Best Mamaws Fried Corn Recipes

MAMA'S FRIED CREAM CORN

Steps:

• Remove corn from cobs by using a corn grater or knife, and mash the whole kernels a little. Slice bacon into 1-inch pieces. Cook bacon until brown in a large skillet. Remove bacon from skillet and add 1/2 stick butter to bacon grease. Over medium-high heat, pour in the corn. Fry in the grease and butter mixture. Lower the temperature and cook for 5 minutes, then put on simmer until corn is done, 10 to 15 minutes. Add black pepper, to taste. If corn seems too dry, add a little milk or water.
• Serve as a side dish with favorite meal.

MAMAW'S SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse the chicken, and cut the chicken breast halves in half horizontally to make 10 pieces in all. Pat the chicken pieces dry with paper towels. Combine the buttermilk, hot pepper sauce, and garlic in a large plastic zipper bag. Add the chicken pieces, and squeeze the air out of the bag, close it, and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large, deep-sided skillet over medium heat until the oil shimmers but doesn't smoke. Whisk together the flour, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, sage, paprika, and garlic powder in a large bowl. Remove 2 or 3 pieces of chicken at a time from the buttermilk mixture, and press into the flour mixture until well coated. Shake off excess flour.
• Fry 2 or 3 pieces of coated chicken at a time in the hot oil until the crust is golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes (chicken meat may still be pink inside). Drain on paper towels, and place into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

MAMAWS FRIED CORN

Steps:

• 1. Cut the corn off the cob and the use the back of the knife to run back over the cob.
• 2. In a cast iron skillet start melting the butter and add the corn and a little salt.
• 3. Add just about 2 teaspoons of bacon grease. Stir well and bring to a boil. Turn heat to med low and let simmer till tender about 10 to 15 min.

MAMAW'S CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease sides and bottom of a casserole dish.
• Stir chicken, water, rice, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, and cream of mushroom soup together in the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Arrange butter evenly over the top of the chicken mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through, 1 hour to 75 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before serving.

MAWMAW'S SIMPLE FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place tomato slices in a bowl of ice water; soak for about 5 minutes.
• Heat about 1/2 inch of canola oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
• Combine cornmeal and flour in a bowl.
• Remove tomato slices from ice water, one at at time, and coat lightly in the cornmeal mixture; shake off any excess. Place in the hot oil.
• Cook tomato slices, working in batches, until edges are golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle lightly with salt.