Sunday, December 20, 2009

Any soul food recipes for black history month?

im doing a project for black history months and i need a soul food recipe!Any soul food recipes for black history month?
I hope the following help you





Fried Chicken


2-3 lbs. chicken


2 cups flour


2 tsp salt


1 tsp curry


1 tsp pepper


1 egg


1 cup milk


1 tsp poultry seasoning


vegetable oil


brown paper bag


heavy cast iron frying pan





Thoroughly rinse and clean chicken (remove as much fat as possible).


I let mine soak in vinegar and water for about 1/2 hour.


Mix flour and seasonings together in brown paper bag.


Mix egg and milk together in a bowl.


Dip chicken, one piece at a time into egg mixture then into flour bag.


Coat evenly and allow to sit for about 15 minutes.


Use enough vegetable oil so that chicken will be covered.


Place chicken into pan when oil is hot.


Fry till golden brown, covering the last 10 minutes.





Mama's Red Bean %26amp; Rice


1-lb. red kidney beans


1-lb. cubed ham seasoning


1/2-lb. pickled pig tails


1-chopped yellow onion


5-toes garlic


1/2-chopped bell pepper


1-tsp. crushed red pepper flakes


1-tsp. salt


2-tsp. lard or bacon fat





Soak bean in pot over night


Drain. Put on stove in large pot of water on medium heat add salt.


Put pig tails in pot of water and allow to cook until almost tender.


Cook beans until they begin to boil add onion, garlic, bell pepper and crushed red peppers. When beans become slightly tender add ham seasoning, cook for 20 more minutes.


Add pig tails and cook for 15 more minutes.


Add lard or bacon fat. Cook until beans are tender (optional-add fresh chopped parsley).


Serve over your favorite rice or with corn bread.





Sweet Potato Casserole


1 lb. of sweet potatoes


1 can of sweetened condensed milk


1/2 can of evaporated milk


1 tbsp of vanilla


2 tsp of cinnamon


1 tsp of nutmeg


1 tsp of ginger


2 eggs


1 cup of sugar


pecans


marshmallow whip topping





Crust:


1 1/2 cups of flour


1/2 a stick of butter


Boil and cut skins off of the sweet potatoes,then cut up into mixing bowl. Add eggs,sugar and vanilla into the bowl and mix. Gradually add the milks into the mix along with the spices until all ingredients are mixed thoroughly.





In a baking pan add flour , butter, dash of cinnamon and pecans, mix together. Flatten mixture across pan until the bottom of the pan is covered. Bake of 350 in preheated stove for 20 mins.





After crust is finish add sweet potato mixture on top of the crust and bake for 45mins.





When finished baking add marshmallow whipped topping immediately after taking casserole out of the stove.(Easier to spread!) Then sprinkle pecans on the top and serve








Three Bean Carribean Stew


1 can of crushed tomatoes


1 cup of cooked black-eyed peas


1 cup of cooked Garbanzos (black beans)


1 cup of red beans.


1 package of kielbasa sausage(slice in tiny pieces)


1/2 lb. of jumbo shrimp (shelled %26amp; devined)


1 cup of white chopped onions, green %26amp; red peppers, and banana peppers. BR%26gt; Seasonings include, 1 pinch of paprika, red pepper, %26amp; garlic salt.





In a skillet add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and heat on med. Add onions, green/red peppers, kielbasa and shrimp and cook until lightly browned. In a large pot add beans, crushed tomatoes,green/red peppers, onions, kielbasa, and shrimp. Add seasonings and banana peppers and simmer on med heat for 20 minutes. Serve Hot!





Smothered Pork Chops


2 tablespoons cornstarch


1 can (14.5 oz.) beef broth


1/4 teaspoon black pepper


1/4 teaspoon salt


Garlic flavored vegetable cooking spray


6 pork chops, 1/2 inch thick


2 onions, sliced





Mix cornstarch, broth and pepper until smooth and set aside. Spray a skillet with the garlic cooking spray and heat over medium heat.


Season chops with salt and pepper and cook chops in 2 batches if necessary for 10 minutes or until well browned on each side. Remove chops and set aside. Remove the skillet from the heat and spray again with cooking spray. Add the onion and cook over medium heat just until tender crisp. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to skillet. Cook until boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Return chops to pan, cover and cook over low heat for 10-12 minutes or until the chops are doneAny soul food recipes for black history month?
www.foodtv.com Go there and type in soul food and there should be a list of reciepes that you can get to make some dishes. If that doesnt suit you, then just talk a friend or co-worker that is black and tell them that you would like to have a soul food recipee for black history month. If they dont eat it, iam pretty sure they know someone that can help you. But if you dont wont to go through all that trouble then just go to that Foodtv website and look it up.
There is a very large selection of Soul Food recipes at the links below. The final link has some brief historical info, too.





I hope that helps, and good luck with your project.
Make a pot os grits. Add 1 tsp. hot sauce and 1 Tbsp jalapeno peppers with 1 # Velveta cheese. Heat till cheese melts and serve as a side dish.

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