My wife was away for the weekend .....seems like a lot of us in that boat..

northGAcock

....well one has to start your day off with a hearty breakfast....before a day of working in the yard. Breakfast as you know, is the most important meal of the day....a little Love for the 17 incher.Jumped all over some yard action...a beautiful day down south. A break from the upper 90's....an ideal day for being outside. 

Fast forward to the late afternoon where I spent some time tidying up the house....with this thing called a vacuum cleaner. I did not care to much for that.

Dinner tonight, smoked BBQ Chicken with Salt Lick Que sauce, received from brother Jonathan @Hook_emHornsfan_74
 during the rub and Sauce exchange. Good stuff brother.

I  put up a bushel of fresh shelled butter beans (Lima) in the freezer....held back a small batch for dinner tonight. 

Had to do some mac and cheese....cause I wanted some.


I made some butter this afternoon, reserving the buttermilk for soaking my okra...prior to frying. 



Sliced some local SC Heirloom Maters and plated it all up. All was good when the wif came home.

Everyone have a great week....thanks for looking.

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

That's my kind of meal there! Very nice @northGAcock

Carolina Q

I've never had okrie. I bought some once. It rotted before I could bring myself to try it. No clue what it tastes like.

bucky925

You my man are a God

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

@Carolina Q go get some and fry it up. And as you say, "thank me later". 

epcotisbest

Excellent cooks right there. Love fried okra. If I find one of those 17 inch Blackstones on clearance anywhere around here, I might just pick one up. Brickseek shows two in stock at a WM about 30 minutes away. Who knows, might grab one of the Akorn Jrs while I am at it.

JRWhitee

Nice cook Robin looks great!

theyolksonyou

You're lucky she came home. 

epcotisbest

theyolksonyou said:

You're lucky she came home. 

That is the way I feel every single day.

Carolina Q

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

@Carolina Q go get some and fry it up. And as you say, "thank me later". 

In 1965, when I was a freshman in college in NC, I had never even heard of okra. One of my new friends (from NC) told me to avoid it at all costs. I don't know why I still remember that after all these years, but... so far, so good.

Bayou_Buzzard

Outstanding.

northGAcock

Carolina Q said:

I've never had okrie. I bought some once. It rotted before I could bring myself to try it. No clue what it tastes like.

Q.....you are missing out on a southern delicacy. Happy to walk you thru it if you want to get back in the batters box. 

Jeremiah

Vacuum cleaner and lawnmower?? You must be reelly tiered. 

dsrguns

Hard to believe you had time for work. I haven't had okra for some time. Well done, it all looks great.

bgebrent

Damn Robin.  You muss be dawg tard.

Carolina Q

northGAcock said:

Carolina Q said:

I've never had okrie. I bought some once. It rotted before I could bring myself to try it. No clue what it tastes like.

Q.....you are missing out on a southern delicacy. Happy to walk you thru it if you want to get back in the batters box. 

Egg wash, flour, s&p, then fried like chicken, right?

YukonRon

That is an outstanding presentation of skill far beyond my meat burning capabilities. Everything looks top notch, congrats on prep and delivery of meals fit for me. It is good to be king!!!!!

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Good looking plates of food right there. How did you like the Salt Lick sauce?

northGAcock

Carolina Q said:

northGAcock said:

Carolina Q said:

I've never had okrie. I bought some once. It rotted before I could bring myself to try it. No clue what it tastes like.

Q.....you are missing out on a southern delicacy. Happy to walk you thru it if you want to get back in the batters box. 

Egg wash, flour, s&p, then fried like chicken, right?

Soak your okra (cut stem off or into bite size pieces) in Buttermilk. Drain....and dredge in flour with salt, pepper and some garlic powder. Heat up da oil.....and let them them fry until a nice golden brown. No eggs (wash) used. 

Photo Egg

I wish...lol

northGAcock

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

Good looking plates of food right there. How did you like the Salt Lick sauce?

It was very good. I put it on the skin....and the wife and I both had to have some for dipping also. Looking forward to trying it with some other meats as well.

northGAcock

YukonRon said:

That is an outstanding presentation of skill far beyond my meat burning capabilities. 

Ron, you are so full of $hit. That is what I love about you.

northGAcock

Jeremiah said:

Vacuum cleaner and lawnmower?? You must be reelly tiered. 

I am exercised. Got to keep that trophy husband body fine tuned you know.

gonepostal

"I made some butter this afternoon" - I can't say that I've ever considered making my own!! 

Indeed an incredible day in the South for this time of the year...and that meal looks phenomenal. Fried okra rules in my house...

northGAcock

Thanks postal....we were lucky....humidity was only in the 50's today. Butter by the way is so simple. I lightly salted this batch....but can really take it a lot of places with herbs, honey etc. Okra rock.

RRog17

That right there looks great!

Jupiter Jim

Damn Robin, Kay will not be reading this post....... Good job on all points and your better half should get you a new vacuum for your next birthday!!!!!!

saluki2007

Nice job Robin.

northGAcock

Jupiter Jim said:

Damn Robin, Kay will not be reading this post....... Good job on all points and your better half should get you a new vacuum for your next birthday!!!!!!

Tell her I can cook too!

Sea2Ski

My goodness that looks fantastic!!   Okra is great. I see  you cook yours whole. I assume you could cut it into Pitek sized pieces and cook it the same way?   I have to try it - never made it myself. 

Possumtrot

Another way thats officially southern is to put okra and butter beans in a pot, season appropriately add water and boil.  Add butter when finished.  Love it when someone servs boiled okra and most people run away.  That just means there's more for me.  BTW  my mother from Athens Ga and Father from Lamar SC.  Southern all the way.