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Southern cooking is warm, generous, and made to share. Think fried chicken, biscuits, greens, and a pot of beans simmering on the stove.
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About Southern
Southern food is known for slow, patient cooking and plenty of flavor. Cornmeal, buttermilk, pork, collard greens, black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes, and rice are common. Frying, braising, and simmering low and slow are everyday techniques.
It is different from its sibling cuisines. Tex-Mex leans on chiles and cumin, and Cajun and Creole cooking uses a spicy base of onion, celery, and bell pepper. Southern cooking is usually milder, with a focus on butter, buttermilk, and tender, simmered vegetables.
Questions folks ask
What is Southern comfort food?
It is hearty home cooking like fried chicken, mac and cheese, biscuits and gravy, collard greens, and cornbread.
What makes Southern cornbread different?
Traditional Southern cornbread usually uses cornmeal with little or no sugar and is often baked in a hot cast iron skillet.
How do I make biscuits fluffy?
Use cold butter, do not overwork the dough, and bake in a hot oven. Pressing straight down with the cutter helps them rise.
Kitchen tips
- Keep buttermilk on hand for biscuits, pancakes, and tender fried chicken.
- Cold butter makes flakier biscuits. Handle the dough as little as you can.
- Preheat your cast iron skillet for a crisp cornbread crust.
- Simmer greens low and slow until they are soft and full of flavor.
- Let fried foods drain on a rack so they stay crisp.