Chef Derrell Smith - Diaspora Dining

Ingredients:

3 pounds russet potatoes

½ cup salt + water for boiling potatoes

3 eggs (boiled for 8 minutes)

Mix

1 cup mayonnaise½ cup sour cream

2 tablespoons dijon mustard1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 chopped hard boiled eggs½ cup sweet pickle relish2 stalk celery, chopped small

1 cup grated carrot

¼ cup finely chopped parsley

½ cup yellow onion, chopped small

½ cup red onion, chopped small

½ cup finely chopped chives (or scallion)

Salt and pepper to taste (about 1-2 teaspoons each)

paprika and dried parsley for color

CHEF DERRELL SMITH

RELLYCROCKER’s POTATO SALAD

Method:

Boil potatoes (with the skin on) and eggs in salted water for 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Make sure to remove eggs after 8 minutes.
Drain, peel and cut potatoes into cubes, and place into a large bowl.
Gently fold potatoes with mayonnaise, sour cream, dijon mustard, vinegar, chopped egg, celery, carrot, relish, salt and pepper. You can add mayo, sour cream and/or relish in 1 tablespoons intervals if you want it creamier, tangier, and/or sweeter.
Top with an egg cut into quarters then sprinkle with paprika and dried parsley for color. Can serve warm or refrigerate and serve the next day. Eat within 3-4 days of making.

**ABOUT CHEF DERRELL SMITH**
Derrell Smith is a former NFL player, former advertising producer and now the creator and CEO of 99EATS, LLC - a virtual culinary brand with a mission to connect people through food, content and experiences.
After receiving a full athletic scholarship to play football at Syracuse University, Derrell was a two-time All Big East performer and team captain, earning dual degrees in Information Management and Marketing and an MA in Advertising from the Newhouse School of Public Communications. He then went on to play two years in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans before a career ending neck injury.
His career in food began after winning a meatball competition in 2016, and wanting to share them with the world. He then went on to create 99EATS, LLC in his Washington Heights kitchen after being let go from his job in advertising. Since then, 99EATS has partnered with numerous brands including Subway, Tastemade, Disney, Sesame Place, and Bed Bath and Beyond as a brand ambassador and content creator.
Amazeballs was created in January 2019 as a vessel for 99EATS to spread love through food, specifically his delicious meatballs. Currently, Amazeballs operates through Fooda, and has stands at Smorgasburg (BK) and Barclays Center through 2020. It’s logo is designed in the likeness of his grandmothers because he wants people to remember how grandmas food made them feel. It’s concept of “Balls loaded with stuff” represents creativity, curiosity and freedom to add one’s own style and flair to a classic, like meatballs. And the “OG Sauce” (Original Grandma Sauce), is his an ode to grandma and the time, trial, wisdom and love that went into her food. These are the feels he wants you to feel when you eat Amazeballs.
Derrell currently sits on the young advisory council for the Martin J. Whitman Business School at Syracuse, advises the SU athletics department on alumni relations, is member of the NFLPA alumni association and member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity inc.
Derrell is the eldest of seven siblings, and was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He currently resides with his fiancé in Brooklyn, NY.

ABOUT DIASPORA DINING

Cooking in the African Diaspora is a practice of social justice--it memorializes our ancestors; grants agency to all who participate; and concretizes the Diaspora’s invaluable contributions to world-wide cuisines. With this intention, we have created a new series, Diaspora Dining, as a way to continue this preservation of our collective heritage.

Through storytelling and step-by-step recipe tutorials, Diaspora Dining follows chefs as they prepare their favorite dishes and demonstrate how you can create these generational recipes at home. Creating magnificent dishes has always been an avenue for us to tell our own stories, and Diaspora Dining is an essential ingredient to safeguarding those legacies.

The African Diaspora continues to influence the world’s cultural landscape, and it’s about time that our cuisine is revered around the world in the same fashion. Now more than ever, we believe it’s the perfect time to protect our cultural traditions, and we can do that from our homes, or better yet, on our stoves. Join us on this delicious quest to advance racial and social justice one dish at a time!

WHEN: Launching on May 1, 2020! Series will run from May to September, 2020.

HOW TO WATCH: CCCADI’s new digital programs and resources will be featured on our different social media platforms. Visit www.cccadi.org and make sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel and follow us on FB and IG for regular updates!