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Creole Country Dinner (photos - lengthy)
Posted on 4/8/13 at 7:04 pm
Posted on 4/8/13 at 7:04 pm
Up in heaven my Granny is smiling. For dinner tonight I cooked Butterbeans, Cornbread and Okra with tomatoes, bacon and chicken.
I guess it is a creole dish with no name. Let's just call it
Okra Meridian
Let's get started;
Need: Butterbeans (from freezer), Cut Okra (from freezer), salt, sugar, Veg Oil, Water, Bacon, Chicken, Diced Onion, Chopped Garlic, Diced Tomatoes, Selfrising Flour, White Cornmeal, Buttermilk.
Make cornbread - 3/4 cup white cornmeal, 1/2 cup selfrising flour, 1 cup buttermilk. Preheat Oven to 395 degrees F. I preheated the skillet in the oven. Add 2 Tablespoons oil to skillet and batter.
Cook 30 minutes give or take, until top of pone is browned. Here it is on the table:
Start butterbeans:
in a boiler add 2 cups beans, 3 cups water 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar and 1 Tablespoon veg oil.
bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes. add some more water if needed. You want broth (pot liquor)in the cooked beans for reasons we'll see later.
Cooked:
Now for the okra and tomatoes, with bacon and chicken:
Drain the tomatoes I don't want the liquid, just the flesh - OK to use fresh if you want, but get rid of liquid.
Cook the bacon - I used the fat end of this thick cut bacon for something else, and the meaty portion is what I want in this dish anyway, so this is good.
Cook until crispy
While bacon is cooking, season the chicken,
With Creole seasoning and red pepper flakes.
Then cook off the chicken in the bacon fat
Cut into nice sized pieces and ready to come out of the pan
Set aside bacon and chicken:
Cook okra in bacon grease and chicken renderings with a little salt and black pepper.
Cook for 20 minutes or so until okra is tender and begins to dry out, then add chopped onions and minced garlic.
When onions begin to get tender, add well drained tomatoes.
Cook until the tomatoes have dried considerably, then add bacon (broken into bite size pieces) and chicken.
Stir and call it ready to plate:
On the table:
Now for the butter beans:
Break apart a wedge of cornbread and place in bowl. Add beans and pot liquor over the butterbeans and chopped onion on top.
One plate view of Okra, Tomatoes, Bacon and Chicken
Another:
On fork:
Spoon of beans with cornbread, onions and pot liquor:
View out breakfast room window at dinner tonight.
Life is good here. Granny would be happy.
I guess it is a creole dish with no name. Let's just call it
Okra Meridian
Let's get started;
Need: Butterbeans (from freezer), Cut Okra (from freezer), salt, sugar, Veg Oil, Water, Bacon, Chicken, Diced Onion, Chopped Garlic, Diced Tomatoes, Selfrising Flour, White Cornmeal, Buttermilk.
Make cornbread - 3/4 cup white cornmeal, 1/2 cup selfrising flour, 1 cup buttermilk. Preheat Oven to 395 degrees F. I preheated the skillet in the oven. Add 2 Tablespoons oil to skillet and batter.
Cook 30 minutes give or take, until top of pone is browned. Here it is on the table:
Start butterbeans:
in a boiler add 2 cups beans, 3 cups water 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar and 1 Tablespoon veg oil.
bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes. add some more water if needed. You want broth (pot liquor)in the cooked beans for reasons we'll see later.
Cooked:
Now for the okra and tomatoes, with bacon and chicken:
Drain the tomatoes I don't want the liquid, just the flesh - OK to use fresh if you want, but get rid of liquid.
Cook the bacon - I used the fat end of this thick cut bacon for something else, and the meaty portion is what I want in this dish anyway, so this is good.
Cook until crispy
While bacon is cooking, season the chicken,
With Creole seasoning and red pepper flakes.
Then cook off the chicken in the bacon fat
Cut into nice sized pieces and ready to come out of the pan
Set aside bacon and chicken:
Cook okra in bacon grease and chicken renderings with a little salt and black pepper.
Cook for 20 minutes or so until okra is tender and begins to dry out, then add chopped onions and minced garlic.
When onions begin to get tender, add well drained tomatoes.
Cook until the tomatoes have dried considerably, then add bacon (broken into bite size pieces) and chicken.
Stir and call it ready to plate:
On the table:
Now for the butter beans:
Break apart a wedge of cornbread and place in bowl. Add beans and pot liquor over the butterbeans and chopped onion on top.
One plate view of Okra, Tomatoes, Bacon and Chicken
Another:
On fork:
Spoon of beans with cornbread, onions and pot liquor:
View out breakfast room window at dinner tonight.
Life is good here. Granny would be happy.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 7:11 pm to MeridianDog
I don't like okra and I am not a fan of the butterbean but that all looks pretty good to me.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 7:12 pm to MeridianDog
nice pics and meal...man I want cornbread and butter beans
Posted on 4/8/13 at 7:20 pm to MeridianDog
I like all of the above ingredients, so I'm betting I'd like it. The only ones I've ever combined are the okra and tomatoes (and some bacon grease).
Thanks for posting!
Thanks for posting!
Posted on 4/8/13 at 7:25 pm to MeridianDog
what part of mississippi do you live at?
you wouldnt happen to live off hwy 43 huh?
you wouldnt happen to live off hwy 43 huh?
Posted on 4/8/13 at 7:42 pm to MeridianDog
Love those pictures, thanks for sharing!
Posted on 4/8/13 at 8:18 pm to MeridianDog
Stewed okra and tomatoes are the tits.
Looks great.
Looks great.
This post was edited on 4/8/13 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:42 pm to MeridianDog
Man, you had me at butter beans. Keep up the great (pictorial) work.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 12:10 am to MeridianDog
man I can remember vistiting my granny and eating cornbread like that when I was a kid
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:09 am to MeridianDog
MD you are infinitely better at 'Creole Country Dinner' than coleslaw. Cheers.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:10 am to MeridianDog
MD you are infinitely better at 'Creole Country Dinner' than coleslaw. Cheers.
Posted on 4/9/13 at 1:34 am to MeridianDog
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Then cook off the chicken in the bacon fat
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