Slog - Comments on Help Me Engineer A Christmas Miracle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle Hello citizens. I am looking for a few southern transplants living in Seattle who know how to cook. I'd like you to help me with a very special installment of the Public Intern column. Please email me: PublicIntern@thestranger.com... Copyright 2008 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:10:45 -0800 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:25:35 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by blaire with an e 1 Heat oil. 2 Fry whatever you are cooking. 3 Serve.

Southern cook is awesome.

]]> blaire with an e http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878380 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878380 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:09:24 -0800 Comment by blaire with an e That should be cooking. Because I can cook, but I cant spell.

]]> blaire with an e http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878383 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878383 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:10:27 -0800 Comment by barf Don't forget the Mayo!

]]> barf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878386 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878386 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:11:05 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Basically, toss whatever you're trying to cook into a cast-iron skillet at full heat.

Pull it out when it's blackened.

Extinguish and serve.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878399 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878399 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:17:23 -0800 Comment by Hernandez Isn't ECB some sort of self-styled repository of southern cooking knowledge? I seem to recall a number of her slog posts on the topic...

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878412 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878412 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:25:32 -0800 Comment by PA Native @1 It should be batter dipped too.

]]> PA Native http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878416 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878416 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:27:09 -0800 Comment by kid icarus @5 - Only if Fritos are somehow involved.

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878418 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878418 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:28:05 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV So basically, the short answer is: "No. None of us know how to cook Southern."

What's the Christmas Miracle? Feed Jonathan Golob Chicken-Fried Embryonic Stem Cells?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878427 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878427 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:34:04 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver Lard. Lots of lard. Or save your bacon fat in a coffee can and bring it along with you. You can't go wrong with bacon fat.

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878435 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878435 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:37:20 -0800 Comment by Shini For goodness's sake, not all Southern cooking involve mayo, lard, or deep-fat fryers. Or grits I may add before someone suggested it.

Yes, yes that tends to be the most popularized image, but if you want something that is Southern and something that people will actually eat, step away from the "Let's fry everything, duuurr." suggestions.

]]> Shini http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878455 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878455 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:48:00 -0800 Comment by elm One word: Crockpot.

]]> elm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878474 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878474 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:55:31 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways southern green beans
a lot of fresh green beans, trimmed
some water
some pork (ham hock or bacon)
some onions
some water
salt and pepper to taste

put it all in a big pot

cook until tender
even better the next day

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878485 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878485 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:57:46 -0800 Comment by Phelix But what about biscuits and gravy, or hush puppies and molasses, or any number of casseroles? For that matter, biscuits by themselves, or with honey... Mmmmmm....

I'm glad it's almost Christmas... I get to cook some of this. :D

]]> Phelix http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878497 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878497 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:01:50 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt Make grits, but use only Anson Mills grits and use the grits recipe in the Lee Brothers' new cookbook. They're a revelation. Half the meals I make are from my southern cookbooks. But I can't help b/c I live in Michigan.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878505 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:03:42 -0800 Comment by Matt from Denver @ 10, I haven't lived in the South but I have visited various locations over the years. My favorite - Birmingham, AL, city of sit-down hot dog restaurants and a place called "Steak Around," a strictly carry-out joint whose motto was "Have you had your red meat today?" And that was in 1993 when everyone was told to avoid red meat. I don't think it was deep fried but I wouldn't be surprised if that was an option.

]]> Matt from Denver http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878534 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878534 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:22:42 -0800 Comment by superyeadon Mama always had a lit cigarette in her mouth when she made Christmas supper.

]]> superyeadon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878545 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878545 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:30:00 -0800 Comment by apres_moi I'm from Charleston, SC. Grits are a staple. We can use them in breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Seriously, throw some pan fried catfish on it, or chicken-fried steak. Hell, shrimps cooked and simmered in a gravy go well on grits. basically, it's the same as using rice when you're too lazy or cheap to go out and make rice.

]]> apres_moi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878546 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878546 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:30:14 -0800 Comment by It's Mark Mitchell I can cook southern. I have actual Southern Louisiana credentials.

Inquire within...

]]> It's Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878562 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878562 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:44:14 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I shot off an e-mail. I cook chicken hearts and turkey necks on a regular basis. I love them.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878594 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878594 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:06:56 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV But how are you with stem cells?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878611 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878611 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:21:19 -0800 Comment by pissy mcslogbot I once ate at a Popeyes. And am vaguely aware that a food chain named Piggly-Wiggly exists.

]]> pissy mcslogbot http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878623 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:33:43 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I've always been good at Splinter Cell...same diff.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878664 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878664 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:29:45 -0800 Comment by SpookyCat Check out Alton Brown's recipes on foodnetwork.com. He does all sorts of food, including Southern, and he is a Southern boy. Someone gave me his DVD collection (TV shows), and I just recently watched his show on grits/polenta (basically the same stuff) and there were some tasty looking things. I want to try the cornmeal pinapple upsidedown cake as soon as I aquire a cast-iron fry pan.

]]> SpookyCat http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878759 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878759 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:15:54 -0800 Comment by mla Southern people can cook? You must be from a different part of the south than where I lived.

]]> mla http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878761 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878761 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:17:12 -0800 Comment by mla I thought grits were hominy, and polenta was cornmeal mush. Am I correct?

]]> mla http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878780 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/help_me_engineer_a_christmas_miracle#c878780 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:25:35 -0800