Sofkey Recipes

CORN DODGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400-degrees, and ready an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Blend the cornmeal and salt.
• With a wooden spoon, mix in the butter and enough boiling water to make a dough that is completely moist, but firm enough to hold its shape.
• Drop heaping spoonfuls of the batter on the cookie sheet and pat lightly into mounds.
• Bake 20- 25 minutes, until golden-crisp on the outside.
• Serve straight from the oven.

HOMINY AND BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain grease from the skillet. Crumble the bacon, and return it to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium, and add hominy and evaporated milk, and cook, stirring often. Let it bubble, but don't let the milk scorch. Cook until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.

TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot, place turkey carcass, water and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 4-5 hours. , Remove carcass from stock. Remove any meat; dice. Return to stock along with rice, onion, celery, carrots, bay leaf and poultry seasoning. Add remaining seasonings to taste. Cover; simmer over medium-low heat until rice is cooked. Discard bay leaf.

SMOKY BEANS

Steps:

• In frying pan, cook bacon until crisp, drain, reserving one tablespoon of drippings.
• Set bacon aside.
• In drippings, saute onion until tender.
• In a large bowl, combine all beans, sausage, bacon& onion.
• Combine remaining ingredients and add to bean mixture, mixing well.
• Pour into large baking dish.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.