Alabama Hot Slaw Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Put a handful of the coleslaw mix in serving bowls and sprinkle each one with the crumbled bacon.
• 2. In a saucepan combine, water, sugar, and vinegar, bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes until sugar dissolves. Pour about 1/3 cup of the liquid over each bowl and Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Add the following ingredients to a large bowl in order listed (do not mix, just pile one on top of the next): cabbage, celery, carrots, bell pepper, and red onions.
• In a smaller bowl, add the vinegar, sugar, and salt; whisk until clear.
• Add in the black pepper, mustard, and Tabasco to taste; stir to mix, then pour on the vegetables.
• In a small skillet, heat the oil until it just begins to smoke.
• Pour hot oil over vegetables, aiming particularly for the onions and pepper.
• Let rest for 3-4 minutes.
• Toss and serve; may refrigerate for later use.

Steps:

• For the chicken: Place the chicken skin in a single layer in a large nonstick skillet. Cook the skin over low heat, flipping once, until it crisps up, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, shred the chicken meat into bite-size pieces into a large bowl. Reserve the wings to nibble on or for another use.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the mayo, vinegar, horseradish, mustard, pepper and salt to taste. Add the dressing to the shredded chicken and toss to coat. Set aside to let the dressing soak into the chicken.
• For the pickle slaw: In a medium bowl, add the cabbage, celery salt, sugar, hot sauce, if using, pickles and pickle brine, and carrot. Toss together to mix well. Taste and the adjust seasonings and set aside.
• Preheat a griddle pan over medium-low heat. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Cook the buttered sides on the griddle until toasted and golden, about 4 minutes.
• Top the unbuttered sides of 4 slices of the toast with the crispy chicken skin, then top with the chicken and pickle slaw. Top each sandwich with a slice of bread with the buttered-side up. Serve.

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, combine the vinegar, mustard, white sugar and brown sugar. Season with turmeric, salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Stir to dissolve sugar and bring to a boil.
• Once it is boiling, add the cabbage, carrots, peppers and onions. Return to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring frequently.

Steps:

• Fully cook bacon.
• While it is still hot, fill a food processor with bacon (do not add the grease to processor!) and chop it into coarse bits (If processor is not available, you should chop the bacon prior to cooking).
• Put hot chopped bacon in a strainer on a bowl to catch excess grease.
• Repeat until all bacon is chopped.
• Set bacon bits aside.
• Start with a Gallon container with a large mouth.
• Add sugar, vinegar, water, oil, salt, garlic.
• Stir with a large mixing spoon, making sure you get all the sugar off the bottom of the container.
• Heat the amount of dressing you plan on using on the stove on low heat or a steam table, stopping short of a boil (you will use 4-6 oz per serving).
• Fill salad bowls with shredded cabbage.
• Sprinkle about 2 tbsp of the fresh bacon bits on top of cabbage. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Immediately before serving, stir hot dressing well, then use a ladle to pour about 4-6 oz on the slaw making sure you thoroughly wet all the cabbage and bacon.
• Enjoy!