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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: RG on January 20, 2020, 12:58:19 PM

Title: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: RG on January 20, 2020, 12:58:19 PM

I get these urges to cook stuff when my wife is away. She took our daughter back to Ohio Stae after the Christmas break and stayed with her for a week. While she was gone, I made a nice Sunday dinner for my son and I.

I felt like having some good Nashville Hot Chicken, so I whipped up a whole bird and shallow pan fried it in a cast iron skillet. I marinated it in buttermilk, Louisiana Hot Sauce and pickle juice. Double dredged it and fried it up. Made a sauce using butter and lard and spices.

Google Chef John's Nashville Hot Chicken and you'll see what was done. I made some alterations to the flour to suit my taste but pretty much used his recipe as my guideline.

I made some black eyed peas from dry (using pressure cooker) and busted out my rice cooker and made some rice, then used the pressure cooker to make some collards. I made Hoppin' John with the peas and rice, using a ham hock for meat and flavoring. Used one in the greens as well.

I made a batch of buttermilk cornbread in a smaller cast iron pan to go along with the rest of it.

For dessert I made an ugly strawberry cake using real strawberries in the cake and in the buttercream frosting. Google Mamaw Emily's Strawberry cake for the recipe.

My wife wanted me to make it for her when she got back, so I did. It's a shame I had to eat this twice in a week's time :P

Leg and Thigh for the boy

(https://i.imgur.com/U5pHbLH.jpg)


Breast for me

(https://i.imgur.com/TbAAwsO.jpg)


Strawberry cake for all

(https://i.imgur.com/SMqjWYK.jpg)

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: HighOnSmoke on January 20, 2020, 03:30:44 PM

Fantastic cook RG!

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: TentHunteR on January 20, 2020, 07:09:37 PM

YUM, YUM, YUM!!!

Next time, give me a call and I'll come and keep you from having to eat that twice in the same week!  8)

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: Jaxon on January 20, 2020, 07:41:21 PM

Good Grief, man!

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: ACW3 on January 20, 2020, 10:01:15 PM

DAYUM, RG!!!  Killer meal!!  And twice at that!!

Art

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: bamabob on January 21, 2020, 10:05:24 AM

Thanks for the links RG, great looking meal.  I wish I could eat like that without gaining 5 lbs a week.  I don't know how you do it.

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: TMB on January 21, 2020, 10:42:58 AM

Looking dang good!!

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: sparky on January 21, 2020, 01:29:19 PM

D@mn, I want to come and visit.  Looks good.

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: Tailgating is my game on January 21, 2020, 04:24:33 PM

Man that looks fantastic

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: RG on January 21, 2020, 08:01:44 PM

Quote from: bamabob on January 21, 2020, 10:05:24 AM

Thanks for the links RG, great looking meal.  I wish I could eat like that without gaining 5 lbs a week.  I don't know how you do it.

I don't eat like that very often but you already know I am not petite :P

Title: Re: Not grilled or smoked but good!
Post by: Big Dawg on January 23, 2020, 07:00:14 PM

I don't always eat fried chicken . . .






But when I do, I'll take just the way you plated it ! ! !





BD