Anyone have some good authentic Southern Cooking Recipes?

I need help with finding southern cooking recipes please. I know there are plenty of websites that have them but some seem a bit odd to be from the south. Does anyone have some real, authentic recipes that you know for sure are from the south?








Thanks in advanced,


Jalapeno10








P.S.- I'm asking about this because I need to make a cookbook as an English Project associated with TKAM (To Kill a Mockingbird) By: Harper Lee.Anyone have some good authentic Southern Cooking Recipes?
This is very similar to my Kentuckian mom's Sweet Potato Pie:





3 large sweet potatoes


1 stick butter


3 eggs, beaten


2 cups sugar


1 small can evaporated milk


1 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch


1 tsp. vanilla


1 tsp. lemon flavoring


3 pie shells





Peel sweet potatoes, then boil them whole; drain water.





Mash potatoes with butter. Add eggs and milk. Combine sugar with cornstarch; add to potato mixture. Finally, add vanilla and lemon flavoring.





Pour into pie shells. Bake at 350 degrees until brown. Makes 3 pies.





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I'm sure you probably know this, but Southern cooking varies widely from region to region, depending on what nationality the settlers were. Even recipes for the same dish will be quite a bit different depending on where the cook is from.





The two answers above prove my point. My mom's fried chicken was prepared by soaking the pieces in plain milk, rolling them in flour seasoned with salt, pepper, and a dash of paprika, then skillet fried until done. The drippings were thickened with flour and made into milk gravy.Anyone have some good authentic Southern Cooking Recipes?
Many interesting dishes here http://regularcooking.blogspot.com


There are nice %26amp; easy dishes also good for health.





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ALABAMA PECAN PIE


1/3 cup butter


1 cup sugar


3 eggs


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 1/4 cups pecan halves


1 cup dark Karo syrup


1 deep dish pie shell


Cream butter and sugar, add well-beated eggs. Beat well and add syrup, vanilla and pecans. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake in moderate oven (350o) for 50 to 55 minutes or until firm.
fried chicken


soak chicken pieces in hot sauce for 4 hours. it won't be hot when done


coat chicken with buttermilk and bread crumbs and deep fry 14 min or so until done
go to the food network website and look at the recipes from paula dean. you dont get any more southern than that.
only a 3 ring binder full and it's not one of those thin ones








Banana foster french toast


2c heavy cream


2 xl eggs beaten


1 egg yolk beaten


1/4 table spoon vanilla extract


1 table spoon cinnamon


3 table spoon sugar


4 slices of thick bread


4 table spoons unsalted butter


3 table spoons oil


4 ripe bananas


powder sugar





in large bowl combine cream, eggs and vanilla and mix thourghly. in a small bowl mix the sugar and cinnamon. dip bread in cream mixture and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Meanwhile melt 1 table spoon butter and 2 table spoons oil in saute pan. when the butter mixture is hot add the bread 2 slices at a time. cook for about 1 minute on each side.





Heat the remaining butter in oil in another sauce pan. Sprinkle the bananas with the sugar and cinnamon add them to the pan and saute untill the bananas are carmelized.





put 2 slices on a plate and pour over banana mix. SPRINKLE with powder sugar





easy breakfast recipe











JAMBALAYA


MAKE IN THE LARGEST POT you own.


1 pound boneless chicken cubed or 1lb shrimp or 1hot smoked sausage


(OR ANY COMBO OF ABOVE)


1 large onion chopped


1 bell pepper chopped


3-5 cloves garlic minced


4 ribs celery chopped


3 small cans tomato paste


1 28oz can tomatoes


8 cups chicken stock


2 teaspoons cayenne pepper


2 teaspoons black pepper


1 teaspoon white pepper


1 teaspoon oregano


1/2 teaspoon thyme


2 bay leaves


salt to taste


4 c long grain white rice





in a fry pan brown the meat(s). IN POT saute onions, garlic, peppers and celery in oil untill onions turn transparent. In same pot add the tomato paste and let it brown a little. Stir to prevent from burning.


once the veggies are translucent and tomato paste is a mahogany color, deglaze the pan with 2 cups chicken stock. Stir to combine, should be thick.


add the seasonings, tomatos and salt. cook over med low for 10 minutes. add the meat.


add the rest of the stock and stir in the rice. combine thougly. cook for about 25 minutes. WHEN it thickens up its done.
southern fried chicken is not coated in bread crumbs. it' coated in flour after being dipped in beaten eggs.
Sausage Gravy


1 lb. sausage


2-3 tbsp. flour


1/2 tsp. garlic powder


1 tbsp. Sugar


milk





Over medium heat, crumble sausage and brown. Sift flour into pan and stir with a whisk, creating a roux with the fat rendered from the sausage (some people remove the sausage, I personally don't). Add garlic powder and sugar to roux, add milk, stirring constantly as it comes to a boil. Be careful not to spill as gravy is very hot. Gravy will thicken as it simmers. If it becomes too thick, add more milk. Return sausage to pan if you had removed it.


Serve over hot biscuits.








FRIED CHICKEN


1 (3 to 4 pound) chicken, cut up into 10 pieces


Kosher salt


3 cups all-purpose flour


2 tablespoons garlic powder


2 tablespoons onion powder


2 tablespoons sweet paprika


2 teaspoons cayenne


Freshly ground black pepper


2 cups buttermilk


2 tablespoons hot chili sauce, such as Srirachi Hot Chili Sauce


Peanut oil, for frying





Put the chicken pieces into a large bowl. Cover the chicken with water by 1-inch; add 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water used. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight. In a large shallow platter, mix the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and cayenne until well blended; season generously with salt and pepper. In another platter combine the buttermilk and hot sauce; season with salt and pepper. Drain the chicken and pat it dry. Dredge the pieces, a few at a time, in the flour mixture, then dip them into the buttermilk; dredge them again in the seasoned flour. Set aside and let the chicken rest while you heat the oil. Put about 3 inches of oil into a large deep pot; it should not come up more than half way. Bring the oil up to 375 degrees F over medium high heat. Working in batches, carefully add the chicken pieces 3 or 4 at a time. Fry, turning the pieces once, until golden brown and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oil and place on a rack to drain; repeat with the remaining pieces.








Mom's Potato Soup


8-10 large potatoes, peeled and diced


1 large onion, diced


4 stalks celery sliced


Water


6 cups milk


Salt and pepper to taste





In large pot, combine potatoes, onion and celery. Cover with water and simmer 1 hour or until veggies are tender. Add milk and heat through (do not boil!). Salt and pepper to taste.








Corn Hush Puppies


2 cups cornmeal


1 cup flour


1 cup corn kernels


2 tablespoons minced onion


1 egg


2 tablespoons bacon drippings or oil


1 dash Cajun seasoning


2 tablespoons baking powder


milk


oil -- for deep-frying





Mix cornmeal, flour, corn, onions, egg, drippings, Cajun seasoning,


and baking powder with just enough milk to make a thick mixture. Wet hands


and roll mixture into 1-1/2-inch balls. Drop into heated oil and remove


when brown. Drain on paper towels.
Pecan Pie


1 large pie shell


4 eggs


3/4 cup sugar


1 1/4 cup dark corn syrup


1 teaspoon vanilla


1/2 stick butter {melted


1 cup pecans


beat eggs, add sugar, syrup, vanilla and butter.Mix well. Sprinkle pecans in bottom of shell pour filling over top


Bake at 350 for 50 to 60 minutes or until center is set
Go to allrecipes.com to get the following:





Red Velvet cake


corn bread


collard greens


fried chicken


buttermilk biscuits


Mac and cheese


peach cobbler


Country fried steak


Red eye gravy


White gravy


Fried Green tomatoes


Fried Catfish





Have fun
LOUISIANA SEAFOOD GUMBO





1/4 cup bacon grease or cooking oil


1/4 cup all-purpose flour


1 onion, chopped


1/4 cup chopped green pepper


1 cup chopped celery


2 cups fresh or canned tomatoes, chopped


4 cups fish stock


2 cups seafood--shrimp, crawfish, crab, and/or catfish


2 cups okra, sliced into rounds


1 cup cooked rice





In a large soup pot, heat the bacon grease or oil over medium heat.. Add the flour and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it turns the color of peanut butter. Add the onion, pepper, and celery to the bacon fat and saute until translucent. Add the tomatoes, and stock, and cook until all the vegetables are tender. Stir in the seafood, the okra, and the rice. Cook for 10 minutes, until the fish is just cooked.





To serve, place into bowls and serve with a mound of rice in the middle of the bowl.





SHRIMP ALA CREOLE





2 pounds Shrimp (31-40 per pound), shell on


1 1/2 cup onion, onion, diced


1 cup celery, diced


1 cup bell pepper , diced


1 Tablespoon garlic, minced


1 1/2 stick butter, divided


3 Tablespoons all purpose flour


2 Tablespoons tomato paste


2- 15 ounce cans chopped tomatoes


1 bunch flat leaf parsley (cleaned and chopped fine


1 bunch green onions, cut thin


salt and pepper to taste


cayenne pepper to taste


4 bay leafs


1 1/2 quart water


3 ounces Cooking oil (vegetable, peanut, or olive)





Peel and devein shrimp -reserve shells.


Make a shrimp stock by adding shrimp shells, water, tomato paste and vegetable trimmings together in a 2 quart Pot. Bring stock slowly to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.





While stock is simmering, saute garlic in the cooking oil in a 4 quart pot, then add onion, celery, and bell pepper. When vegetables are softened, make a roux by adding 1/2 stick of the butter and stirring in the flour until it is absorbed. Strain the hot shrimp stock and discard the shells. Add the stock to the pot, stirring constantly.





Add chopped canned tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes (adding water if necessary) Add shrimp and parsley and continue to cook for 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt, black pepper and cayenne add the remaining 1 stick of cold butter while stirring constantly to lightly thicken the sauce.





Serve over hot buttered rice with chopped green onions.





COUSH COUSH (Cornmeal Mush)





This is a breakfast staple in Louisiana.





1/2 cup oil


2 cups Self Rising corn meal


1-1/2 cups milk





Place oil in a 10-inch cast iron skillet and heat until the oil just starts to smoke. In a medium bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour batter into the pan and heat until a crust forms. Lower heat to simmer. Cook, covered, for 15 minutes. Serve as a cereal with milk and sugar


or drizzle with cane.





Yield: 4 Servings





DIRTY RICE





1 quart water


3 tsp.s Creole seasoning blend, plus


1 tsp. salt


1 stick butter


2 C converted rice


1 C celery, chopped


2 C onions, chopped


1 C bell pepper, chopped


2 Tbsp. garlic, minced


4 Tbsp. parsley, chopped


Chicken livers, gizzards, necks, wings, backs





Place chicken in water and boil for about 30 minutes. skimming off any fat that rises to the surface. Cool and de-bone chicken; set aside.





In a heavy pot or saucepan, melt butter and sautee rice until brown. Add onions, garlic, celery, bell pepper and parsley, and fry until transparent.





Heat chicken in original water and add chicken and water to rice. Water should cover rice and come 1 inch over the top. Add more water if necessary. Bring to a boil and cook until the water has almost evaporated. Stir, cover and cook over low heat for about 25 minutes. Remove from heat and letstand for about 10 minutes. Stir and serve.
Pecan Pie is always a good one. To Kill A Mockingbird one of the few books I actually can say I read. Also one of two I actually enjoyed.
Heres one that was cooked in TKAM i think. My grandma cooked these in the winter. I call it Green Grass a.k.a. Mustard greens.





12 bundles of Mustard Greens


flour


saltmeat


onions


rice








You have to de-vain the mustard greens. ( take your fingers inbetween the big vains and pull the greens through). Rinse. Put the greens in a very big pot to boil in water on the stove. Prep your onions and salt meat. Once the greens are w/out water add half the pot more w/ water,add meat and onions. When it has just the bottom of water left add ya flour to take the wild taste out. Add some salt and pepper if needed. Cook dow untill the flour is completly mixed. Add some cooking ol if needed. The greens will cook down to almost nothing. They should look like cooked spinach and a creamy white sauce. Add some more water less than 1/2 the pot. Put some rice on to cook , when ready serve over rice.








Vegetable Hobo





Broccoli


Cauliflower


mushroom


potatoes


carrots


one can of rotell diced tomotoes(origional)


2 cans of cheese sauce


milk


butter





Take all your vegitable put them into a pan. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f. Mix ya sauce w/ some milk to think it out. Put ya rotel,butter,vegi's in the pan cover with foil. Bake for 30 mins and stir it up. Let cook for another 30 mins. Let 5 mins to cool off . Serve
Breakfast Casserole





Ingredients


1 lb. sausage 1 large onion (chopped)


1 bag ';Simply Potatoes'; hash browns Lawrey's seasoning salt (to taste)


pepper (to taste) 1/2 teaspoon onion powder (I prefer McCormick's)


2-3 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese 1 small jar sliced mushrooms (optional)


5 eggs (beaten) dash of salt


dash of pepper 3 tablespoons of milk








Preparation








Brown sausage and 2 tablespoons of chopped onion together until done. Drain and set aside. Mix hash browns, remaining onions, seasoning salt, pepper, and onion powder together. Place this mixture in a lightly greased 9x13 casserole dish. Sprinkle cheese on top of potato mixture. Spoon sausage on top of cheese. Top this with mushrooms. This casserole can be refrigerated overnight or frozen!!!!





When ready to bake , mix together and pour over casserole:


5 eggs (beaten)


dash of salt


dash of pepper


3 tablespoons of milk


Bake @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes (or until done). This is a great casserole for company!!!!