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Southern Side: Creamed Collard Greens

YumSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:50:11 -0800

I'm a little sick of the traditional Thanksgiving meal. That's why this year I plan on serving slightly different versions of old favorites - like a turkey roulade instead of a whole roasted turkey, for instance.

Rather than the usual green bean casserole, I'm reaching for a neo-Southern riff on the creamed spinach standby, and plan on impressing guests with creamed collard greens. Unlike creamed spinach, this vegetable side isn't swimming in heavy cream; the cream adds subtle body, while smoky bacon rounds out the collards' bitter character.

But the pièce de résistance is really the crispy, cheesy crumb topping. Be sure to make a generous amount, because the more, the better. Add a new tradition to your meal when you keep reading

Southern (Indian) Thanksgiving

Yum Community — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:42 -0800

This story was written by member courtneyd and comes from the Kitchen Goddess group in the YumSugar Community.

For a few years now I've wanted to try to marry the traditional Southern Indian food my husband grew up enjoying with Thanksgiving as I know it (Southern girl with a love of spice and heat). So this year I did a trial run of a tandoori-style turkey made in the oven.

By next year I hope to build my own tandoor, or at least grill this guy, because it needs a little more heat to crisp up properly. Even so, the meal turned out great! Tandoori turkey, tamarind gravy, creamed saag, masala mashed potatoes, and Whole Foods' naan, which has a slight dinner roll texture, so it works out perfectly for this blended meal. The tamarind gravy was an original creation (that I cannot believe turned out properly, it was sooooo good), and the other recipes were either inspired by or taken directly from The Food of India from Whitecap Books. I love their "food of" series, and my husband is impressed with the Indian recipes.

For the turkey, I followed the instructions from November's Martha Stewart Living to spatchcock a turkey and cooked according to their instructions after marinating for about 7 hours. Not including the marinade time, this meal came together in about 2 hours on a Friday night. Also, we discovered New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc complements Indian food perfectly.

To get her recipes for this Southern Indian feast, keep reading.

Make Pecan Pie Like Grandma Timberlake

partysugar — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:56:00 -0700

Pop singer Justin Timberlake recently opened his first restaurant in New York City. Called Southern Hospitality, it's a BBQ joint that serves exactly what you would expect from a Southern boy at heart: ribs, cornbread, hush puppies, and fried chicken. Many of the recipes are from his family's collection, including his grandmother's deviled eggs and pecan pie. Says Timberlake of his beloved deviled eggs:

It's my granny's original recipe that I grew up eating and she finally showed me how to make them.

That's not the only recipe his granny is sharing, because we have her scrumptious pecan pie. With a sweet, syrupy filling and crunchy, melt in your mouth pecans, this is one recipe that you will definitely want to make. For all of us who don't live in NYC, baking this pie is a great way to experience Justin's new eatery. So get the recipe now, all you have to do is read more

Justin Timberlake's Pecan Pie
From Life & Style magazine
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3 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup corn syrup (light or dark)
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 pie shell, baked and cooled

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Combine the sugar, flour, salt, eggs, and butter in a bowl. Whisk ingredients until light in color.
Add corn syrup, vanilla, and chopped pecans. Stir with a rubber spatula until combined.
Pour into a baked and cooled pie crust and bake in oven for 30 minutes.
Cool, slice and serve.

Serves 10-12.

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Healthy Carrot Soufflé

FitSugar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:50:12 -0800

When my sister moved to Georgia a few years ago, I had the chance to spend Thanksgiving with her. Amongst all the dishes on the table was a Southern staple that I thought about for months after coming home - brown sugar and maple glazed carrots. I wanted to make this dish at my own Thanksgiving dinner this year, but was shocked to find out how much sugar and butter the recipe calls for. I decided to try and make my own healthy alternative to the dish and I think you'll be happy with the results.

There's barely any butter in my version and the dish has much, much less sugar. I also decided to make it into a souffle (I'm using the term loosely here!) to cut back on oil and give it a creamier taste and texture. This would be a great side dish for your Thanksgiving meal and it's an awesome replacement for a candied yam dish - carrots have fewer calories than yams and are exploding with vitamin A. Chances are your guests won't even know the difference!

Check out the recipe when you read more.

Healthy Carrot Soufflé
original recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds of peeled, cut carrots
1/3 cup of plain lowfat yogurt
2 eggs and 1 egg white, beaten
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ginger
Pinch of salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Steam carrots until tender, about 20 - 25 minutes.
Place carrots in a food processor or blender and mix until smooth.
Combine yogurt, eggs, butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract into the carrots.
Pulse in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt to the mixture.
Transfer mixture to a 2-quart baking dish that has been lightly coated with cooking spray or butter.
Bake in oven for 45 minutes or until set and firm.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

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Fast & Easy Dinner: Shrimp and Cheddar Grits

partysugar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:30:20 -0800

Kick-start your weekend with this scrumptious, Southern-inspired dish. In it, shrimp and scallions are served on a bed of cheesy grits.

The resulting meal is comforting, yet healthy. Instead of cooking the shrimp on the stove or in a deep fryer, it's broiled in the oven.

Serve with cornbread and collard greens for a completely delicious dinner. Want to look at the recipe? read more.

Shrimp and Cheddar Grits
From Eating Well

Ingredients

1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup quick grits* (not instant)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
3/4 cup extra-sharp or sharp Cheddar cheese
1 pound (or 16-20) peeled and deveined raw shrimp
1 bunch scallions, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler.
Bring broth and water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in grits and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cheese. Cover to keep warm.
Meanwhile, toss shrimp, scallions, oil, garlic powder, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and salt in a medium bowl.
Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Broil, stirring once, until the shrimp are pink and just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes.
Serve the grits topped with the broiled shrimp and scallions.

Serves 4.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 356 calories; 13 g fat (5 g sat, 3 g mono); 197 mg cholesterol; 27 g carbo hydrate; 32 g protein; 1 g fiber; 428 mg sodium; 275 mg potassium, Selenium (61% daily value), Calcium (25% dv), Iron (20% dv), Vitamin A (15% dv). 2 Carbohydrate Servings

*Look for quick grits near oatmeal and other hot cereals or near cornmeal in the baking aisle.

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Come Party With Me: Kentucky Derby - Dessert

partysugar — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:00:14 -0700

Keeping up with the Southern style dinner menu, serve guests a classic down home dessert at your Kentucky Derby party. A buttermilk pie has a creamy, buttery filling with a slight tang from fresh lemon juice. It's a humble, but incredibly delicious dessert.

Purchase authentic Bourbon balls and offer guests a chocolate alternative to the buttermilk pie. For the pie recipe, read more.

Buttermilk Pie
From Robert Stehling via the New York Times

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, separated
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice, more to taste
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
1 8-inch deep-dish pie crust, blind-baked until very lightly browned.

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
In an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine butter and sugar until well blended.
Add egg yolks and mix well. Add flour, lemon juice, nutmeg and salt.
Add buttermilk in a thin stream until blended. Set aside.
In another bowl, whisk egg whites until they form soft peaks. Pour about ¼ cup buttermilk mixture into egg whites and fold gently by hand to combine.
Pour egg white mixture into buttermilk mixture and fold gently until just combined. Mixture will be somewhat lumpy.
Pour filling into baked pie shell. Bake in middle of oven until filling is lightly browned and barely moves when pie is jiggled, 45 to 50 minutes. If you have added more than one tablespoon of lemon juice, it may take longer for pie to brown, so bake 5 to 10 minutes longer, if desired. If edge of crust browns too quickly, cover with foil. Cool on a rack and serve warm or at room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers.

Serves 6-8.

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Southern Side: Cornbread

partysugar — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:58:41 -0700

Last week, when my older brother was in town, he requested ribs and cornbread for dinner. I had to work late so the entire dinner was left to my dad to prepare. My dad does a great job, but in my opinion, he takes a little too much help from the store, and didn't make the cornbread. Now, I'm curious to test out cornbread recipes, so I've decided to make some as a side dish for Easter dinner tomorrow. An excellent all-American, quintessentially Southern side dish, cornbread (or cornbread muffins) pairs wonderfully with ham, chili, and fried chicken. To add the recipe to your collection please read more

Cornbread
From Very Best Baking

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup yellow corn meal (suggested brand: Albers)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
Combine flour, sugar, cornmeal, baking powder and salt in a medium bow.
Combine milk, eggs, vegetable oil and butter in a small bowl; mix well.
Add to flour mixture; stir just until blended. Pour into prepared baking pan.
Bake for 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Serves 12.

For Muffins: Spoon batter into 18 to 20 greased or paper-lined muffin cups, filling 2/3 full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool slightly. Serve warm.

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Reader Recipe: Fried Chicken

YumSugar — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:00:03 -0700

Call me crazy - or attribute it to some bizarre form of reverse psychology - but all that hoopla over KFC's grilled chicken left me craving crispy, spicy, hot-out-of-the-oil fried chicken. TeamSugar member GinaGaladriel must have read my mind: using Cajun spices and Goya seasoning, she modified a fried chicken recipe she saw on YouTube to her family's liking. Now that I've witnessed the power of Gina's fried chicken, it may be time to put aside childish thoughts of grilled chicken and whip up a batch of my own chicken-fried goodness. Check out step-by-step photos when you read more.

Submitted by TeamSugar member GinaGaladriel

Gina's Fried Chicken
Took the idea from "CCC (Chennai Chukka Chicken)" recipe I saw on YouTube, just changed the ingredients, making it my own.

My hubby and daughter love this recipe and they consider it better than KFC!

Ingredients

* Oil
* 3 pounds chicken (pieces of your choice)
* Water
* 10 tsp. chicken seasoning, divided
* 10 tsp. garlic powder, divided
* 8-15 tsp. Cajun seasoning, divided
* Salt
* 1 egg
* 2 envelopes Goya seasoning, divided
* 1 cup flour
* 5 Tsp. Italian seasoning, divided

Directions
Start heating the oil in the deep fry (350°F) enough oil to cover 2/3 of the deep-fryer. Put the chicken in water mixed with 3 tsp. (each) of chicken seasoning, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning and about 8 tsp. salt (make sure the water level covers the chicken) for about 30 minutes to no more than 1 hour.

In a small bowl whisk the egg with 1 tsp. water and 3 tsp. (each) of chicken seasoning, garlic powder, and Cajun seasoning, 1 envelope of Goya seasoning, and 2 tsp. Italian seasoning. Separately, mix together flour and the rest of the seasonings. Discard the water from the brine bath. One by one put the chicken pieces in the egg mixture, and then cover with the flour mixture.

Fry the chicken in the deep fryer about 12 minutes per piece if the chicken has bones, and about 8-9 minutes if it doesn't (wings will take about 7 minutes). Move constantly so it doesn't stick and all the sides cook evenly. Lay the fried chicken in paper towel to absorb the majority of the fat. Enjoy!
Notes
* Preparation method taken from CCC - Chennai Chukka Chicken, which contains other ingredients such as garlic ginger paste and does not contain other ingredients I used.

** The amount of time will depend on the number and size of chicken pieces, and piece selection.

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Fast & Easy Dinner: Jambalaya

partysugar — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:50:44 -0800

Tonight, invite your family to celebrate Mardi Gras with this classic Creole rice dish. Although jambalaya traditionally simmers on the stove for hours, this simple variation takes some help from the store, cutting down the cook time.

It's not short of flavor, though; hot sauce, shrimp, and kielbasa sausage provide depth and deliciousness. To get the recipe now, read more.

Jambalaya
From Real Simple

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 16-ounce package kielbasa, cut into 4-inch rounds
1 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, undrained
1 8-ounce box jambalaya, Spanish, or fiesta-flavored rice mix
1 1-pound package peeled and deveined raw shrimp
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)

Directions

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the kielbasa. Cook until browned, about 4 minutes.
Add the tomatoes along with 1/2 cup of water and their liquid and crush with the back of a spoon. Bring to a boil.
Add the rice mix. Reduce heat, cover, and cook for the time specified on the package.
Add the shrimp, stir, cover, and cook until pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the hot pepper sauce (if using). Spoon onto plates.

Serves 4.

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Fast & Easy Dinner: Cajun Snapper With Red Beans and Rice

partysugar — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:45:18 -0800

Tonight take a trip down to the bayou in the comforts of your own kitchen. This incredibly uncomplicated recipe takes key Cajun flavors and turns them into a classic, hearty dish. Rice is tossed with red beans and Creole seasoning before being topped with pan-seared snapper. If your local fish monger does not have snapper, simply substitute another flaky white fish. Sound enticing? Get the recipe when you read more.

Cajun Snapper With Red Beans and Rice
From Better Homes and Gardens

Ingredients

2 10-oz. fresh red snapper fillets
2 tsp. Creole or Cajun seasoning
1 14.8-oz. pouch cooked long grain rice
1 15-oz. can red beans, rinsed and drained
2 lemons
Italian (flat-leaf) parsley (optional)
2 Tbsp. butter, melted

Directions

Rinse fish; pat dry. Cut each fillet in half crosswise. Sprinkle snapper with 1 teaspoon of the seasoning.
Heat 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish, skin side up; cook 4 minutes; turn. Cook 2 to 4 minutes more or until fish flakes when tested with fork.
Meanwhile, in large microwave-safe bowl, combine rice, beans, and remaining 1 teaspoon seasoning. Cover and micro-cook on high (100% power) for 3 to 3-1/2 minutes or until heated through, stirring twice.
Finely shred 2 teaspoons peel from one lemon; cut other lemon into wedges.
Serve fish with rice and beans. Drizzle melted butter over top; sprinkle with lemon peel and parsley. Pass lemon wedges.

Serves 4.

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