What's cooking for your side dishes?

I cook french fries/tater tots, homemade stove top BBQ beans, coleslaw,homemade hushpuppies & fried donuts. If you are looking for recipes let me know I will be glad to share.;)

Usually slaw or a salad, homemade mac and cheese, sometimes onion rings with fried crappie. Wild rice pilaf with baked or sauteed and grilled veggies with grilled fish. - Roberta

I whould like to know how to cook fried donuts...

You will need a can of biscuits or two, make sure they are the butter type, dont use the flaky type, when your oil reachs 400' and before you cook your fish or fries, just pinch off a fourth of each biscuit, you should get 4 pieces off of each biscuit, cook until they float, they will sometimes turn over by themself if not just turn them over for a more even cook, take them out when they are golden brown. Drain them in a pie dish on a paper towel until you have the whole can used up. Then mix up powder sugar about 1/2 cup to 1 cup add just about a 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla & just enough milk to mix altogether, if you get to much milk in the sugar mixture just add enough powder sugar to make a soft smooth mixture. You then drizzle the mixture over the donuts let them set about 5 to 8 minutes before eating. They are wonderful. * I sometimes cook them after I cook my crappie instead of before, especially with new oil. If you need any help let me know.:o

Crunchy Shoe-String fries and VIDALIA'S! What else do you need?

My Yankee'ism is gonna show through on this But what is a hushpuppie anyway. Heard the name before on TV or something but never seen one.

Fried Red potatoes and onions, wifes potato salad and sometimes baked beans! Hummm I am hungry now!

Chris in Ct

A hushpuppy is mixed with a variety of ingredients based on your preference. Really they are cornmeal balls mixed with flour, sugar, chopped onions and any other ingredients you may like. A grocery store should sell hushpuppy mix. If you use House of Autry fish meal, then look for their hushpuppy mix. I prefer homemade hushpuppies and if I don't get time to make any or put the mix in a bowl and take to someone's fish fry there is a BBQ restaurant down the road that has the BEST hushpuppies on the face of the earth.

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Originally Posted by Roadrunner

You will need a can of biscuits or two, make sure they are the butter type, dont use the flaky type, when your oil reachs 400' and before you cook your fish or fries, just pinch off a fourth of each biscuit, you should get 4 pieces off of each biscuit, cook until they float, they will sometimes turn over by themself if not just turn them over for a more even cook, take them out when they are golden brown. Drain them in a pie dish on a paper towel until you have the whole can used up. Then mix up powder sugar about 1/2 cup to 1 cup add just about a 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla & just enough milk to mix altogether, if you get to much milk in the sugar mixture just add enough powder sugar to make a soft smooth mixture. You then drizzle the mixture over the donuts let them set about 5 to 8 minutes before eating. They are wonderful. * I sometimes cook them after I cook my crappie instead of before, especially with new oil. If you need any help let me know.:o

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Thanks Roadrunner I am going to try this!!!!

Boy, it's universal, isn't it? Sweet fried dough like that idea from Roadrunner for fried biscuits in a can (yeah, we're trying that one), hushpuppies, frybread, etc. There isn't a culture in the world tha tdoesn't have some version of fried dough. And they're all good. - Roberta

I usually make up some pasta salad. Elbow Maccaroni, English Peas, Extra Sharp Cheddar (shreded) and some Bacon Bits. Put it all in a bowl and use just enough Mayo (Helman's) to lightly cover everything. Chill two hours before serving for better flavor, but you can eat it right away if you want to. The only problem is you need a fork or spoon to eat it with. :D Fish, Hushpuppies and pasta salad, life is good!

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Originally Posted by Roadrunner

You will need a can of biscuits or two, make sure they are the butter type, dont use the flaky type, when your oil reachs 400' and before you cook your fish or fries, just pinch off a fourth of each biscuit, you should get 4 pieces off of each biscuit, cook until they float, they will sometimes turn over by themself if not just turn them over for a more even cook, take them out when they are golden brown. Drain them in a pie dish on a paper towel until you have the whole can used up. Then mix up powder sugar about 1/2 cup to 1 cup add just about a 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla & just enough milk to mix altogether, if you get to much milk in the sugar mixture just add enough powder sugar to make a soft smooth mixture. You then drizzle the mixture over the donuts let them set about 5 to 8 minutes before eating. They are wonderful. * I sometimes cook them after I cook my crappie instead of before, especially with new oil. If you need any help let me know.:o

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Roadrunner, I tried this today and boy were they good... Thanks again!

>>I usually make up some pasta salad. Elbow Maccaroni, English Peas, Extra Sharp Cheddar (shreded) and some Bacon Bits. Put it all in a bowl and use just enough Mayo (Helman's) to lightly cover everything. Chill two hours before serving fo<<<

Here's another pasta salad:
Cook up a package of rainbow rotini pasta. rinse in cold water and drain completely. Add diced celery, frozen peas and carrots, sliced green and black olives and maybe a little bell pepper. Mix in shredded cheddar or parmegiano. Toss with Wishbone Robusto Italian salad dressing and chill. Adjust the amounts to suit your taste. - Roberta