Jerk seasoned grilled red snapper is a bold Caribbean inspired seafood dish where smoky char, fiery spices, and fresh citrus come together in perfect balance. The whole snapper grills up with crisp blistered skin and tender flaky meat while the jerk seasoning layers in heat, allspice, thyme, garlic, and deep savory flavor. Snapper is my …
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Southern fried cabbage is humble comfort food done right with tender ribbons of cabbage cooked low and slow until silky, lightly caramelized, and soaked with smoky flavor from thick-cut bacon. This skillet fried cabbage recipe leans into classic soul food traditions where simple ingredients become deeply satisfying through technique, using rendered bacon fat to build …
Brisket stuffed avocado make for an excellent use for leftover smoked brisket. This recipe is an easy one for your list of keto avocado recipes. When I make smoked brisket, or even buy for that matter, I typically have more than enough on hand for leftovers. Stuffing an avocado is one of the more easy …
Smoked tri tip is what happens when West Coast barbecue swagger meets low-and-slow patience. This smoked tri tip recipe delivers a deep beefy bite wrapped in a peppery bark, kissed with hardwood smoke, and finished medium-rare so every slice stays juicy, tender, and rich with flavor. Tri tip deserves way more love in Southern barbecue …
Grilled okra, a delightful side dish, offers a perfect blend of smoky char and crisp texture. With minimal effort, this simple recipe transforms okra into a flavorful, delight that adds a tasty and unique element to any meal. Related Okra posts: Fried okra might be the most popular way to enjoy okra in my house, …
Related Air Fryer Recipe Posts: Welcome to the world of crispy and flavorful air fryer broccolini! If you're a fan of this good and good for you vegetable, get ready to take your broccolini game to the next level and get perfectly cooked broccolini with that nicety crunch using the magic of your air fryer. …
Smoked dry rubbed ribs are the kind of backyard barbecue that turns patience into payoff - meaty pork ribs coated in a bold spice blend, then slow-smoked until the bark turns dark, smoky, and packed with deep flavor. The dry rub creates layers of sweet heat, savory spice, and caramelized crust while the low-and-slow smoking …
Texas-style smoked beef brisket is barbecue stripped down to its essentials - coarse black pepper, salt, hardwood smoke, and enough patience to let time and fire do their thing. This brisket comes out with that signature Central Texas bark on the outside while the inside stays rich, buttery, and slice-apart tender, thanks to a low-and-slow …
This homemade grilled piri piri chicken is smoky, spicy, tangy, and just a little sweet with crispy charred skin and juicy meat underneath. Inspired by the Portuguese and Southern African tradition of peri peri chicken, this version layers bold heat from bird's eye chilies with citrus, smoke, and fire kissed flavor from the grill for …
This grilled cedar plank salmon will wow with its color, fragrance, and flavor. The cedar smoke combined with the hibiscus based rub makes this easy grilled dish everything that is everything. For other smoked seafood dishes try these smoked mussels or smoked fish dip. The fish has got it all. The flavor of the hibiscus …
These blackened pork chops are blazing with bold flavor from a combination of deep brine and homemade Creole spice mix. These are broiled on high heat for quick and easy weeknight main dish. These blackened pork chops are all about high heat and deep listening the sizzle of spice hitting iron, the smell of herbs …
These Instant Pot beef short ribs are fall apart tender ribs braised in a rich West African inspired maafe sauce made with peanut butter, tomatoes, and beef stock. The pressure cooker transforms a traditionally long simmered dish into a deeply flavorful meal in about 90 minutes, delivering silky sauce, succulent beef, and the soulful comfort …
This air fryer steak recipe gets your main dish on the table in a sinch with little effort and time. The flavor is enhanced by jerk seasoning and compound butter, while cook time and temperature produces nearly perfect texture for the steak. The combination of crusty texture and tender center is hard to achieve with …
This air fryer Brussel sprouts recipe is the easiest and most delicious Brussel sprouts recipe you will ever make. Less than 5 ingredients prep and cooked in under 20 minutes. This is one of those recipes your guests will be asking you for the recipe. It has restaurant quality taste, but any average home cook …
Quick and easy sauteed green beans cooked in under 20 minutes. Green beans are sautéed in a delicious creole based sauce for tender and flavorful side dish. Instant Pot Sauteed Green Beans Ingredients This may look like a lot of ingredients, but it's really not. Most of the ingredients are for the spice mix. Green …
Ensalada de Aguacate - an avocado salad that is the ultimate triple threat - flavor, easy, and fun. Just slice, mix, and serve this vegetable side dish. Cool, creamy, and citrus-bright—this Cuban salad slides onto the plate like a summer groove. This Cuban avocado salad, known simply as Ensalada de Aguacate, is proof that restraint …
Bold & Juicy Instant Pot Jerk Chicken with Smoky Heat and Tender Island Vibes Now hear this, flavor seekers and spice chasers—Mister Señor Love Daddy's servin’ up Instant Pot Jerk Chicken with the windows down and the bass turned up. This jerk chicken hits all the notes—fast, fiery, and full of flavor—solving the weeknight dinner …
My campaign to put okra on the map. I love okra. Okra is good for you. Okra tastes good. Eat more okra. If you don't know how, then read this post for recipes and cooking tips. Plus I'm sure you'll learn a bunch of cool facts about okra that I bet you never knew.
Duck alert! Duck confit recipe via sous vide, so good it’ll make your eyes roll back and your toes curl up. Think I’m lying? Try it! The duck leg is seasoned well with salt and pepper then slowly cooked over a day at a low temperature rendering silky smooth, tender and rich, flavorful duck. And …
Quick and flavorful recipes for instant pot Brussel sprouts. Sprouts are braised in a coconut-based sauce for a great vegan side dish that’s as good as sprouts cooked with bacon or in butter. Five ingredients less than 30 minutes. I grew up a big Dragon Ball Z Fan; so many life lessons learned! Work hard …
Tender vegan braised collard greens cooked with aromatic spices, offering a flavorful twist on a classic Southern dish. Related Collard Greens Posts: Braised vegan collard greens recipe, a quick and tasty way to get a soul food staple on the weeknight menu! It's only 5 ingredients and made with ingredients you're likely to have on …
Collard greens are a weekly staple in our home. We have our traditional Sunday Dinner recipe that ain't changing. However, I do keep quite a few of what I call weeknight greens recipes. These are meant for us to explore the greatness of the humble but nutritious collard greens but within the context of our busy lives. So these are actually quick hitters. This curried collard greens recipe falls into this category. As its the norm, we explore cultures through food in an effort to become culturally aware as well deepen our empathy for others. Collard greens more than any other vegetable/food is most often the vessel for these explorations. Enjoy
These brined and smoked pork chops deliver everything I want from backyard barbecue. They are juicy and deeply seasoned on the inside with a beautifully caramelized exterior that develops a lightly crunchy bark from low and slow smoking. If you've ever struggled with dry pork chops, this recipe solves that problem while dialing up flavor …
Delicious salmon steaks made in 15 minutes tops with maximum flavor in the form of a green onion vinaigrette.
Simple and delicious roasted eggplant recipe that is bursting with bold flavors. This dish features a crispy brown outside with a creamy sweet inside then is topped with a garlicky Cuban mojo sauce. Silky roasted eggplant meets bright, garlicky Cuban mojo in a dish that eats like comfort but dances like a block party. High-heat …
Weeknight grilling sometimes is the best grilling. This flank steak is a quick cook, but the flavor and tenderness are off the charts. The key is the marinade which blends both Asian and Caribbean flavors which also helps to tenderize. Marinate a day ahead then grill in less than 15 minutes.
Put these smoked lamb chops on the menu for your next dinner party of date with that special someone. Slow-smoking an entire rack of lamb nets better flavor than simply grilling. This one is easy - marinate, rub, and smoke. That's it!
Football season is almost upon us. I'm in grilling two-a-days to get ready for tailgating season. These brined pork chops may be on the menu for the first game! Brining meat prior to cooking, all but guarantees a juicy, moist and flavorful finished dish.
As you know I've designated July okra month. This is my favorite way to enjoy okra outside of a good pot of gumbo. It's quick, flavorful, and only requires a few ingredients. You'll want to keep the harissa sauce on hand and use it for other dishes as well.
Cazuela de moriscos is a Colombian Seafood Stew common in the city of Cartagena which has a strong Caribbean vibe to it. My wife and I visited multiple cities (Bogota, Medellin, and Cartagena) in Colombia earlier this year. I was impressed by the appreciation for culture andh heritage as evidenced by its visual and performing street artists. Food-wise we had so many great experiences from street food to restaurants. This seafood stew recipe was inspired by a dish at had there and I plan to make others that I experienced during my visit. Stay tuned! This one tastes like I spent all day cooking it, but in reality, it was just 30 minutes.
Bold, Sticky & Fall-Off-the-Bone: Smoked Jerk Oxtail with Deep Heat and Tender Soul Now we talkin’ smoked oxtail, baby and this one’s got that low-and-slow groove that hits like a funky bassline. Jerk seasoning is added for next level flavor. Smoked oxtails take a classic soul food cut and give it the slow-burn magic of …
My first grilling recipe of the spring is this Cedar Plank Salmon. However, the black tea (Lapsang) rub is a special one and elevates a really simple dish. It's a 20-minute recipe that tastes like hours of work.
Charred Asparagus may just be the perfect side. Less than 5 ingredients, Less than 10 minutes total cook time including prep, and backed by an ever so versatile and killer harissa sauce. Don't worry the sauce is not too spicy, as the honey and lemon juice tames the heat from the chili paste.
A few years ago my family got invited to the premiere of the movie "The Hundred-Foot Journey," which is a movie produced by Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey about an Indian family seeking asylum in France. The son becomes a famous chef introducing the French to Indian spices and cooking techniques. I remember thinking at the time how similar Indian cooking was to "soul food" in terms of the use of spices and seasonings to take humble ingredients to extraordinary. I was reminded again during our Thanksgiving trip to Dubai when we ate a Masala based fried cabbage dish which was very similar to the southern fried cabbage I grew up. I bought a lot of spices from the local Souk including the garam masala I used in this dish. This dish tastes as great as it smells so be prepared.
Celery Root is definitely not the prettiest vegetable at the market, but what it lacks in good looks it more than compensates with inner beauty, dynamite taste and ease of prep/cooking. If you're not familiar with celery root or celeriac as it's known, it's beyond worthy of your consideration. This celery root steak recipe is a great introduction. We enjoy it in our house as one of our many meatless nights. It also presents well enough to be on your holiday menu. Don't worry it's tastes nothing like celery, is easier to handle than it looks, and is low calorie and low carb.
Tender, herbaceous, and perfectly sauced—your new favorite vegan spaghetti squash recipe with soul Silky strands of roasted spaghetti squash catch a lush basil pesto that sings green, bright, and nutty, turning a humble squash into a weeknight showstopper. This dish borrows Mediterranean technique, grounds itself in soulful comfort, and solves the “I want something light …
Bell Pepper Salad - Refreshingly simple salad of fresh, ripe bell peppers minimally seasoned to highlight the bright flavors. This is that quick, salad to compliment any meat dish whether grilled, fried, or roasted. MOOD MUSIC A Bell Pepper Salad is the quintessential James Brown salad. My grandfather was all about the ingredients and making …
Are some of your favorite recipes the most minimalist? This whole roasted cauliflower recipe fits the bill and is probably the best simple recipe you'll ever have. The cauliflower is seasoned extremely well both inside and out. In most cauliflower recipes, cauliflower plays a supporting role. For this one, it's actually the star in a …
Crispy smashed sweet potato recipe featuring crispy, rich exterior with a sweet soft, and moist tender center for a perfect way to enjoy one of my favorite vegetables. MOOD MUSIC Duck fat and sweet potatoes are a perfect pairing. I buy duck fat from my local farmers' market from time to time, and then promptly …
I'm not an egg snob, but I do strive for the perfect fried eggs every time I cook them. I emphasize the word "strive" as absolute perfection has been quite elusive for me. Maybe you guys are experts but I'd say I'm more of a work in progress. For me the fun is in the …