Recipes from the southern USA

Though there's nothing wrong with Southern fried chicken and po'boys, they're not the only dishes the American South has to offer. Our collection of 25 Southern-style classics will have y'all coming back for more.

Though there’s nothing wrong with Southern fried chicken and po’boys, they’re not the only dishes the American South has to offer. Our collection of 25 Southern-style classics will have y’all coming back for more.

Nashville hot chicken

Spicy cornmeal waffles with popcorn chicken, honey and hot sauce

Texas-style barbecue brisket

Southern-style flat-iron with potato and corn hash and baby cos with buttermilk dressing

Popcorn shrimp po’ boys with hot sauce

Grilled corn grits with blackened prawns and lime butter

Spice-crusted chicken with dirty rice

Southern fried chicken with smoky maple caramel

Turkey with cornbread stuffing and potato salad

Donald Link’s potato salad

Boo’s shrimp and crab gumbo

Powder puff beignets

Mississippi mud cakes

Sticky bourbon pork ribs

Oyster po’boys

Mint julep

Cheat’s Texas brisket with coleslaw and barbecue sauce

Crisp Southern fried chicken

Frogmore stew

Pecan pie

Barbecue ribs

Coleslaw

Cornbread

Iced tea

Chilli con carne

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