SC BBQ Cookbook: Going Whole Hog
A 300-page South Carolina barbecue cookbook filled with recipes, history, pitmaster advice, and stories from across the state
Written by James Roller, co-founder and publisher of Destination BBQ, Going Whole Hog: Mustard, Vinegar, Hash, and Smoke: Celebrating SC BBQ History, Traditions, and Flavors brings together family recipes, restaurant recipes, pitmaster guidance, and the stories behind South Carolina barbecue.
What’s Inside Going Whole Hog
- Old family recipes: Reader-submitted recipes passed down through generations, along with the stories behind them.
- Pitmaster tips and techniques: Recipes and guidance from respected South Carolina pitmasters, including John Lewis, Rodney Scott, and Aaron Siegel.
- Restaurant recipes: Contributions from Bessinger’s, Bullies, Cherrywood, Lewis Barbecue, Price’s, Rodney Scott’s, Swig & Swine, and others.
- Whole-hog cooking, pit building, and history: Whole-hog principles, cinder-block pit plans, South Carolina barbecue history, and more.
Take a look inside Going Whole Hog, including sample recipes, contributor features, and chapters on sauces, meats, hash, sides, and desserts.
I wrote Going Whole Hog to preserve the recipes, stories, and traditions that make South Carolina barbecue distinct. It brings together old family recipes, restaurant and pitmaster contributions, and the history behind the food.
— James Roller, author
Sample of Recipes
Sauces and Rubs
The book includes four sections of sauce recipes, from Dukes-style mustard sauce and Eastern South Carolina vinegar-pepper sauce to Honey Hickory tomato sauce, Alabama white sauce, and brisket mojo sauce. There is also a full section of rub recipes from John Lewis, Home Team BBQ, and others.
SC BBQ Hash
From yellow hash popular in the Midlands and Lowcountry to red hash around Sumter and beef hash in the Upstate, the book includes recipes similar to those served at South Carolina barbecue restaurants such as Dukes, Ward’s, and Midway.
Meats
From whole hogs cooked over coals shoveled from a burn barrel to individual cuts such as butts, shoulders, and ribs, we have recipes for it all. We’ve even included a few chicken recipes, along with beef recipes ranging from brisket to Maurice’s meatloaf.
Sides and Desserts
You’ll find standards like collards, corn, pork rinds, coleslaw, baked beans, and mac and cheese along with classic SC dishes like chicken bog and purlieu, catfish stew, and chicken mull. Sides help make the meal, and we share recipes from Rodney Scott, Swig and Swine, John Lewis, and Price’s, among others. The dessert section is crowded with cobblers, pies, and cakes, but also things like pralines and other surprises.
Want a taste first? Start with our free BBQ recipes.
Quick Look Inside
What Folks Are Saying
Below are five randomly chosen notes from book owners who wrote in to tell us what they think of the book. Refresh the page to see five new ones!
Read all of the Going Whole Hog testimonials.
All that I didn’t know about BBQ!
When you think you know enough about BBQ in South Carolina, please read this book! It has more information, history and recipes than one could imagine! The history was fascinating, and the stories about the “pitmasters” were so interesting. I haven’t finished reading the whole book, but I skipped around to check out each section. The book was so much more than I expected. It is wonderfully written and the pictures made it that much more inviting! If you’re on the fence about buying the cookbook, buy it and take a good look! If you still have reservations, it would make wonderful gift for someone who loves BBQ!
VERY THOROUGH
Love the various sauce recipes. This is a very thorough cookbook for exploring the world of South Carolina BBQ.
Awesome History/Cookbook
Love the book, can’t thank the team and contributors enough. I’ve searched high and low for a book that captures the history of SC BBQ and offers hard to find recipes, especially Hash and BBQ sauce recipes. Along with these decades old recipes, there is well documented history of the origins of SC BBQ and how it came along. There is no book that compares when discussing SCBBQ. No brainer, great addition to any collection
Quality Throughout!
Great read on origins of South Carolina BBQ. Enough recipes to satisfy the mustard or vinegar pit master. What I like the most is all the history. Buy at least 2 or 3. You will be giving them as gifts. When they run out of books, I’ll remind you I told you so.
I’m Ready to BBQ!
I loved the book….loved the history of BBQ and the recipes that followed. It contains a little of every aspect of the cooking of BBQ. I have eaten in many of the places that are highlighted in the book and look forward to trying many of the recipes as the weather permits me getting outside to cook. Thank you for your dedication to this project! I have learned to seek out new restaurants and learn how they interpret the field of BBQ. You are making a mistake by not buying this cookbook/history lesson.
Book Details
- Full title: Going Whole Hog: Mustard, Vinegar, Hash, and Smoke: Celebrating SC BBQ History, Traditions, and Flavors
- Author: James Roller
- Publisher: Destination BBQ
- Copyright: © 2023 H & J Enterprises of Charleston, LLC DBA Destination BBQ
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Length: 300 pages
- Available formats: Hardcover and Adobe PDF
Editions and ISBNs
- Original overseas-printed hardcover: ISBN-13 979-8-9885120-0-4
- Adobe PDF ebook: ISBN-13 979-8-9885120-1-1
- Amazon print-on-demand hardcover: ISBN-13 979-8-9885120-2-8
- Library of Congress Control Number: 2023916991
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