny, electric, and downright tropical” flavor (Serious Eats).
 
They are found in the fleeting, honeyed weeks between August and October. They are fleshy and awkward to eat, sweetly fragrant, and they do not travel well at all. They are beloved by foragers, keepers of regional food traditions, and anyone seeking relief from the industrial food chain.

In The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook, Sara Bir sets the humble pawpaw center stage, with detailed information on how to harvest, source, store, and―of course―cook with these uniquely Midwestern delicacies. Here you’ll find recipes for pawpaw cornbread and pawpaw pudding; key lime pawpaw cheesecake and banana-pawpaw ketchup. Sidebars address questions as varied as “Where can I buy frozen pawpaws?” and “How do I use pawpaw in a cocktail?” Written with humor and love for a curious subject, The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook will inspire you to experiment in the kitchen and get out into the woods.

“The best cookbooks convey not only how to use an ingredient but why an ingredient is special in the first place. The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook is just that sort of resource—great recipes that make me want to go foraging in order to cook them!” ―Abra Berens, chef and James Beard Award-nominated author of Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit
 
Includes an introduction by Alexis Nikole Nelson, TikTok star and @blackforager
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The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook
A cookbook and guide to enjoying “America’s best secret fruit”—a rare Midwestern delicacy with a “sunny, electric, and downright tropical” flavor (Serious Eats).
 
They are found in the fleeting, honeyed weeks between August and October. They are fleshy and awkward to eat, sweetly fragrant, and they do not travel well at all. They are beloved by foragers, keepers of regional food traditions, and anyone seeking relief from the industrial food chain.

In The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook, Sara Bir sets the humble pawpaw center stage, with detailed information on how to harvest, source, store, and―of course―cook with these uniquely Midwestern delicacies. Here you’ll find recipes for pawpaw cornbread and pawpaw pudding; key lime pawpaw cheesecake and banana-pawpaw ketchup. Sidebars address questions as varied as “Where can I buy frozen pawpaws?” and “How do I use pawpaw in a cocktail?” Written with humor and love for a curious subject, The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook will inspire you to experiment in the kitchen and get out into the woods.

“The best cookbooks convey not only how to use an ingredient but why an ingredient is special in the first place. The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook is just that sort of resource—great recipes that make me want to go foraging in order to cook them!” ―Abra Berens, chef and James Beard Award-nominated author of Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit
 
Includes an introduction by Alexis Nikole Nelson, TikTok star and @blackforager
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The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook

The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook

by Sara Bir
The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook

The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook

by Sara Bir

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A cookbook and guide to enjoying “America’s best secret fruit”—a rare Midwestern delicacy with a “sunny, electric, and downright tropical” flavor (Serious Eats).
 
They are found in the fleeting, honeyed weeks between August and October. They are fleshy and awkward to eat, sweetly fragrant, and they do not travel well at all. They are beloved by foragers, keepers of regional food traditions, and anyone seeking relief from the industrial food chain.

In The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook, Sara Bir sets the humble pawpaw center stage, with detailed information on how to harvest, source, store, and―of course―cook with these uniquely Midwestern delicacies. Here you’ll find recipes for pawpaw cornbread and pawpaw pudding; key lime pawpaw cheesecake and banana-pawpaw ketchup. Sidebars address questions as varied as “Where can I buy frozen pawpaws?” and “How do I use pawpaw in a cocktail?” Written with humor and love for a curious subject, The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook will inspire you to experiment in the kitchen and get out into the woods.

“The best cookbooks convey not only how to use an ingredient but why an ingredient is special in the first place. The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook is just that sort of resource—great recipes that make me want to go foraging in order to cook them!” ―Abra Berens, chef and James Beard Award-nominated author of Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit
 
Includes an introduction by Alexis Nikole Nelson, TikTok star and @blackforager

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781953368416
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 05/01/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 127
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Sara Bir is a chef, writer, and plant nerd who aims to get people outside and looking at their everyday surroundings in a completely new way. Her book The Fruit Forager's Companion (Chelsea Green, 2018) won the 2019 Reference and

Table of Contents

Introduction Alexis Nikole Nelson 9

How to Eat a Pawpaw in the Woods 11

Way Down Yonder 12

Why Pawpaws? 16

How to Find Pawpaws in the Wild 19

How to Prep Pawpaws 25

Freezing Pawpaws 28

A Philosophy on Cooking With Pawpaws 29

Recipes

Pawpaw Lassi 34

Green Tomato and Pawpaw Salsa 36

French Vanilla Pawpaw Ice Cream 38

Baked Pawpaw Pudding 40

Pawpaw Cornbread 42

Pawpaw Caramel Sauce 44

Pawpaw Cheesecake 46

Pawpaw Buttermilk Panna Cotta 50

Pawpaw Sorbet 52

Banana Pawpaw Ketchup 54

Spicebush Five-Spice 58

Nilla Wafer Pawpaw Pudding 60

Chocolate Chip Pawpaw Tea Cake 64

Key Lime Pawpaw Pie 68

Pawpaw Ha-Ha Habanero Sauce 70

Beurre Blanc with a Hint of Pawpaw 72

Pawpaw Gelato 74

Pawpaw Flan 76

Pawpaw Milkshake 78

Pawpaw Julius 80

Lemony Pawpaw Preserves 82

Cinnamon-Spice Pawpaw Butter 84

Coconut-Lime Pawpaw Paletas 86

Blender Pawpaw Coladas 88

Pawpaw Bellini 90

Pawpaw Curd 92

Pawpaw Swirl Cheesecake 94

South Carolina Mustard Pawpaw Barbecue Sauce 98

Pawpaw Kentucky Beer Cheese 100

Pork Chops with Mustard Pawpaw Cream Sauce 102

Sunshine Salad Mold 104

Really Good Mayonnaise 108

Pawpaw Spice Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting 110

Velvet Pawpaw Buttercream 114

Pawpaw Fool 116

Seasons of Pawpaw 118

A Q&A with Dr. Robert Brannan 120

Resources 125

Acknowledgments 131

About the Author 133

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