southern – TalBakes

Ingredients:

1 pack of chicken gizzards

1 egg

2 cloves of garlic finely chopped

3 tablespoons of ranch dressing

Black pepper

Rick’s Hot & Spicy All Purpose Seasoning (5in1)

Sea salt

Flour to batter

Texas Pete Hot Sauce for dipping

Drain and thoroughly wash your gizzards. Cut them in half and remove extra tendons so they are more bite size.

Then crack an egg, add your seasonings, ranch dressing, and freshly chopped garlic. Be liberal with it and toss so that they all have a good amount of seasoning. Let the gizzards marinade for 15 minutes.

Batter with flour and toss to make sure each one is properly coated. Fry on medium in a deep pan full of vegetable oil until they are a golden brown. Stir them around and scoop out to drain on a papertowel. I then stuck them in the oven on warm until all were finished cooking.

Now, instead of dosing them with hot sauce, I put the Texas Pete in a separate condiment cup so I could just dip all cute like. 🤣 I know it’s a country meal but sometimes I keep plating in mind.

Salmon patties are one of my favorite things to have for breakfast. I’ve been making them since I was a teen so I have mastered the patty. For sure! That’s how you know you are southern for real.

Ask yourself… Can I make a salmon patty?

If not then we gotta throw your entire Southern claim all away. Revoke your status. Deem you a city slicker until you get this whole patty thing down. I will help you out today because I know it can be heart breaking to know that yes… it’s really that serious.

Ingredients:

1 can of salmon

1 egg

cap full of lemon juice

Lawry’s seasoned salt

1 tablespoon of Prepared Horseradish

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/3 cup of chopped onions

garlic powder

**tarragon** My secret ingredient!!!

panko bread crumbs

cornmeal to batter

Drain the liquid from the salmon as best you can. Then put the salmon in a bowl to mix in your ingredients. Mix togther salmon, egg, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce and onions. Then season the mix liberally with tarragon, garlic, and seasoned salt. Continue to mix it thoroughly. Then sprinkle in panko crumbs enough to bind the mixture. If it’s too dry add some more worcestershire sauce.

Spoon out and shaped them into balls. Then to make it easier I put some cornmeal on a plate and gently batter the patties.

On medium heat fry the patties on one side to a golden brown. Gently flip, press it down to flatten slightly and let fry until golden brown. Flip again. And you’re done!

Ingredients:

1.25 lbs of chicken livers

2 onions chopped

1 cup of mushrooms

1/2 a Serrano pepper chopped finely

red wine vinegar

lemon juice

2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 cup of chicken broth

**About 2 tablespoons of flour

Olive oil

seasoning salt

garlic powder

black pepper

1 cup of water

Thoroughly clean and inspect your chicken livers making sure no gall bladder is attached. Cut any of the green areas off. Then in a small bowl marinade the livers in a little vinegar and lemon juice for about 10 mins. This actually cuts a little of that bite that I love so much down. Lol. On medium heat saute the mushrooms, Serrano peppers and onions in a little olive oil. Sprinkle salt and pepper and stir. Drain the chicken livers from the vinegar and lemon juice then add them to the vegetables. Continue to saute. Mix beef broth, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, water in a separate small bowl and whisk in flour. Add to the livers. Allow it to simmer. Stir it as it begins to thicken. If its too thick add more water slowly too thin add more flour to thicken. Depends on your tastes. Finally season with garlic powder, black pepper, and seasoning salt to taste. You can also adjust the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce depending on how you like your flavors. Once your livers are cooked completely through you can serve with rice.

*Country Girls Rock!!

Tag: southern

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