Catfish, hushpuppies and calf fries

[cowgirl]

Had beautiful weather last weekend...I set up my old burner and cast iron pot under the shade tree for some finger food and cold beer.
The cooker is made from a piece of pipe, expanded metal, a burner out of an old hot water heater and rebar for the legs.

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The catfish were from my last camp out and the calf fries (mountain oysters) were homegrown.

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Seasoned and rolled the fries in cracker crumbs...


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Seasoned the fish too...


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Dropped in some hushpuppies.....


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Tasted great with a cold beer :)


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[BobBrisket]

:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:: shock::shock: OMG!! That looks really good. Cool looking burner too. One of a kind for sure. The cold beer is sweet too!!

[cowgirl]

:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:: shock::shock: OMG!! That looks really good. Cool looking burner too. One of a kind for sure. The cold beer is sweet too!!

LOL...Thanks Bob! Glad to hear the calf fries didn't scare ya off. LOL
The burner is two of a kind.... I have a second one. :)

[Sledneck]

never had or made hushpuppies, how are they made?

[milehigh]

C'mon up to Montana to the Testicle Festival!! You would fit right in.:-D

http://www.testyfesty.com/

Paul

[cowgirl]

Sledneck it's a cornmeal batter similar to cornbread, I add peppers, onions and corn, then drop into the hot oil by spoon and fry til golden. I'd be glad to post the recipe if you are interested. :)


Paul....I'd love that!!!! lol

[keend]

Looks like some good snackin. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

I love your beer coozie "MINE". I will have to make me one of those.:-D

[BBQ Grail]

If you ever consider adopting, please let me know.

[OSD]

Now that's some fine eatin' :-D I could kick back under that tree and chow down on those treats.:cool: Some creamy horseradish dippin' sauce and some cold brews to go with those treats and a person would think they went to heaven.:wink:

[Stiltz6ft9in]

Man, that looks good. Now I realized my lunch sucked today... Post that recipe, I would love to make some of those. What are mountain oysters?

[Sledneck]

Sledneck it's a cornmeal batter similar to cornbread, I add peppers, onions and corn, then drop into the hot oil by spoon and fry til golden. I'd be glad to post the recipe if you are interested. :)


Paul....I'd love that!!!! lolplease do

[SpammyQ]

I wouldn't mind seeing that Hush Puppy recipe....

[parrothead]

What are mountain oysters?

I'll give you a hint. They are cream filled.

[Greendriver]

I sure would have love to have got in on that spread. Never had calf frys though.

[milehigh]

I'll give you a hint. They are cream filled.LMAO:lol::lol::lol:

Paul

[cowgirl]

Stiltz, the calf fries are removed to turn these bull calves into steers....:wink:

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I'll get the hushpuppy recipe posted.....

[cowgirl]

If you ever consider adopting, please let me know.
Sure Larry, I'd adopt you.
There's plenty of room under my shade tree, come on over.:biggrin:

[cowgirl]

Looks like some good snackin. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

I love your beer coozie "MINE". I will have to make me one of those.:-D


Yea, I have a real fancy coozie...lol I've had it for several years.:biggrin:

[Fastball]

C'mon up to Montana to the Testicle Festival!! You would fit right in.:-D

http://www.testyfesty.com/

Paul

Milehigh....we have what is supposed to be the World's largest calf fry festival and cook-off in Vinita, OK. It's held every September.

According to the website....over 2000lbs of calf fries are consumed at the festival every year. That's just nuts.

[keale]

Thats a fine looking meal! I think I like that version better than "fish & chips"!!!

never had or made hushpuppies, how are they made?

Same here, but I always see it in BBQ...

[Bigmista]

I'll give you a hint. They are cream filled.

Now that is funny!!:grin:

[Bigmista]

Yea, I have a real fancy coozie...lol I've had it for several years.:biggrin:

Hey! Take that "coozie" talk to woodpile! :lol:

[cowgirl]

Here's the basic hushpuppy recipe....
1 cup of cornmeal
1/4 cup of flour
2 teaspoons of sugar
3/4 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 egg...beaten
1/2 cup of milk...you can use buttermilk

I mix this together and add chopped green onions, minced jalapeno and corn. You can add anything you like.
Drop spoonfuls into hot oil and fry til golden.


You can even use prepackaged mixes and just add what ever you want to it.

[cowgirl]

Hey! Take that "coozie" talk to woodpile! :lol:

LOL.......

[Larry Wolfe]

I've never had 'em, but now I wanna try calf frys!! They looked farkin' awesome!!!

[cowgirl]

I've never had 'em, but now I wanna try calf frys!! They looked farkin' awesome!!!

Larry, you're welcome to come over and try them next time.
You'll have to bring your own beer though..:-D:wink:

[milehigh]

According to the website....over 2000lbs of calf fries are consumed at the festival every year. That's just nuts.

No pun intended Fastball??

I've never had 'em, but now I wanna try calf frys!!


"Tastes just like chicken" Larry:shock::wink:

Paul

[CajunSmoker]

I'll give you a hint. They are cream filled.
ROFLMAO:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Damar12]

Now that looks like some good eats. See now, here we go again, territories and all. Midwest there and south here, beef and pork. I have never done the calf fries, but I have done enough hog fries, if that is what we want to call em.

[Sledneck]

Stiltz, the calf fries are removed to turn these bull calves into steers....:wink:

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I'll get the hushpuppy recipe posted.....That just made me feel funnt and not in a good way

[JD McGee]

Great lookin' snack foods Patty. I've never heard the mountain oysters called calf fries before...ya learn somethin' new every day here! :-P

[JD McGee]

Stiltz, the calf fries are removed to turn these bull calves into steers....:wink:

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I'll get the hushpuppy recipe posted.....

Patty, do you raise Angus for beef? I used to dabble with Limousin a few years back? We crossed an Angus and a Limousin a few times...great beef! :-P

[Kevin]

Great lookin' snack foods Patty. I've never heard the mountain oysters called calf fries before...ya learn somethin' new every day here! :-P

Around here, Rocky mountain oysters, or sometimes called prairie oysters come from a pig. Calf fries are just that, calf nuggets. Good eats.

[Norcoredneck]

You know I might even give that a try. Provided there was beer to wash it down.

[JD McGee]

Around here, Rocky mountain oysters, or sometimes called prairie oysters come from a pig. Calf fries are just that, calf nuggets. Good eats.

Really...I guess it's all in where you are raised. I grew up in Tennessee as a kid and we called ANY testicles "Mountain Oysters"...but you are right...mostly pigs. :-P Here's something interesting...while we're all on the subject...thanks to Patty! :biggrin: I had to google it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_oysters

[MayDay]

Great lookin' snack foods Patty. I've never heard the mountain oysters called calf fries before...ya learn somethin' new every day here! :-P

Around here, Rocky mountain oysters, or sometimes called prairie oysters come from a pig. Calf fries are just that, calf nuggets. Good eats.

Up here in Canada, we call them "prairie oysters." In fact, we even have a country music band with the same name. Not sure what you call the moose or deer equivalent, but my girlfriend's European dad and his buddies used to fry them up fresh when they went hunting.

Great looking eats Cowgirl. Wouldn't mind trying a few myself. You really have a great cooking repertoire. :razz:
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[BobBrisket]

Very few things scare me when it comes to food. We waste very little when we harvest any animal. I've had my share of Rocky Mountain Oysters and cold beer. Dang good combo in my mind along with bbq sauce and hot sauce for dipping.

[cowgirl]

lol...Sledneck, I won't show ya a picture of the catfish then.:-D
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JD, I do raise black angus. My neighbor swears that his red angus are better, but I do not believe him. :biggrin: Thanks for the link too, interesting!

Norco...I hope you give them a try sometime. Might like em.:wink:

Thank you Kevin and MayDay!

Bob, that's how I feel too, good eats with a cold beer.

[JamesTX]

I've always wanted to try some mountain oysters - but now that I've seen them raw, I can safely say that they will never, ever, in a million years, go into my mouth.

[cowgirl]

I've always wanted to try some mountain oysters - but now that I've seen them raw, I can safely say that they will never, ever, in a million years, go into my mouth.

LOLOL!!

[Fastball]

I don't really mean to hijack here (actually, I'm not sure what the topic is with all the talk of coozies, steers, testes and lack thereof), anyway.....

Cowgirl, have you ever been to Pete's in McAlester and sampled the lamb fries? One of the few places that have them on the menu everyday, and do a pretty good job with'em. When I go there, I can't keep away from the ribeye and the choc, but get'em every once in a while.

[thirdeye]

Mountain oysters are one of my favorites, I go nuts over them. A lot of bars serve them and some resturants even have a dinner plate, with thicker slices.

...What are mountain oysters?

Just think of them as swingin' meat :mrgreen:


Around here, Rocky mountain oysters, or sometimes called prairie oysters come from a pig. Calf fries are just that, calf nuggets. Good eats.

Depending on the time of the year, we can get lamb fries and turkey fries too.

[HB-BBQ]

You know I might even give that a try. Provided there was beer to wash it down.I think i would need a few beers in me before I even attempted to eat them. Definitely some good looking eats cowgirl. You are starting to spoil us with all this great lookign food you keep posting.

[crome]

I'll stick with cashews!!...but the fish and pups look good!

[cowgirl]

Thank you guys. :)

Fastball, I've never been to Pete's in McAlester...if I get through that way, I'll sure stop in and try them out. Thanks!

thirdeye, I've heard them called swinging sirloin too. :-D

Thank you HB and crome. Hope you give them a try sometime....they aren't that bad. :wink:

[wlh3]

Great looking munchies Cowgirl. Love your cooker and the CI. Way cool:icon_bigsmil

[Pitbull]

never had or made hushpuppies, how are they made?


Go to Foodnetwork.com and search for hushpuppies. Use Emerils recipe. It's a good one.

[Porky]

After watching a few episodes of that guy on the Travel Channel calf fries are tame, I'd give them a try.