Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion
• 1 green bell pepper
• 2 celery stalks
• salt
• 12 ounces sausage
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• chicken broth
• 1 pound shrimp
• 3 scallions
• ground black pepper
• 15 ounces tomatoes
• Cooked white rice

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Instructions

1. Place butter into a large skillet and melt over a medium heat before adding flour. Continue to stir the mixture for 12 to 15 minutes, until a dark caramel color is achieved.
2. Add celery, onions, and peppers to the skillet, continuing the heat the mixture for another 8 minutes or so, until softened.
3. Toss the sausage and garlic into the skillet and sprinkle the cajun seasoning. Then, throw in the broth and tomatoes, bringing the mixture to a boil.
4. Once boiling, reduce the stove’s heat, allowing the concoction to simmer. Continue stirring for about an hour until thickened.
5. Six minutes before you turn off the heat, add shrimps to the mix. Stir in some scallions and cook according to taste.
6. Pour the mixture evenly into however many plates you need to use and add rice for serving.

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This region has produced a number of incredible dishes that are now recognized around the world for their fantastic taste. If you’re looking to take your Southern food game to the next level, here are four dishes from this region that you have to try.

Biscuits

The South’s bread par excellence has to be biscuits. These puffy, light, and airy bread rolls are usually made with buttermilk, which gives them a rich flavor that goes perfectly when slathered with jelly or butter.

Fried Chicken

The most famous food worldwide that comes from the South is probably fried chicken. Now available nearly everywhere, the juiciness and saltiness of this delicious dish is the centerpiece of many a-Southern meal.

Fried Green Tomatoes

Want to make a Southern brunch at home? Then you have to include FGTs, which are made with unripe tomatoes that are covered in batter and then fried. Sounds weird, but tastes incredible.

Regional Barbecue

The South is home of all kinds of regional barbecues, from vinegar-based Carolina barbecue to sweet and sticky Memphis barbecue. You can’t go wrong with any of them, as these delicious sauces bring out the best in all kinds of meat.

The post Four Southern Classics That You Must Try appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

The base of the dish itself are the leafy greens of Brassica oleracea, commonly referred to as collards. Making delicious collard greens involves a little more effort, though.

Fear not, however: this collard green recipe is both simple and delicious. It will yield enough collard greens for about 4 servings.

Ingredients

• 12 oz collared greens, cut into bite-sized slices
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 slices of bacon
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ carrot, diced
• 2 minced cloves of garlic
• 2 cups chicken broth

Instructions:

Start by placing the olive oil in a large pot and heating it over medium-high heat.

Once the olive oil is hot, add the bacon. Cook it until it is finished and then remove it from the pan. Crumble it into small pieces.

After the bacon is crumbled, put it back into the pan and add the diced onion as well. Cook them until the onion is browned.

Once the onion is done, add the carrot, garlic, and the sliced collards. Cook them on medium-high heat until the leaves have wilted.

After this is done, add the chicken broth, salt and pepper to the pot. Cover and simmer over low heat for about an hour.

Once the leaves are tender, your collard greens are ready. As we say down south, good eatin’!

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While traditional french fries are probably more popular, home fries are another great savory complement to your meals.

You can eat them with bacon and eggs for breakfast, or serve them with hamburgers at dinner. Let’s find out how to make them!

Ingredients

• 2 medium-sized potatoes
• Olive oil
• Sea salt
• Black Pepper
• Garlic Powder
• Rosemary
• 1 medium red onion

Start off by washing the two potatoes and then chopping them into small, bite-sized pieces. They shouldn’t be too thick–if they are, they won’t cook all the way through.

Once the potatoes have been chopped up, place them in a medium-sized bowl. Pour olive oil into the bowl, using a quantity sufficient enough to give all of the potato pieces a light coating.

After you’ve coated the pieces in olive oil, sprinkle sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and rosemary on them to taste. Toss the potatoes to ensure an even coating.

Also, chop up the red onion into very small pieces and set aside.

Place a large skillet on the stove and turn the heat to medium to medium-high (usually a 6). Put the potato pieces in the pan and leave them to cook for about 5 minutes, turning often.

Once the potatoes have been in the pan for about five minutes, add the red onion. Continue to stir and flip the potato pieces until they are golden-brown and soft throughout.

Take them out of the pan, and serve. Yum!

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Recipe

This recipe works best if you have a garden with unripened tomatoes, but if you don’t you can go to the farmers’ market or grocery store to find green tomatoes.

2. Wash and slice 4 tomatoes into about 1/2 inch slices.
3. Heat up some vegetable oil in a skillet on medium heat while you prepare the dredging station.
4. In a bowl, whisk 2 eggs together with 1/2 cup of the milk of your choice.
5. On one plate put out about 1 cup of flour. If you want to make it spicy, you can add a little cayenne pepper to it.
6. On another plate, mix 1/2 cup of cornmeal and 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs along with 2 teaspoons of salt and a pinch of pepper and mix those together.
7. First, dip the tomatoes into the flour, then the egg, and finally into the cornmeal and into the fryer.
8. Fry on each side until golden and drain them on paper towels.
9. Enjoy!

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This gravy is perfect for any occasions, whether it’s poured over cauliflower steaks for dinner or mashed potatoes on the side. You can also use it with grits or just to make any vegetable taste more delicious and hearty.

Ingredients

For this gravy, you will need 1/2 cup of any neutral oil, one chopped onion, 5 cloves of garlic minced, 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour, 4 teaspoons of nutritional yeast, 4 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 2 cups of veggie broth, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and dried sage.

Method

1. Fry the onions and garlic together in the oil over medium heat until translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in the flour, nutritional yeast, and soy sauce into the pan. The mixture should resemble a smooth paste.
3. Then, whisk in the 2 cups of broth to break up the paste but create a smooth sauce.
4. Season with the salt and sage and a few cracks of black pepper.
5. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer and stick constantly until it’s nice and thick about 10 minutes.
6. Take off the heat and enjoy!

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Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion
• 1 green bell pepper
• 2 celery stalks
• salt
• 12 ounces sausage
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• chicken broth
• 1 pound shrimp
• 3 scallions
• ground black pepper
• 15 ounces tomatoes
• Cooked white rice

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Vic And Al's (@vicandals)

Instructions

1. Place butter into a large skillet and melt over a medium heat before adding flour. Continue to stir the mixture for 12 to 15 minutes, until a dark caramel color is achieved.
2. Add celery, onions, and peppers to the skillet, continuing the heat the mixture for another 8 minutes or so, until softened.
3. Toss the sausage and garlic into the skillet and sprinkle the cajun seasoning. Then, throw in the broth and tomatoes, bringing the mixture to a boil.
4. Once boiling, reduce the stove’s heat, allowing the concoction to simmer. Continue stirring for about an hour until thickened.
5. Six minutes before you turn off the heat, add shrimps to the mix. Stir in some scallions and cook according to taste.
6. Pour the mixture evenly into however many plates you need to use and add rice for serving.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Luke (@lukeneworleans)

The post Best Gumbo Recipe For Some Southern Flavor appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

This region has produced a number of incredible dishes that are now recognized around the world for their fantastic taste. If you’re looking to take your Southern food game to the next level, here are four dishes from this region that you have to try.

Biscuits

The South’s bread par excellence has to be biscuits. These puffy, light, and airy bread rolls are usually made with buttermilk, which gives them a rich flavor that goes perfectly when slathered with jelly or butter.

Fried Chicken

The most famous food worldwide that comes from the South is probably fried chicken. Now available nearly everywhere, the juiciness and saltiness of this delicious dish is the centerpiece of many a-Southern meal.

Fried Green Tomatoes

Want to make a Southern brunch at home? Then you have to include FGTs, which are made with unripe tomatoes that are covered in batter and then fried. Sounds weird, but tastes incredible.

Regional Barbecue

The South is home of all kinds of regional barbecues, from vinegar-based Carolina barbecue to sweet and sticky Memphis barbecue. You can’t go wrong with any of them, as these delicious sauces bring out the best in all kinds of meat.

The post Four Southern Classics That You Must Try appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

The base of the dish itself are the leafy greens of Brassica oleracea, commonly referred to as collards. Making delicious collard greens involves a little more effort, though.

Fear not, however: this collard green recipe is both simple and delicious. It will yield enough collard greens for about 4 servings.

Ingredients

• 12 oz collared greens, cut into bite-sized slices
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 slices of bacon
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ carrot, diced
• 2 minced cloves of garlic
• 2 cups chicken broth

Instructions:

Start by placing the olive oil in a large pot and heating it over medium-high heat.

Once the olive oil is hot, add the bacon. Cook it until it is finished and then remove it from the pan. Crumble it into small pieces.

After the bacon is crumbled, put it back into the pan and add the diced onion as well. Cook them until the onion is browned.

Once the onion is done, add the carrot, garlic, and the sliced collards. Cook them on medium-high heat until the leaves have wilted.

After this is done, add the chicken broth, salt and pepper to the pot. Cover and simmer over low heat for about an hour.

Once the leaves are tender, your collard greens are ready. As we say down south, good eatin’!

The post Collard Greens, Made Simple appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

While traditional french fries are probably more popular, home fries are another great savory complement to your meals.

You can eat them with bacon and eggs for breakfast, or serve them with hamburgers at dinner. Let’s find out how to make them!

Ingredients

• 2 medium-sized potatoes
• Olive oil
• Sea salt
• Black Pepper
• Garlic Powder
• Rosemary
• 1 medium red onion

Start off by washing the two potatoes and then chopping them into small, bite-sized pieces. They shouldn’t be too thick–if they are, they won’t cook all the way through.

Once the potatoes have been chopped up, place them in a medium-sized bowl. Pour olive oil into the bowl, using a quantity sufficient enough to give all of the potato pieces a light coating.

After you’ve coated the pieces in olive oil, sprinkle sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and rosemary on them to taste. Toss the potatoes to ensure an even coating.

Also, chop up the red onion into very small pieces and set aside.

Place a large skillet on the stove and turn the heat to medium to medium-high (usually a 6). Put the potato pieces in the pan and leave them to cook for about 5 minutes, turning often.

Once the potatoes have been in the pan for about five minutes, add the red onion. Continue to stir and flip the potato pieces until they are golden-brown and soft throughout.

Take them out of the pan, and serve. Yum!

The post This Home Fry Recipe is a Hit for Any Meal appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Recipe

This recipe works best if you have a garden with unripened tomatoes, but if you don’t you can go to the farmers’ market or grocery store to find green tomatoes.

2. Wash and slice 4 tomatoes into about 1/2 inch slices.
3. Heat up some vegetable oil in a skillet on medium heat while you prepare the dredging station.
4. In a bowl, whisk 2 eggs together with 1/2 cup of the milk of your choice.
5. On one plate put out about 1 cup of flour. If you want to make it spicy, you can add a little cayenne pepper to it.
6. On another plate, mix 1/2 cup of cornmeal and 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs along with 2 teaspoons of salt and a pinch of pepper and mix those together.
7. First, dip the tomatoes into the flour, then the egg, and finally into the cornmeal and into the fryer.
8. Fry on each side until golden and drain them on paper towels.
9. Enjoy!

The post Fried Green Tomatoes are a Southern Classic You’ll Love to Make appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

This gravy is perfect for any occasions, whether it’s poured over cauliflower steaks for dinner or mashed potatoes on the side. You can also use it with grits or just to make any vegetable taste more delicious and hearty.

Ingredients

For this gravy, you will need 1/2 cup of any neutral oil, one chopped onion, 5 cloves of garlic minced, 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour, 4 teaspoons of nutritional yeast, 4 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 2 cups of veggie broth, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and dried sage.

Method

1. Fry the onions and garlic together in the oil over medium heat until translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in the flour, nutritional yeast, and soy sauce into the pan. The mixture should resemble a smooth paste.
3. Then, whisk in the 2 cups of broth to break up the paste but create a smooth sauce.
4. Season with the salt and sage and a few cracks of black pepper.
5. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer and stick constantly until it’s nice and thick about 10 minutes.
6. Take off the heat and enjoy!

The post You Can (and Should) Put This Vegan Gravy On Everything appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.