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From: Boomer, NC USA

Joined: January 3rd, 2010

About me: I collect cookbooks and love to cook and try new recipes. I tested recipes for Leite's Culinaria for almost eight years. I learned to cook from many good southern cooks including my Mom, Dad, several Aunts and my Grandmothers. My children and husband also like to cook and try new foods and recipes. My son still lives with us but our daughter is married. She often visits to cook with me. We are adventuresome eaters willing to try new things.

Bourbon Roasted Pork Loin from Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook

This was delicious. I know she says in the book not to use the good bourbon but all I had was Woodford Reserve so that's what I used. I marinated for about 8 hours in fridge. Loved the apples and onions... read more >

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Fried Chicken: Recipes for the Crispy, Crunchy, Comfort-Food Classic

By Rebecca Lang
Ten Speed Press - 2015

I've had orange chicken in Chinese restaurants but have never tried making it at home. This wasn't that difficult and the results were delicious. I served it over brown rice.

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We liked the tang from the pickle brine and then the dip in buttermilk but daughter and I found something in the pickling spice to be off setting for us. On the other hand son-in-law loved these and ate three. Son said they were ok. If I make these again I think I'd just use salt and pepper as the seasoning.

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While this was good I like my version better. To be fair I didn't have time to let the chicken marinate in the buttermilk for the 24 hours called for. I had problems with my crust staying on. I did like that it was fried in lard. I used my cast iron chicken fryer.

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When this says hot it means it but it was good. I served it on a slice of white bread with dill pickle slices as suggested by the author. The chicken is marinated for 12 hours in a hot mix. Then dipped in a spicy flour mix, then into a hot sauce buttermilk mix and finally into another hot flour mix. Once fried it's brushed with another hot mix that has a bit of brown sugar in it.

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