We just don't do casseroles.. We do brisket, ham, chicken, BBQ pork or turkey.... Kentucky Wonders, Baby butterbeans, ambrosia, Okra and tomatoes. Squash pie or corn pie... different kinds of salads. Ever been to Camp Meeting? You won't find any casseroles there either.
Trust me, I know what southern cooking is, what you are describing is more like a hybrid of southern cooking. A traditional Southern meal is pan-fried chicken, field peas (such as purple hull peas), greens (such as collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, or poke salad), mashed potatoes, cornbread or corn pone, sweet tea, and a dessert that is usually a pie (sweet potato, chess, shoofly, pecan, and peach are traditional southern pies), or a cobbler (peach, blackberry, or mixed berry are traditional cobblers).[citation needed] At least a dozen soups also have their origins in the American South.[citation needed] Some other foods and beverages commonly associated with the South are grits, country ham, hushpuppies, Southern styles of succotash, mint juleps, chicken fried steak, buttermilk biscuits (may be served with butter, jelly, preserves, honey, gravy or sorghum molasses), pimento cheese, boiled or baked sweet potatoes, pit barbecue (especially ribs), fried catfish, fried green tomatoes, bread pudding, okra (fried, steamed, stewed, sauteed, or pickled), butter beans, pinto beans, and black eyed peas. Fried chicken is among the region's best-known exports. Pork is an integral part of the cuisine. Virginia ham is one example. Stuffed ham is served in Southern Maryland.[3] A traditional holiday get-together featuring whole hog barbecue is known in Virginia and the Carolinas as a "pig pickin'". Green beans are often flavored with bacon and salt pork, biscuits served with ham often accompany breakfast, and ham with red-eye gravy or country gravy is a common dinner dish. It is not uncommon for a traditional southern meal to consist of only vegetables with no meat dish at all, although meat or meat products are often used in the cooking process. "Beans and Greens," which consists of either white or brown beans alongside a "mess" of greens has always been popular in most parts of the South. Turnip greens are generally prepared mixed with diced turnips and a piece of fatback. Another Southern staple is "Beans and Cornbread," consisting of pinto beans, stewed with ham or bacon, and cornbread. This is served sometimes with collard, turnip, or mustard greens.[citation needed] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_the_Southern_United_States
Yes.. all that as well, but with a light hand.. When you start glopping together casseroles with salt , sugar, mayo or Cambells soup .. that is not southern cooking. Turnips, with greens or mixed greens are NOT casseroles. Country ham, as opposed to honey baked ham (ugh), is soaked overnight to leech out some of the salt and then roasted in champagne and orange juice. Its NOT hybrid at all.. Its Lowcountry... but yes .. all vegetable meals are not uncommon. The key is not to eff up the delicate taste of the vegetables themselves. Lamb is dressed in garlic and slow roasted with a mixture of coffee, red wine and cream.. served with pearl onions and green peas. What it isn't is "casseroles".
Speak for your own region, I know what I see here in North Carolina, Country Ham; There are several methods of cooking a country ham including slicing and pan-frying, baking whole, and simmering for several hours (in several changes of water). Whole hams may need to be scrubbed and soaked for several hours before eating to remove the salt cure and mold. Even when soaked, they are still quite salty. For traditionalists, part of the appeal of country ham is this highly salty taste. Some eaters of country ham scrub, scrape, or pare off the outer crust of curatives, slice it, pan fry it, and eat it as is. Or they may fry the ham with the crust on. Some discard the crust; others consume it along with the meat. Like I said, you are not cooking on the traditional southern style, you are cooking in hybrid form.
The Lowcountry is not hybrid.. Its light handed and elegant. Here's a recipe that you might like for a family dinner. Lean poached pork cubes.. add Rutabagas and simmer for another 30 minutes. Serve with long grain white rice, greens on the side and applesauce.. or a slaw that is more vinegar than mayo. Its all about a light hand..
So what's with this whole hate Paula Deen thing anyway? The only thing I've heard is her saying "(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)" way back in the day.
Oh I've listened to the way people here talk about her. It's hateful. Never ate her food though. I hate cooking shows and don't bother watching them.
Oh please.. Some may be jacked up over some stupid racist remarks.. I am not.. I just didn't think much of her recipes.. and got tired of her "cuteness". If you eat her food.. you will eventually be fat and diabetic.
I have read comments insulting her, calling her names, and just outright villifying her. She was the new Palin and people had no problem dragging her name through the mud. I wouldn't know about her "cuteness". Like I said I don't watch those kind of shows. They always ruin the food.
Pretty silly - a TV host admits to using the "N" word 30 years ago and she can't be on the air. But a guy can attend an anti-Semitic church for 20 years and still be President of the United States. - - - Updated - - - Maybe if you haven't got your ass out of your chair for the past 20 years, lmao "Food" really doesn't play a role in being overweight as much as exercise and lifestyle. Some bodybuilders purposely eat over 6,000 calories a day when training and they don't get "fat" or diabetic.
It's a fact that cars cause deaths in auto accidents - the skill of the driver bears no responsibility, just the car
What law exactly did she break? Seriously? SERIOUSLY? Ignorant? No one has ever used the N word or worse? Oh Crappy Dah! Unmitigated horse crap.
Nope.. Lowcountry cooking is much lighter... Why would I be jealous of her? Are you off on another tangent?
You wouldn't be unless you wanted to be the first to embarrass yourself publicly and not have credibility for the rest of your life.
