southern style sides

come over some time..

I live in Madison, Wisconsin.

[Shajen]

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come over some time..

I live in Madison, Wisconsin.

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I'll be right there.

[jakethebake]

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...but most people don't have a nice, big smoker that can fit a slab of ribs in it, do they? My way, not only makes the meat incredibly tender, and deals with connective tissue - which I'm still not convinced that smoking does... but it's also something that anyone with an oven can do in their own homes. I'm not saying that you can't make good ribs by smoking them, I'm saying that *anyone* can make great ribs by following my simple advice.

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Now you're backpedaling...and you should be because you're wrong. Anyone that cares about good ribs has a smoker. They're not expensive and you can get them anywhere. Ribs should taste like they were smoked. Period. You can't get that from adding some crappy fake smoke [censored] to your crappy ketchup-based sauce. And you can't get it from 5 minutes on the grill. If you want good ribs, you have to smoke them.

[Shajen]

No.

If you want "good" ribs, you can get that on the grill.

If you want "exceptional" ribs, you go with smoke.

that's the difference.

[Blarg]

I think they should both smoke something right away.

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...but most people don't have a nice, big smoker that can fit a slab of ribs in it, do they? My way, not only makes the meat incredibly tender, and deals with connective tissue - which I'm still not convinced that smoking does... but it's also something that anyone with an oven can do in their own homes. I'm not saying that you can't make good ribs by smoking them, I'm saying that *anyone* can make great ribs by following my simple advice.

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Now you're backpedaling...and you should be because you're wrong. Anyone that cares about good ribs has a smoker. They're not expensive and you can get them anywhere. Ribs should taste like they were smoked. Period. You can't get that from adding some crappy fake smoke [censored] to your crappy ketchup-based sauce. And you can't get it from 5 minutes on the grill. If you want good ribs, you have to smoke them.

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now that's crazy talk. I'm differentiating between good and great. Ribs don't have to taste like they're smoked. period.
..and crappy ketchup based sauce - that's crazy talk as well. The wonderful thing about that sauce that you make with the recipe I provided is all the juices from the ribs are preserved. I don't know much about smoking - but I'd imagine that some of that flavor is going up in smoke. Plus - smoke, really? you like that flavor you get from the resins from wood (or whatever you smoke it in)? Why not just braise it in terpentine?

Why don't you provide your recipe for ribs? You can start a new thread, and see which recipe people like better.

[Edge34]

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sweet potatoe [sic] caserole[sic] with sweetner[sic] (various ways)


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This is a good one peachy. I have a good recipe for this as well if the OP is interested.

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I don't know about the OP, but I am. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[StevieG]

again, OOT rocks

The Kentucky Derby pie is out of the oven and cooling.

The cheese and garlic grits are in the oven baking.

The green beans are cut, I'll start boiling the ham hock soon for it.

Ironically, I have not made the corn bread yet. But that's fast.

Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy miz Clawdy.

Gentlemen, and ladies, I can not tell you how suh-prized ah ayam!

Not only at the number of you beer-swillin', wimmin'-chasin' neer'do wells who cook, but the amount of interest in Suth-run dee-lites!

I cook, but I do not claim to be A Cook. Southern food is A True Love of my life. Greek and Italian are immediately behind.

I've got a few links some of you may or may not be interested in.

http://www.chefrick.com/

http://www.georgiagrits.net/

http://www.angelfire.com/on/VideoPho...m/Recipes.html

http://www.southernfoodabout.com/lib...aa102800a.html

http://www.bama.ua.edu/~bgray/recipes.htm

http://www.culinary.chef2chef.net/Co...ican/Southern/

http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/southern_cooking

http://www.goldpills.net/southern-co...g-recipes.html

http://www.southernfood.about.com/

http://www.thatsmyhome.com/mainstreet/beans/

http://www.catfishinstitute.com/


And then there’s always….

Google Search: southern cooking recipes

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Any time I can make the least contribution to a journey this epic, I feel satisfied.