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Simon Mayo – Cookin’ it Country

Tickle your taste buds with some Deep Southern fare as Simon Mayo and chef Nigel Barden cook up some favourites from the American south, peppered with the best food themed country tracks from Hank Williams’ ‘Jambalaya’ to The Zac Brown Band’s ‘Chicken Fried’.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 11 Mar 2016 16:00

Music Played

  • Hank Williams

    Hey Good Lookin'

    • Hank Williams: 40 Greatest Hits CD2.
    • Mercury Records Ltd.
    • 2.
  • Jimmy Buffett

    Cheeseburger in Paradise

    • Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hits.
    • MCA Records.
    • 001.
  • Alan Jackson

    Meat And Potato Man

    • When Somebody Loves You.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 1.
  • Kacey Musgraves

    Biscuits

  • Elvis Presley

    Polk Salad Annie (Live in Las Vegas)

    • Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert - "Live".
    • RCA.
    • 18.
  • Zac Brown Band

    Chicken Fried

    • Country To Country.
    • Hump Head.
    • 18.
  • Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock

    Big Rock Candy Mountain

    • The Island Def Jam Music Group.
  • Deana Carter

    Strawberry Wine

    • 50 Years Of Country 1990 - 2000.
    • Capitol Records Inc.
    • 11.
  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Jambalaya

    • The Essential Tracks.
    • PolyGram Records Inc.
    • 6.

Southern Fried Chicken

Southern Fried Chicken

by Antony Worrall Thompson from Saturday Kitchen

Serves 4

Prep time: overnight

Cooking time: 10 to 30 mins

Ingredients

For the marinade

600ml/1 pint buttermilk

6 tbsp coriander, chopped

6 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 shallots, finely chopped

½ tsp dried chilli flakes

1 tbsp salt

4 chicken thighs, skinless

For the coating

6 tbsp plain flour

½ tsp celery salt

½ tsp cayenne pepper

½ tsp ground black pepper

½ tsp paprika

To cook the chicken

200ml vegetable oil

Method

1. For the marinade, combine all the ingredients for the marinade & coat the chicken in a shallow dish. Cover & leave to marinate overnight in the fridge.

2. Combine all the ingredients for the coating. Remove the chicken from the marinade & dip into the spiced flour. Coat thoroughly & return to the fridge for a further 45 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

4. Heat the vegetable oil to in a deep heavy-bottomed saucepan, until a breadcrumb sizzles & browns when dropped in it. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous - do not leave unattended!). Add the chicken & fry until golden all over. Remove & place on a baking sheet.

5. Transfer to the oven & cook for 15-20 minutes until cooked through.

Cornbread Muffins

Cornbread Muffins

by Simon Rimmer from Something for the Weekend

Serves 6

Prep time: less than 30 mins

Cooking time: 30 mins to 1 hour

Ingredients

225g/8oz polenta

2 tsp baking powder

pinch bicarbonate of soda

115g/4oz plain flour

125ml/4½fl oz milk

2 free-range eggs, beaten

300g/10½oz canned creamed corn

2 birds' eye chillies, finely chopped

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

2. In a bowl, mix together the polenta, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and flour until well combined.

3. Add the milk, beaten eggs and creamed corn & mix until well combined.

4. Add the chillies & stir to combine.

5. Spoon the cornbread batter mixture into the wells of a 12-hole muffin tin.

6. Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes, or until risen and cooked through.

Corn on the Cob with Lime & Cayenne butter

by Paul Rankin from Ready Steady Cook

Serves 1

Prep time: less than 30 mins

Cooking time: 10 to 30 mins

Ingredients

½ corn on the cob

85g/3oz butter

½ tsp cayenne pepper

½ lime, zest only

1 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

Method

1. Place the corn on the cob into a saucepan of boiling water & boil for 8-10 minutes or until the sweetcorn is cooked & tender.

2. Remove the corn on the cob from pan & keep warm.

3. In another saucepan, heat the butter, cayenne pepper, lime zest & coriander until melted together.

4. To serve, immediately pour the sauce over the hot corn on the cob

Pulled Pork with Spicy Coleslaw

Pulled Pork with Spicy Coleslaw

by Simon Rimmer from Something for the Weekend

Serves 6-8

Prep time: less than 30 mins

Cooking time: 4 hours

Ingredients

For the pulled pork

oil, for greasing

2kg/4lb 6½oz pork shoulder

1 tbsp chilli flakes

1 tbsp whole grain mustard

salt & freshly ground black pepper

200ml/7¼fl oz white wine vinegar

250ml/9fl oz cider

3 onions, finely sliced

6 cloves garlic, sliced

For the coleslaw

half white cabbage, finely chopped

2 carrots, grated

2 red onions, finely sliced

1 red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped

175g/6oz mayonnaise

salt & freshly ground black pepper

1 lime, juice only

1 tbsp soy sauce

To serve

soft white bread rolls

ready-made barbecue sauce

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170C/340F/Gas 3.

2. For the pulled pork, oil a baking tray & place the pork shoulder on top.

3. Mix together the chilli, mustard & salt & freshly ground black pepper, then rub the mixture into the pork shoulder.

4. Pour the vinegar & cider over, then scatter over the onion & garlic.

5. Cover with parchment paper, then wrap in foil & place into the oven to roast for three hours. Remove the parchment & foil, then roast for another hour.

6. 'Pull' the pork by sticking a fork in the shoulder & shredding the meat into small pieces with another fork.

7. For the coleslaw, in a separate bowl, mix together all of the coleslaw ingredients until well combined.

8. To serve, pile the pulled pork shoulder on a serving plate & spoon the coleslaw next to it. Serve with soft white rolls & barbecue sauce to taste.

Collard Greens

Collard Greens

by Neneh Cherry & Andi Oliver from Neneh & Andi Dish It Up

Serves 4

Prep time: less than 30 mins

Cooking time: less than 10 mins

Ingredients

5 handfuls collard or spring greens, or fresh callallo or cavalo nero

dash olive oil

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 bunch spring onions, chopped

salt & freshly ground black pepper

2 tbsp white wine vinegar

100ml/3½fl oz chicken stock (vegetarians can substitute with vegetable stock)

salt & freshly ground black pepper (or substitute the salt with soy sauce or tamari)

Method

1. Wash the greens under a cold tap. Drain them well, then chop roughly & set aside.

2. Pour the olive oil into a heavy-based pan, add the crushed garlic & the spring onions. Cook for a few minutes until softened but not coloured, then add the chopped greens, a handful at a time.

3. If the pan starts to overflow, leave the greens for 1-2 minutes to cook down, then add the remainder.

4. After a few minutes of cooking, gradually add the vinegar & stock - don't add so much stock that the greens become soaked. Add salt (or soy sauce or tamari) & freshly ground black pepper to taste.

5. When the greens are tender & shiny, remove from the heat & transfer to a serving dish. Serve hot.

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  • Fri 11 Mar 2016 16:00

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