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Did you know you can toast sweet potato slices... and it's absolutely delicious!
Method
- Slice an avocado in half.
- In a bowl, combine avocado with half an onion (diced) and coriander.
- Add the juice from half a lemon and some salt, and mix.
- Cut a sweet potato into 1/2 inch slices.
- Place in a toaster, making sure to toast both sides.
- Spread the avocado mix onto the toast. Enjoy!
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Recipe for bacon-wrapped, cheese-stuffed shrimp & green chile grits

By REMCooks, REMCooks
Step-by-step instructions here
- For the Shrimp:
- 1 lb. deveined Shrimp (15 & under count - peel & butterfly)
- 1/2 lb. Asiago cheese
- 1 lb. par-cooked bacon
- For the grits:
- 1.5 cup Regular Grits (NOT instant or quick grits)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 5.25 cups water
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1.5 cups roasted & minced Hatch green chile (equals 1.3 lbs raw chiles but you still have to roast them)
- 1 cup Manchego cheese
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp crushed Mexican oregano
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Southern Style Strawberry Coconut Cake

By Annie13
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 (18.5 ounce) box white cake mix
- 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry Jell-O
- 1 Tbsp. self-rising flour
- 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup fresh strawberries
- finely diced
- For the Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 (8 ounce) block cream cheese
- softened
- 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter
- softened
- 2 (1 pound) boxes powdered sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- pink food coloring
- strawberries for garnish
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Fried Chicken Sauce

By ashina08
Boil the potato. When cool the peel it and mash it
- 1/2 cup yoghurt
- 1 medium potato
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 green chilli
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
Fried Okra

By Bourbon Barrel Foods, Bourbon Barrel Foods
Mx flour, cornmeal, Bourbon Smoked Salt, and Bourbon Smoked Pepper together in a large bowl
- 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 all purpose flour
- 2 cups okra- chopped 1/4 inch piece
- 2 TBS Bourbon Smoked Salt
- 1 TBS Bourbon Smoked Pepper
- Peanut Oil
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Smoky Sweet Potato Grits

By Bourbon Barrel Foods, Bourbon Barrel Foods
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- 1 sweet onion
- chopped finely
- 4 TBS butter
- 4 TBS olive oil
- 3 TBS Bourbon Barrel Foods’ Worcestershire
- 1 TBS Bourbon Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 TBS hot chili pepper
- 1-2 TBS Bourbon Smoked Salt
- and ">Pepper
- 2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp cumin
- 4 cups cooked sweet potato flesh
- 5 TBS cream cheese
- room temperature and cut into pieces
- 2 1/4 c whole milk
- 2 3/4 c corn grits
- 4-5 c chicken stock
- 2 1/2 c shredded parmesan
- Fried egg
- meatballs
- bacon
- or shrimp
Pecan Pie

By Bourbon Barrel Foods, Bourbon Barrel Foods
Preheat oven to 350. Lay an unbaked pie crust in a 9-inch pie pan
- 1 1/2 cup pecans
- 1 cup Bourbon Smoked Sugar
- 2 tsp Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 3/4 cup corn syrup
- 2 TBS melted butter
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup Bourbon
- 1 pie crust
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Buttermilk Biscuits

By Csmith
Roll and cut. Bake on 425 for 22 mins
- 1 3/4 buttermilk
- 3 c. flour
- 3/4 stick of butter
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Southern Fried Chicken with Corn Flakes

By BrendaFlood
Cut chicken breasts into strips (may also make whole chicken breasts, just takes longer to cook)
- Boneless
- skinless chicken breasts
- 1 egg
- ½- ¾ cup self rising flour
- ½ cup Corn Flakes
- crushed up
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- salt & pepper
Sorghum Fried Cornbread

By Bourbon Barrel Foods, Bourbon Barrel Foods
Mix together cornmeal, water, salt, and sorghum
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- 4 c self rising cornmeal
- 4 c boiling water
- 1 TBS Bourbon Smoked Salt
- 1/3 c Pure Cane Sorghum
- Peanut Oil
Golden Fried Oysters

By mrtalkback
A very simple and easy to follow recipe for enjoying cooked oysters, deep fried Southern style!
- 1 package of Zatarain's Fish fry
- 1 egg
- 2 cups of milk
- Dozen fresh or jarred oysters
- 2 cups flour or corn meal
- McCormick's Season All
- Salt
- Pepper
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Homemade Cavatelli Pasta with...
- For the pasta:
- 4 cups of semolina flour + more (about a half of a cup)
- 1 c lukewarm water
- 2 1/2 TBS Bourbon Smoked Salt + 2 TBS
- Southern-Style Pesto:
- 1 lb grape tomatoes
- 2-3 TBS olive oil
- 10 basil leaves
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 1/2 TBS Bourbon Smoked Salt and Pepper (you may prefer more salt)
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- 1/3 or 1/2 c. freshly grated parmesan cheese
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Golden Fried Oysters
- 1 package of Zatarain's Fish fry
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- 2 cups flour or corn meal
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Potato Refrigerator Rolls
- 2 tsp yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1 cup hot mashed potatoes
- 1/2 cup melted margarine
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 beaten eggs
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NEW BRUNSWICK STEW
- 1 cup vegan margarine
- 1 lg sweet onion
- diced
- 2 tbsp garlic
- minced
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp red wine
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 1/2 cup Dr Pepper barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup Galbi sauce
- 2 pkg veggie ground
- 2 pkg vegan chicken strips
- diced
- 1 can crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups csweet corn
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- DR PEPPER BBQ SAUCE
- 2 cups Dr Pepper
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp red pepper flake
- 1 tbsp Creole hot sauce
- GALBI SAUCE
- 1 sweet onion
- diced
- 1 asian pear
- peeled and diced
- 4 kiwis
- peeled and diced
- 1 tbsp garlic
- minced
- 1 tsp ginger
- minced
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup sesame oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp liquid smoke
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Sausage Gravy
- 1 lb. sausage
- 1 c. milk
- 2 tbsp. flour
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/ stick of butter
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Simple Chicken and Dumplings
- chicken
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- chicken broth
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Mint Julep Cupcakes
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- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup Mint Julep Sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons mint extract
- 4 eggs
- 2 2/3 cups flour plus 2 tbsp flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Bourbon Smoked Salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup Bourbon
- 1/2 cup creme de menthe
- Icing
- 2 sticks of butter at room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 1 1/2 teaspoons mint extract
- 1 tsp Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 1 TBS of milk if needed
- Mint Julep Sugar
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Speedy pulled pork
- 2 lb pork tenderloin
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp bbq rub
- 1/2 pepper
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- 1 bottle of bbq sauce (any)
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Derby Pie Cookies
- 1 c butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 c Bourbon Vanilla Sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 c all purpose flour
- 3 c oats
- 2 tsp Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 16 oz chocolate chunks
- 1 c chopped pecans
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Easy Chicken and Dumplings
- chicken leg quarter or thigh
- celery
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- water
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- 1 1/2 c flour
- 1/4 c corn starch
- Pinch of salt
- 2/3 c Mint Julep Sugar
- 1/3 c powdered sugar
- plus more for garnish
- 3-4 TBS fresh mint leaves
- 1 stick of butter
- softened
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2 shots of bourbon
- 1 tsp Bourbon Vanilla Extract
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Sausage Gravy
- 1 lb of mild sausage fresher the better
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cups of flour
- 3 1/2 cups of milk
- 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
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