Sweet Grown Alabama Recipes

Marinade

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of olive oil
• 1 head of parsley 
• 1 head of coriander (chopped)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 2 lemons, zested and squeezed 
• 1 lime, zested and squeezed

Blistered Okra and Charred Peach Relish

Ingredients:

• 8 Sweet Grown Alabama fresh cut okra
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• Sweet Grown Alabama peaches

Instructions:

1. Place okra in a bowl.

2. Toss okra with salt and pepper.

3. Char in a pan or over an open flame.

4. Cut peaches into 6 wedges.

5. Char peaches on grill to draw out natural sugars.

6. Dice both okra and peaches and toss together.

 

Fried Green Tomatoes

Ingredients:

•  2 cups masa corn flour
•  3 teaspoons kosher salt
•  3 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
•  4 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
•  Sweet Grown Alabama Green Tomatoes
•  Buttermilk

Instructions:

1. Slice and soak tomatoes in buttermilk to tenderize the fibers.

2. Dredge in dry mixture then back into the buttermilk.

3. Repeat the process for a double coat.

 

Cobia Belly Confit Lump Crab Salad

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds Gulf LB Cobia belly
• ½ gallon pecan oil
• Salt
• 1 pound lump gulf crab
• 1 pound cream cheese

Instructions:

1. Cover Cobia belly with the pecan oil, then cover the pan with aluminum foil.

2. Cook in a 350-degree oven for 1.5-2 hours, until the cobia belly is soft.

3. Mix together softened cream cheese and gulf lump blue crab. Try and keep the crab as whole as possible.

 

Black Lemon Herb Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 quart heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon cuttlefish ink
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• Smooth and creamy butter
• Fresh chopped rosemary, thyme, and parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ¼ cup corn starch
• ¼ cup water

 

Sweet Corn and Bill-E's Bacon Risotto

Ingredients:

• 3 cups Arborio rice
• 2 ears of shucked and grilled Sweet Grown Alabama sweet corn off the cob.
• .5 pounds of Bill-E's bacon cut into lardons
• Local goat cheese
• Cobia stock