Recipes in the south are passed down as treasured keepsakes and they become more than just recipes on paper. Sometimes those recipes get lost but I’ve picked out 10 of the BEST Southern Recipes that Grandma used to make to share with you in case you’re looking for a long lost recipe or maybe just looking for a new southern favorite!
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I wish that I had been into cooking when my grandparents were still alive and of sound mind. They were wonderful cooks and I find myself wishing that I could ask them all kind of questions when it comes to recipes and dealings with the kitchen.
Thankfully I have their recipe boxes and I’ve been working my way through them over the past few years. Sometimes I randomly find myself thinking of a certain recipe that my grandparents use to make and it won’t be in the recipe boxes!
So I’ll have to take to the internet to see if I can find it.
That’s why I wanted to put together this post. Here are 10 of BEST Southern Recipes that Grandma used to make!
Your grandma, My grandma, a lot of grandma’s loved these recipes and we can tell why!
10 of the BEST Southern Recipes that Grandma used to make
1. SLOW COOKED SOUTHERN STYLE GREEN BEANS – SOUTHERN STRING BEANS
Southern Green Beans are cooked low and slow with tons of flavor from the pork. These would be perfect right in between the honey baked ham and mashed potatoes.
Recipe from Big Bears Wife – Click Here for the Recipe
2. Southern Peach Cobbler
Looking for a traditional southern dessert? This southern peach cobbler recipe with canned peaches is easy and delicious!
Recipe from Suburbia Unwrapped – Click Here for the Recipe
3. SOUTHERN FRIED OKRA
If you’re going to splurge on fried food, make sure it’s worth it! Serve this Southern Fried Okra along side your favorite burger, brisket or fried chicken!
Recipe from Big Bear’s Wife – Click Here for the Recipe
4. OLD FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER CAKE
Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cake is a good old Southern potluck staple that’s reached cult status. The hot peanutty frosting gets poured right onto the warm cake, and the whole thing gets showered with roasted peanuts. Just divine.
Recipe from The View from Great Island – Click Here for the Recipe
5. SOUTHERN CHURCH PEANUT BUTTER EGGS
6. Shrimp and Grits
This Creamy Shrimp and Grits Recipe is delicious and as classic as it gets. The shrimp are simmered in a cream sherry cream sauce while the grits are loaded with white cheddar for an unbelievable combination of flavors.
Recipe from Billy Parisi– Click Here for the Recipe
7. SOUTHERN SLOW COOKED COLLARD GREENS
Make the best Collard Greens that you’ve ever had by slowly cooking them southern style! Southern Collard Greens are best when they’re cooked low and slow!
8. Cornmeal and Rice Crusted Catfish
This fried catfish is coated with a mixture of cornmeal and ground long grain rice and then pan fried until it is golden and crispy.
9. HOMEMADE PIMENTO CHEESE
Every good southern woman should have a homemade Pimento Cheese recipe in her back pocket! With the recipe from my grandmother’s recipe box and a few tests in the kitchen, I made some of the best we’ve ever had!
10. STARBUCKS SALTED CARAMEL HOT CHOCOLATE
This vegetable soup is something my grandma and aunt use to make a lot. I transformed their stove top version into an easy slow cooker soup!
Recipe from Big Bears Wife – Click Here for the Recipe
10 of the BEST Southern Recipes that Grandma used to make
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