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Chicken and Dumplings Slow cooked homemade chicken and dumplings is the ultimate comfort food, always guaranteed to stick to the stomach and fill you up. The smell and taste of this dish always bring back good memories.
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Oxtails and Rice Oxtails slow cooked until the meat is tender enough to fall off the bones is so darn delicious. Smother them with gravy and then serve them over rice for a classic meal.
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Fried Fish and Grits For some folks, fish and grits are the ultimate breakfast foods on a Sunday morning before heading out the door for a few hours of church. This meal will get and keep you full so you're not thinking about eating.
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Pigs Feet Classic pigs feet is slow cooked like chitterlings and sometimes pickled too. Try boiling pigs feet for some tender and good tasting pork meat. When it's time to eat have your vinegar and hot sauce nearby.
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Red Beans and Ham Hocks Cooked red beans and ham hocks is a fairly common staple in the southern household. You can find a pot of beans and ham hocks slow simmering in the kitchen. Serve as a standalone dish with cornbread or with other menu items.
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Chitterlings Although controversial, the cleaned and prepared intestines of a hog is a southern delicacy, if you can stand the smell. These cuts of pork are slow-cooked and often eaten with vinegar and hot sauce. The chitlins are sometimes parboiled, then battered and fried.
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Black-eyed Peas Cooked separately or with rice as hoppin' john, black eyed peas is a popular soul food dish. For many black folks this is must eat dish for New Year's day so that it brings you good luck.
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Sweet Potato Pie The smell of sweet potato pie baking in the oven brings back so many memories and good feelings. Served warm or cold I'm eating me a slice either way. Sometimes topped with whipped cream.
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Cornbread This short bread is often baked in a cast iron skillet and sometimes seasoned with bacon fat. This bread is a go to staple that is served with many soul food like collard greens and beans.
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Neck Bones and Rice Pork neck bones and rice is classic comfort food for us southern folks. Pour on the thick gravy for a filling meal. Neck bones can be served over rice or with boiled potatoes.
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Fried Catfish Fresh fish cleaned and deep fried has always been a favorite of black folks since the early days. Nowadays catfish gets the most press and can be seen served up next to side dishes like coleslaw and hush puppies.
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Peach Cobbler Once cooked in a large cast-iron pot over an open fire. This soul food dessert favorite to many is now baked in the over until golden brown. Sometimes topped and served with vanilla ice cram.
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Baked Macaroni and Cheese The comfort food macaroni and cheese is a staple of soul food cooking. Tender noodles with rich and creamy cheese is browned in the oven for some homemade crispy goodness.
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Collard Greens and Ham Hocks Most often cooked with ham hocks, salt pork, or sometimes with smoked turkey who doesn't love collard greens? When it's time to eat just pass the vinegar, hot sauce, and a piece of cornbread.
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Southern Fried Chicken Fry perfect chicken that melts in your mouth. Crunchy and crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside. Get your hot sauce ready for some good eating.
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