- "When he's not turnin' those ronto shanks 'round the clock, 8D-J8 is busy addin' other meaty snacks to the menu, includin' a jerky made from the thin bands of meat hung around his roastin' pit."
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
Pitmaster's Choice was one of the two varieties of jerky served at the Ronto Roasters eatery in Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu. It was made from a variety of thin cuts of meat by the smelter droid 8D-J8, who dried out the strips using the establishment's converted podracer engine roasting pit before the owner, Bakkar, flavored them.
In 34 ABY, the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs included a recipe for the dish in his book The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook, and explorer Eloc Throno also mentioned it in the book Traveler's Guide to Batuu.
Description[]
- "The podracer engine grill has a tendency to dry out thin cuts, which Bakkar flavors into two varieties of jerky."
- ―Eloc Throno, Traveler's Guide to Batuu
8D-J8 (right) cooked Pitmaster's Choice on a converted podracer engine.
Pitmaster's Choice was a variety of jerky made by the former smelter droid 8D-J8, who worked as the pitmaster in the Ronto Roasters eatery in Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu. When not roasting ronto shanks over the establishment's converted podracer engine roasting pit, the droid cooked the thin strips of meat hanging around the pit,[2] which the engine tended to dry out.[2] This meant Pitmaster's Choice could be made from a variety of meats, including nuna turkey or luggabeast meat cooked until they were brown and black.[1] Bakkar, the owner of Ronto Roasters, then flavored the thin cuts to make the two varieties of jerky;[2] either Pitmaster's Choice[1] or Nuna Turkey Jerky.[3]
History[]
- "Whether it's nuna turkey or luggabeast, the Pitmaster's jerky is always sublime. Sadly, most of us ain't got a converted podracer engine on hand to cook up our own, but these meaty morsels should help keep you satisfied between trips to Black Spire."
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
Bakkar flavored Pitmaster's Choice.
In 34 ABY,[4] the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs included a recipe for Pitmaster's Choice, which he considered sublime, in his cookbook The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook. In the book, he lamented that most people did not have their own converted podracer engine to authentically cook the dish on, but he claimed his recipe would keep them satisfied between trips to Ronto Roasters.[1] That same year,[5] explorer Eloc Throno mentioned the two varieties of jerky that 8D-J8 made in an entry on Ronto Roasters in the book Traveler's Guide to Batuu.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Pitmaster's Choice was created as one of the recipes included in the 2019 cookbook Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook, which was written by Marc Sumerak and Chelsea Monroe-Cassel. The out-of-universe recipe for the dish requires ground pork with a marinade of dark soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of five-spice powder.[1]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Ronto Roasters
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook establishes that the in-universe book was published at the same time as when the First Order was searching for the Resistance base on Batuu, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 34 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu establishes that, at the time of the book's setting, the Resistance was based on Batuu. Star Wars: Timelines dates both the establishment of the Batuu Resistance base and its eventual relocation to Ajan Kloss to 34 ABY. Therefore, the in-universe guide must have been authored that year.