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    Home » Recipe Round-ups

    Finger-lickin' Down-home Southern Cooking (Recipe Roundup)

    June 30, 2017 • Updated: July 12, 2021 • by Renée B. • This post may contain affiliate links.

    Finger-lickin' Down-home Southern Cooking {Recipe Roundup}

    Satisfy your belly and your soul with these delicious Southern Recipes, including traditional, heirloom recipes and new spins on old favorites.

    Collage of Southern Recipe Images

    This post may contain affiliate links, but don't worry - they won't bite.

    When I think of Southern cooking, I think smoky, sweet, and smokin' hot - Comfort food with a capital C. 

    Classic Down-home Southern Recipes

    Satisfy your belly and your soul with these delicious Southern classics (and new spins on a few old classics, too!)

    1

    Buffalo Shrimp and Blue Cheese Grits Recipe

    Photo Credit: tasteandsee.com

    Shrimp and Grits may be the epitome of southern cuisine. So much so that some people refer to the south as the “Grits Belt.” It is a staple throughout much of the southern US and especially many “low country” coastal towns (think Charleston, New Orleans, or Jekyll Island, GA).

    2

    Hattie B's Nashville Hot Chicken {Step-by-Step}

    This amazing Nashville Hot Chicken recipe (adapted from Hattie B’s famous recipe) results in a crispy, tender, fiery fried chicken with a spicy kick that is positively addictive.

    3

    Southern Tomato Pie with Fried Onions

    Photo Credit: theviewfromgreatisland.com

    Southern Tomato Pie with Fried Onions is based on the classic Southern dish; where thickly sliced ripe tomatoes are set into a single pie crust, covered in a slurry of mayo and grated cheese, and then baked into a bubbling cauldron of pure comfort.

    4

    Southern-style Coconut Cake with Coconut Buttercream {from Scratch}

    This sweet Southern scratch-made Coconut Cake with coconut buttercream frosting is moist, tender, melt-in-your-mouth perfection.

    5

    Cast Iron Shrimp & Grits Pizza 

    This Shrimp & Grits Pizza honors the flavors and essence of its classic Southern roots, while presenting the components of this time-honored favorite in a deliciously unique way. #glutenfree

    6

    Corn Pudding (Southern Corn Casserole)

    Photo Credit: basilandbubbly.com

    Corn Pudding, Corn Casserole, Corn Bake. Call it what you will - this easy corn side dish is impressive at holiday meals but easy enough to toss together as a weeknight side dish. It's almost like a corn pudding soufflé!

    7

    The Best Triple-layer Strawberry Cake {from Scratch}

    Perfect for any occasion, this Southern Triple-layer Strawberry Cake (made from scratch – no boxed cake mix!) is a moist, amazingly delicious cake with a fresh, bright strawberry buttercream frosting.

    8

    Cheesy Grits Breakfast Bowls

    Photo Credit: www.familyfoodonthetable.com

    Cheesy grits breakfast bowls are loaded with crumbled sausage, soft scrambled eggs and sautéed spinach for a hearty, delicious start to the day!

    9

    Red Eye Ribs (Steven Raichlin Recipe)

    Photo Credit: www.thebbqbastard.com

    I admit: the idea of adding coffee to my ribs did sound rather strange to me! Apparently in Southern American kitchen it belongs to a cooking tradition! It made me curious enough to try this recipe and get blown away by the taste. 

    10

    Lemon Chess Pie

    Photo Credit: megiswell.com

    Lemon Chess Pie is a perfect tartly sweet Southern creation of eggs, sugar, butter, and a little bit of flour and cornmeal that tantalizes the taste buds with its unique flavor and texture.

    11

    Eastern North Carolina Style Pork Shoulder

    Photo Credit: goodiegodmother.com

    If you can’t make a whole hog, don’t fret! The Godfather’s Eastern North Carolina Style Pork Shoulder recipe and the accompanying slightly spicy vinegar sauce still satisfies your North Carolina barbecue cravings!

    If you love Southern BBQ, be sure to check out our roundup of 50+ Southern Barbecue Recipes (for Grill, Oven, Slow Cooker, Smoker & Instant Pot)!

    12

    Carolina Barbecue Sauce

    Photo Credit: www.aforkstale.com

    In the Carolinas, vinegar based barbecue sauce and pulled pork go hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other.

    Want more Southern BBQ Sauce recipes? Check out our roundup of Southern BBQ, Sauces & Rubs!

    13

    Blackberry Sage Kentucky Mule – A Bourbon Cocktail

    Photo Credit: www.gastronomblog.com

    A twist on the classic, the flavors are fresh and clean in this blackberry and bourbon Kentucky Mule!

    14

    Mint Julep Recipe with Blackberries and Lemon

    Photo Credit: stripedspatula.com

    It doesn't get more Southern than a Mint Julip! This ice cold Blackberry-Lemon Mint Julep recipe is a fragrant and refreshing twist on a classic. Perfect for sipping on a warm day or for watching the horse races!

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    1. Lex Reyes says

      June 29, 2018 at 2:01 am

      These are all awesome recipes i love it!

      Reply
    2. Margaret says

      May 22, 2018 at 3:34 am

      There are so many wonderful recipes in this collection! Thanks so much for including this delicious recipe.

      Reply
    3. Rosemary White says

      July 19, 2017 at 3:32 pm

      You have a new fan! Me! Your post made me hungry for so many of these delicious things. My son is a chef in a Toronto "smokehouse" and swears by his barbecue sauce but I will be sharing the Carolina Barbecue Sauce recipe with him pronto. I love the tomato pie recipe too. Never heard of that one, and I've eaten a lot of Southern cooking while down your way on vacation.
      Guess I'll just have to travel there again. Tummy is growling now.
      Oh, one more thing, your photography is stellar.
      Looking forward to reading more here.

      Reply
      • Renée ♥ says

        July 23, 2017 at 11:38 am

        Thank you for the kind words, Rosemary. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the post, and I'm even happier that I have a Fan! (P.S. Despite appearances, I'm a Pacific Northwest gal. Lately we've been sharing our recent Amazing adventures in the South.)

        Reply
    4. Simon (BBQ Bastard) says

      July 05, 2017 at 1:33 pm

      Wow you truly made a great post out of it! I'm a sucker for BBQ (not hard to figure that out) but all the other recipes look amazing too! That Blackberry mule is just what I need while waiting for my pulled pork to be done haha! Now I need to get in the south to taste these in real 🙂

      Reply
    5. Amber Battishill says

      July 02, 2017 at 3:17 pm

      These look so good! Carolina style BBQ is my favorite! That flag pie is so darn cute too!

      Reply
    6. Pech says

      July 01, 2017 at 10:33 pm

      Droool what an amazing roundup of recipes. Now that it's about to be tomato season that tomato pie has me super curious, though I also can't deny I'm drawn to every variation of Southern grits

      Reply
    7. Patricia says

      July 01, 2017 at 11:07 am

      I'm a Georgia transplant from California and I approve all of these. LOL. Everything looks so delicious!

      Reply
    8. Sarah says

      July 01, 2017 at 11:06 am

      Wow these all look so yummy!! I'll definitely be trying the grits one, anything with cheese, I'm in!

      Reply
    9. Sarah says

      July 01, 2017 at 11:04 am

      Wow these all look so amazing, I'll definitely be trying that mac n cheese one!

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