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Sccotash quick and easy

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Succotash - Quick and Easy

Succotash, the Americas vegetarian taste delight is bult on corn and red beans. Add in tomatoes and chilies, both American too, and you have a great dish. I use canned corn, beans and tomatoes for a fast and easy dish.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Diet Vegan
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 can corn, drained 16 oz, but probably as low as 14 oz
  • 1 can red kidney beans, rinsed 16 oz but probably as low as 14 oz
  • 1 can tomatoes with chilies 16 oz but probably as low as 10 oz. Do not drain.

Instructions

  • In a colander rinse the kidney beans
  • in a pot add the kidney beans, corn and tomatoes with chilies.
  • Heat until warm.
  • serve.

Notes

There are so many ways to make this complex, add okra, or onions and so much more. Go for it if that is what you want.  This is the base of a quick and easy Succotash.
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Hush Puppies Grandma Style

Corn meal delights
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 6 people

Equipment

  • 1 Fry Pan option or use deep fat fryer
  • 1 Deep fat fryer optional or use fry pan
  • 1 Large mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 cups corn meal
  • 1 tbsp flour AP or bread
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 6 tbsp grated onion
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • Crisco for frying

Instructions

Mix Dry Ingredients

  • Add the all the dry ingredients to your bowl, mix well
  • Add the grated onion and mix well. This does add moisture and will clump abit.

Add Liquid

  • Make a well in your dry ingredients and drop your egg in it, break it
  • Add the buttermilk and mix well

Cooking

  • Melt the Crisco in you fry pan or deep fat fryer. Bring to about 330 F to 350 F.
  • Using a large spoon scoop batter. You can form it in to sausages or balls. Drop into the hot oil
  • When brown remove and place on paper towels to drain.
  • Serve and enjoy. I like mine with ketchup.

Notes

These are easy to make.  You can freeze some and reheat in the microwave later.

 

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Pam’s Crab Cakes

1 poundlump crab meat
1egg
2 or 3 tspWorchestershire Sauce
1/2 tspdry English mustard
2 to 3 tspsOld Bay © seasoning
3 tblschopped fresh parsley
sprinklecayanne powder
2 plus tblsmayonnaise
1/2 cuppanko bread crumbs
1 or morelemon slices
1 or more pintsCrisco© shortening or oil for frying

Preparation:

Using a medium size bowl, beat the egg enough to break the yolk and start mixing in the white. Add the Worchestorshire Sauce, Old Bay © Seasoning, dry mustard and cayanne powder. Mix until the dry mustard is mixed in. Mix in the parsley. Squeeze in some lemon juice if you like.  Fold in the crab meat until evenly coated. Fold in the panko bread crumbs until evenly distributed. Fold in the mayonnaise, tablespoon at at time, until the mixture is slightly moist and barely holds together.

Form in to patties and place on waxed paper coated with panko bread crumbs. Cover with waxed paper. Let rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Overnight is not a problem.

Heat oil if you are frying, either pan or deep fryer, to 350 F. Cover with a light coating of fresh panko bread crumbs, flip over and do the same to the other side. Fry until lightly golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve with lemon, tartare sauce, Hollandaise, or seafood sauce or even without if that is how you like them.

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Pam’s Crab Cakes
1 pound lump crab meat
1 egg
2 or 3 tsp Worchestershire Sauce
1/2 tsp dry English mustard
2 to 3 tsps Old Bay © seasoning
3 tbls chopped fresh parsley
sprinkle cayanne powder
2 plus tbls mayonnaise
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1 or more lemon slices
1 or more pints Crisco© shortening or oil for frying

Preparation:
Using a medium size bowl, beat the egg enough to break the yolk and start mixing in the white. Add the Worchestorshire Sauce, Old Bay © Seasoning, dry mustard and cayanne powder. Mix until the dry mustard is mixed in. Mix in the parsley. Squeeze in some lemon juice if you like. Fold in the crab meat until evenly coated. Fold in the panko bread crumbs until evenly distributed. Fold in the mayonnaise, tablespoon at at time, until the mixture is slightly moist and barely holds together.
Form in to patties and place on waxed paper coated with panko bread crumbs. Cover with waxed paper. Let rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Overnight is not a problem.
Heat oil if you are frying, either pan or deep fryer, to 350 F. Cover with a light coating of fresh panko bread crumbs, flip over and do the same to the other side. Fry until lightly golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve with lemon, tartare sauce, Hollandaise, or seafood sauce or even without if that is how you like them.

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