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Delicious comforting meals centered around traditionally known as cheap cuts of meat (neck bones, oxtails, ham hocks) that are frequently a part of soul food cooking. They don't enjoy mainstream popularity but are common among black people where they enjoy cult-like status.

"Baby I'm Scared of You" Instant Pot White Beans with Ham Hocks Recipe

Christmas always brings in new toys, and I'm happy to have this Instapot to break in and make you the beneficiary. So let's just say this will be the gift that keeps on giving. Seeing I'm late to the Instapot craze, I'm in catch-up mode and hope to be as prolific as Quincy Jones once I get the hang of it. For my first foray into things, I decided to convert an older traditional stove-top recipe for white bean stew. Plus, I had leftover ham hocks I was trying to get rid of from the pork nachos recipe for tonight's bowl games. Feel free to use this recipe to make black-eyed peas for New Year's as the peas are easily substitutable for white beans in this recipe.

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"Getting Nasty" Southern Oxtail Recipe

For Southern food lovers, there's nothing quite like a plate of smothered oxtail. This easy oxtails recipe and hearty dish is slow-cooked to perfection, with the oxtail pieces falling off the bone in a rich gravy. The key to any good southern oxtail recipe is in the seasoning. A blend of herbs and spices, including …

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"Who Can I Run To" Beef Oxtail Soup Recipe

Winter is officially here which means colder weather, holiday cheer, and of course lots of soup! This soul food packed beef oxtail soup recipe is perfect for those chilled winter days. It's hearty, warming, and loaded with flavor. Plus, it's really easy to make so you can have a delicious home-made meal without spending hours …

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"You Know My Steez" Pomegranate Glazed Wedge Salad With Blue Cheese

There's nothing quite like a crisp and refreshing blue cheese wedge salad on a hot summer day. A wedge salad is a simple yet elegant dish that can be easily dressed up or down. The key to a good wedge salad is a crisp, fresh iceberg lettuce. For this wedge salad recipe, I like to …

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Popular Soul Food Meats on a Soul Food Menu

No doubt the legacy of American slavery has had a huge impact on black folks culinary history and traditions. This is acutely obvious when you consider some of the meat cuts that have been very popular in soul food cooking when it comes to meat cuts. Historically enslaved people in colonial times got the leftover …

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