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4 cups water
1 country ham hock
2 to 2 ½ pounds of greens
salt and pepper to taste
Put water in heavy stock pot. Bring to a boil, add ham hock and continue to boil for 15 to 20 minutes covered. To prepare greens for cooking, fill sink full of cold water, place greens in water. Remove the stems and as you do transfer the greens to other side of the sink. If the leaf is large tear in halves or thirds. When all the stems are removed, drain first rinse water and refill sink with fresh water and rewash greens. Add prepared greens in batches to boiling ham hock water. As greens cook down, continue to add all greens. Reduce heat to low and cook uncovered for 1 ½ hours. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Updated October 9th, 2009: Juanita's cooking segment on Jackson 24-7 will re-air on Saturday, October 10th at 6 pm and Sunday at 7 am and Noon. A free download (to be able to watch Channel 6 online) is available on the Jackson Energy Authority EPlus TV6 website at www.eplustv6.com .
Updated October 3rd, 2009: Juanita Shaw's Bread Pudding segment re-aired today on Jackson Energy Authority local cable Channel 6 and her Fried Okra cooking segment aired Friday. Here's her delicious recipe for Fried Okra. Many thanks to Juanita for her dedication to Southern cooking education and to keeping these awesome recipes passed on from generation to generation. Many thanks also to Steve Beverly and the Jackson 24-7 show for having Juanita on the show on a regular basis again this season.
FRIED OKRA
1 – 1 ½ lbs fresh okra
½ c. White cornmeal
½ c. flour
½ t. salt
¼ t. white pepper
1 c. buttermilk
Pour enough vegetable oil to fill deep fryer or a cast iron skillet to 1 inch depth. Wash okra well. Drain. Remove tips and stems. Cut into ½ inch slices. Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Pour buttermilk into a separate bowl. Place cut okra into buttermilk. Remove okra with a slotted spoon and roll in cornmeal/flour mixture.
Fry okra at 350° turning to brown on all sides. When golden brown, drain on paper towels. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Posted September 21st, 2009: Watch Juanita Shaw with the Old Country Store on the Jackson 24-7 TV show on JEA cable Channel 6 at noon today! She will be cooking today and tomorrow on the show. You will love it! www.eplustv6.com It airs at 7 am, noon, 6 pm and 10 pm.
Jackson 24-7 is a wonderful show in its second season. It is produced by Steve Beverly and Union University students and is a daily 30 minute news show broadcast Monday to Friday. Great job, Juanita!
Juanita Shaw's Recipe from Jackson 24-7 for
Bread Pudding
1 loaf of bread (6 cups)
1 qt whole milk
3 eggs, beaten slightly
1 ½ c sugar
2 t pure vanilla extract
¼ fresh nutmeg
3 T butter, melted
Break bread into small pieces and put in a large mixing bowl. Add milk, set aside and let soak for 20 minutes. Add eggs, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg. Coat bottom of casserole dish with butter. Pour mixture into dish and bake at 350° for 20 minutes until top is brown. Reduce heat to 200° and cook another 40 minutes. Serve with your favorite sauce.
Favorite Bread Pudding Sauce
1 stick butter
1 c sugar
½ c half n half
1 T pure vanilla extract or rum flavoring (whatever your favorite may be)
Put butter, sugar and half n half in a heavy sauce pan and cook on medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to just a slight boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Add favorite flavoring.
Enjoy!
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