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[Chief Grey Bear]

I promise if you tried this or the smoked peas, you'd be a convert!

Ill post my smoked peas recipe later. 

[MOPanfisher]

Tonights Hillbilly quisine.  Crappie and fried taters.  Had planned to fry crappie but wife called audible and requested grilled.  Melted butter, lemon juice, a few seasonings mostly a light dusting of Old Bay, Lowry's seasoning salt, and something called Nature's Seasoning.  Grilled till dine, saved the juice from the sheet cake pan, added a little more lemon and made a sauce to put on the fish and taters.  Without the kids at home it doesn't take as much, nearly foundered trying to finish it all.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Didn't know you could make crappie that wasn't fried

[MOPanfisher]

In rural.missouri you do run the risk of someone calling the Law on you for not.frying it.  I actually like it because I don't have to drag out even the little fry daddy cooker.  Even better is when you do taters on the grill in foil packets also.  Makes me feel so healthy that I forget about all the butter, salt and bacon pieces in the taters.  Almost want to go for a jog to finish it off.

[Terrierman]

Make crappie chowder someday.  Trust me on that one.

[MOPanfisher]

I have considered it, as I love good chowder.  Just not sure of a good recipe.

[ness]

Chowder: sautée onion and celery in some oil. Toss in a bunch of flour to make a roux. Add chicken stock and/or clam juice, diced potatoes and some herbs. Cook a while then add the white fish of your choice. Cook then finish with cream. 

Or you could google and get a real recipe ?

[David Unnerstall]

On ‎10‎/‎4‎/‎2016 at 9:08 PM, Terrierman said:

Nice set up for your egg!

Terrierman,  The deck and roof came from a retaining wall that failed.  The counter came from a downed oak that I cut two slabs with the chain saw mill.  So then I could afford the Green Egg.

[rps]

On 10/5/2016 at 10:38 PM, ness said:

Chowder: sautée onion and celery in some oil. Toss in a bunch of flour to make a roux. Add chicken stock and/or clam juice, diced potatoes and some herbs. Cook a while then add the white fish of your choice. Cook then finish with cream. 

Or you could google and get a real recipe ?

Good starter! Better if you create the fat by frying a little bacon. I add the cream before the fish and allow the dairy taste to disappear before I add the fish. A shot of Franks or sriracha adds a ton of flavor.

[rps]

I had a chicken carcass with some meat left from the chicken I roasted last Sunday. This morning I put it in the slow cooker with an onion, carrot, celery stalk, and a leek. I covered everything with half chicken broth and half water.

When I got home this afternoon, I strained the liquid and picked the chicken meat out to add back to the soup. I fine diced celery, carrot, and sweet pepper to add to the soup. I added herbs, minced garlic, and drained, diced tomatoes as well. I a bit I will add soup pasta and let it cook until done.

Quality chicken noodle soup.