Unutterably Silly monday's question (at jswolf's request)

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

TO DIXIEGAL.....

is you is or is you ain't gonna post that recipe for bbq in the crockpot??? After your cornbread recipe, I will try most anything you suggest, except hamhocks........

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I is...trying not to think about BBQ in a crockpot. Call it stew or slow-cooked meat or anything - just not BBQ. Then we're good. In fact, I'm comin' over, DG. Nothing but some stale doggie biscuits around here. Be seein' you.

Originally Posted by Mindy

... in favour of extending the powers of the Crown Court to prevent fraud and compensate victims?

Yup, it's one of those days.
And it's making my head hurt. Worse. So am very much looking forward to going home (1hr to go). Although I may consider heading over to Dixie's instead, since it sounds like she's having much more fun than I am.

BBQ. Well, at least that's what the label on the sauce bottle calls it. Actually, it's very good, just not official "holiday" charcoal grilled. Toss a Boston Butt in there, pour half a bottle of sauce over it, then cover with hot water. Turn it on, then leave it alone. Much much later, get it out of there, pull it to pieces, and put the rest of the sauce on there. Nobody complains, but it still not a nice fire roasted hunk of meat. Nothing at all as much of a religious experience as the corn casserole DesertGrandma is talking about. She's been evangelizing amongst her friends with that recipe!

The thing is, the weather is getting nicer. Lots of wind, but still no real rain to speak of. It probably could have been cooked outside anyway.

C'mon over, everybody. So far, it's just Tim and me. We'd love to have you visit! (Somebody bring extra brown-n-serve rolls, there's never enough rolls.) We have the first 9 seasons of The Simpsons on DVD and can have a cartoon marathon.

[Elsi]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I've got BBQ cooking in the crock pot,

Originally Posted by DixieGal

BBQ. Well, at least that's what the label on the sauce bottle calls it. Actually, it's very good, just not official "holiday" charcoal grilled. Toss a Boston Butt in there, pour half a bottle of sauce over it, then cover with hot water. Turn it on, then leave it alone. Much much later, get it out of there, pull it to pieces, and put the rest of the sauce on there.

Very close to my recipe. I put the entire bottle of sauce in the crock pot and no water. After 6-10 hours, drain any excess liquid, then attack that hunk of tender meat with two forks, pulling it apart. Serve on buns with all the appropriate picnic sides (potato salad, macaroni salad, cole slaw, dill pickles, sliced tomatoes, hand-churned ice cream, fresh strawberries and fresh peaches, pound cake, and plenty of beer and soft drinks.)

"is you is or is you ain't... ?" ... hungry? Yes!

Here's my Labor Day crock pot recipe:

Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

1/3 c. oil
1/3 c. flour
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 large green (bell) pepper, chopped
5-7 stalks celery, chopped
1-3 cloves garlic, minced
2 c. sliced okra
1-2 cups cubed chicken
1-2 cups sliced kielbasa sausage
6 cups chicken broth/stock
1-2 cans stewed tomatoes

Set broth in pot to boil and stir in cubed chicken. Let simmer while you make a dark roux from the oil and flour. Add chopped onion, pepper, garlic, and celery to the roux and stir cook until tender. Add okra and stir cook until the strings are gone. Dip about 1-2 cups of broth from the simmering pot and stir into the roux mixture.

Now pour everything into the crock pot, adding the tomatoes and sausage. Let cook for 6-10 hours on low; 3-5 hours on high. Adjust seasonings (may need salt) and serve with freshly cooked rice.

[DixieGal]

You guys, the party is moving to Elsi's. Somebody bring extra brown-n-serve rolls. I'll bring deviled eggs. And Jello with fruit cocktail and mini marshmallows. May seem corny, but really, there's always room for Jello.

I had the kielbasa for bfast, split in half and fried, then sandwiched in a biscuit with garden tomatos. Luckily, there's always room for more kielbasa!

[desertgrandma]

Elsi, I"m on my way. I don't have your address, but once I cross the Texas border, I'll just follow the smell......wait, that didn't come out right.........

[vivaldirules]

CAR RIDE!!

[RickyMaveety]

I ain't ... I definitely ain't. I wish I were ... but, I just ain't.

[JSWolf]

Elsi do you mind moving the party here so we can have a Boston meet and eat?

[slayda]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

TO DIXIEGAL.....

is you is or is you ain't gonna post that recipe for bbq in the crockpot??? After your cornbread recipe, I will try most anything you suggest, except hamhocks........

Hamhocks is not a dish by itself but seasoning for something else like mustard greens of field peas.

[LazyScot]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Elsi do you mind moving the party here so we can have a Boston meet and eat?

Can you just agree where you are partying? It takes me ages to re-target my intercontinental trebuchet to get me there.....

[Patricia]

Originally Posted by slayda

Hamhocks is not a dish by itself but seasoning for something else like mustard greens of field peas.

There are some good French recipes for jambonneau (ham hocks): either boiled and left to cool and jelly in its own stock with lots of parsley, or served hot with a mustard sauce.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Can you just agree where you are partying? It takes me ages to re-target my intercontinental trebuchet to get me there.....

trust lazyscot to have an intercontinental trebuchet...

[slayda]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

trust lazyscot to have an intercontinental trebuchet...

Talk about being jerked up!

[slayda]

"is you is or is you ain't... ?"

My is's is is and my ain't's is ain't!

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by slayda

Hamhocks is not a dish by itself but seasoning for something else like mustard greens of field peas.

I stand suitably corrected, and my southern to the core mama (Nashville Tennessee born and bred) is rolling in her grave.......