True Southern Cooking

Alright, remember how I mentioned this fantastic meal I had while I was in the airport a few days ago? Do you also remember that I tried to recreate it for dinner?

Well, here it is!!! Taadaa!!!

I went to the grocery store after school yesterday and picked up a few ingredients.

Butter (two sticks was enough)

Organic chicken (I got the good stuff this time)

A lot of green beans (fresh)

About 10 red potatoes

One big yellow onion

Some carrots (baby or regular, I went with regular because it was cheeper)

And a loaf of sourdough bread (yum)

Mind you, my kitchen is a bit cramped and messy, so, deal with it.

First things first. Get the oven started preheating at 325 (that's the lowest mine goes). While the oven does its thing, start chopping. I slicked the carrots into bite size pieces and placed them in a pot to boil.

Let the carrots boil for. . . a while. . . . 

After those have boiled for at least an hour, pour out the water, ad a fourth stick of butter and half a cup of brown sugar. Maybe a little salt too.

Aright, let those sit for a while now.

Time to cut up 'dem 'taters. Dice the potatoes and put them in a bowl.

Also dice an onion. Don't start crying on my now, it'll be worth it!

Right. Put those in with the potatoes.

Yeah, like that! 

Cover them in olive oil, some salt, pepper, and rosemary. I also added some marjoram flakes, a little bit of dried cilantro, and. . . Um. . . I forgot the rest. 

Well, mix that all up, then pour it on a baking sheet and put it in the oven.

Alright. How about the chicken? Well, that's easy. Take the rest of the butter you used for the carrots (well, in my case, cut 3/4 of a stick and save the rest for the carrots. I did this a little out of order), and cover the chicken in it. The butter I used was already soft, so it was easy. Now, cover the chicken in rosemary and pepper, also shove a bay leaf somewhere in the chicken. Now, put that in a pan and throw it in the oven with the potatoes.

Mmmmmmmm. Buttered chicken...

Now that's out of the way, take the ends off the green beans, rinse them off and throw them in a sauce pan. Put most of a sick of butter in with them, add some minced garlic (fresh or dried), more rosemary, pepper, and a tiny tiny tiny bit of salt (I normally don't use salt). Stir it around and cover it up.

Put that on simmer and walk away.

Actually, let everything cook on low temperatures for a while and walk away. It was at this point that I went off and wrote yesterday's post.

After about an hour and a half, maybe two hours, everything should be done.

Let me tell you, this smelled incredible. I wish I could share that with you. (It also tastes amazing, so, cook it for yourself, ok?)9

Alright, now grab a plate before it gets cold!!! Don't forget the bread, and be sure to smother it in butter too!!!

Oooooh Yeeaaahhh. That looks good!!! 

Now dig in!!! (And be sure to enjoy it with a nice glass of wine, white, preferably).

Itadakimasu~!!!