Nothing Green southern cooking.....until we remembered we had some broccoli

History:

I have a small group on Tuesdays. Each week someone brings in something to eat. Last week I help [made] cookies for Jenny to pass as her own. I think she did. The week before we had donuts. I suggested that I would do something savory. Not sweet. Hazaahs from all. Got two new cookbooks in the past week, both Thomas Keller, and both rock. So here is our menu:

Menu

North Carolina Western Barbecued Chicken [PC]

Potato Hash with bacon and melted onions [TK]

Biscuits [PC]

Chicken is just grilled no seasonings and basted with the sauce. Here is your sauce [PC]

Makes 1 Liter

43 grams brown sugar

9 grams paprika

9 grams chili powder

5 gram salt

9 grams dry mustard [clark scaled this down, and used mustard. In fact he used a gloop of mustard].

1.5 grams cayenne

30 mL Worcestershire

240 mL white vinegar (clark's note: I actually like to use white wine vinegar and a little apple cider vinegar)

720 mL ketchup

60 mL water

Mix it and rock it. [Rock it because we listened to The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium]

Potato Hash with Bacon and Melted Onions

Lardon [type of cut] 12 oz of bacon. IE make into little fingers or so. Cook on medium-low with 2 tbs of water... this allows the bacon to not crisp as it cooks. All the water will evaporate, cook fully, then set aside. Cube the potatoes and cook in oil/butter/bacon fat. Season with thyme, salt, and pepper, and fold in bacon and melted onions.

Melted Onions [this can be used in other dishes.... we kept some for later]

3 large onions, diced

1 stick of butter

thyme

salt

bay

cook the onions with the salt until the water is gone. add the butter and spices and cook slowly on low for about 30 minutes covered. will have flavor, not be too mushy, and retain shape.

Biscuits [makes 40]

1.59 kg of ap flour

113 grams sugar

85 grams baking powder

21 grams salt

227 grams eggs [~50 grams for a large egg]

720 mL of buttermilk [we used whole milk]

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt

add butter and rub together until mixture has appearance of coarse meal

combine eggs and buttermilk and add to dry goods

combine, knead, then roll out til 1 inch think

cut biscuits

bake at 425 until golden brown ~15 minutes

enjoy.