8 good southern chicken Recipes

chicken, cut up, garlic powder, salt and pepper, buttermilk (or heavy cream or half and half), lard, for frying (about 1-2 cups, you can substitute with vegetable shortening), flour , for dredging

chicken , jointed in 8 pieces (make sure to use good quality !), flour, salt, good quality cinnamon, turmeric, black pepper, freshly ground nutmeg, egg, milk, dried crushed breadcrumbs, oil (optional), butter, honey, ground cinnamon, fresh lemon juice

boneless chicken breasts , may be frozen, frozen whole kernel corn, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, chicken broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and green chilies, rotel is good, black beans, drained, salt, cumin, chili powder, ground red pepper (optional), black pepper, bay leaf, tortilla chips, cheddar cheese, shredded

bone-in leg of lamb (about 3 1/2 lbs meat), fine rice or corn flour, sifted, kosher salt, black pepper, mustard powder, olive oil, sweet onions, halved and sliced, garlic clove, minced, carrots, peeled and sliced into coins, stalks celery, sliced, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground ginger, paprika, cinnamon, allspice, good merlot or burgundy wine, chicken broth, tomato paste, fresh thyme, zest of 1/2 lemon, garlic cloves, halved, prunes, halved, dried apricots, halved, salt and pepper to taste

thick bone in pork chops, sweet onion (cut in half and thin sliced ), chopped tomatoes (san marzano or a good quality tomato), field peas , rinse and drain (bushes makes some black eyed or lady peas which are very good, but there are several bran), okra (i use frozen ), chicken broth, bay leaf, chopped parsley, peanut oil, salt, pepper

dried black-eyed peas, soaked and cooked, olive oil, butter, yellow onion, diced, celery stalks, diced, seeded and diced fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced fresh serrano chile, minced garlic, arborio rice, chicken stock, hot, butter , to finish, freshly grated parmesan, kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper, center cut bacon, cooked and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, reserve 2 tbsp bacon fat, swiss chard, (about 1 bunch) cleaned and sliced crosswise into 3/4-inch ribbons, collard greens, (about 1 bunch) cleaned and sliced crosswise into 3/4-inch ribbons, red wine vinegar, plus 1 tbsp more for dressing, lemon zest, good quality extra-virgin olive oil for dressing, parmesan, salt and freshly cracked pepper