I’m Shaunda Necole, a soul food blogger and East coast Southern girl with a super sunny West coast heart!
I share a legacy of African-American recipes (Black people food). Soul food full of flavor and now Instant Pot easy enough for anyone to make and everyone to love!
Easy soul food recipes
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Tender, juicy meats, flavorful gravies and sauces, and vegetables seasoned so deliciously that you forget they’re good for you! That’s soul food – a legacy of Southern cooking the Black way.
What is the meaning of soul food?
‘Soul’ is the word used to describe the swag and unique style of African-American cuisine. You know. The flavor.
So any time someone asks the question, “What exactly is soul food?”
Southern fried chicken and waffles recipe is the perfect pair for a delicious and soulful breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner! This recipe includes a beautiful marriage of juicy and tender Southern fried chicken and fluffy, buttery waffles with a delicious twist of sweet and spicy syrup for a delicate kiss of sweet heat.
The secret ingredient to Black folks shrimp and grits is the Southern Creole sauce! Typical to soul food and Black folks cooking, the seasonings make each recipe like none other. It's all about the spices and the special sauce.
Pork jowl or hog jowl is a Black Folks soul food staple served on New Year's Day w/ black-eyed peas, cornbread & collard greens. This recipe is a contemporary soul food recipe for pork jowl. A new twist on an old classic, cooked quicker, easier, and still to perfection in the air fryer!
Are you craving the perfect chicken salad?Black folks' chicken salad goes beyond the mayo and chicken chunks! It's packed with flavor and just the right amount of savory, sweet, and crunch.
Chicken yock is a big bowl of comfort. In a warm, flavorful broth, soul food and Chinese food combine for tender chicken and noodles. This dish is also known as Old Sober, yak, yok, yock-a-mein (yaka mein), or simply Chinese yock.
Add to the menu tangy and sweet tomato watermelon salad for your next outdoor BBQ party!Summertime is all about the refreshing flavors of juicy watermelon and tangy tomatoes. This recipe for tomato watermelon salad with feta cheese, pickled onions, pickled peppers, and zesty cilantro is a classy Southern dish, perfect for any occasion!
African American grandmas and moms have been producing great pots of soul food Southern mac and cheese for years!It just might've gotten lost how impactful this recipe is to the Black community.
What makes a delicious soul food smothered chicken recipe? Tender, juicy chicken seasoned with soul food spices and smothered in a flavorful, creamy gravy medley. That's Southern comfort food at its finest!
Thanksgiving means Southern soul food, made by our grandmamas, mamas, and favorite aunties. A meal we’ve waited all year to eat!One Southern dish that you shouldn’t miss this Thanksgiving is Black folks chicken and dressing.
People ask, "What is Southern fried chicken?"Instead, they should ask, "What is the secret to good fried chicken?"Because the answer is a soul food Southern fried chicken recipe that Black folks created and perfected - and here's how to cook it in an air fryer!
This soul food Cornish hens recipe is made the way Black folks season and prepare chicken, so it's moist, juicy, and full of flavor! The only thing these little birds lack is less fat and fewer calories compared to chicken!
A Black folks' Southern soul food meatloaf recipe is on the shortlist of official comfort foods of the South. A flavorful all-time favorite & classic meatloaf recipe!
Southern soul food corned beef and cabbage is pressure-cooked & enriched with intense flavor. Tender seasoned meat with buttery rich cabbage is a Southern comfort food favorite!
Making Southern chicken and dumplings the Black folks' way involves a flavorful chicken broth with seasoned chicken, plump biscuit dumplings, and just the right amount of savory, tender vegetables. It's another epic display of soulful Southern comfort food at its finest!
How to steam soul food lobster tails:Whipping together a Cajun garlic butter sauce & steaming soul food lobster tail in the Instant Pot is as easy as 1 minute! You may find yourself rereading the instructions thinking it can't be that easy!
Steve Harvey shares his easy homemade BBQ sauce recipe.This Southern BBQ sauce is perfect for slathering your favorite meats for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, or any other holiday! You'll have enough leftover sauce to store in a mason jar and share!
Even with the addition of decadent lobster meat, there’s no compromise to the Southern soul food flavors customary to this meal. In other words, this is still baked macaroni and cheese made the Black folks way!
Black folks Southern potato salad recipe is a must-have for any African American cookout, family reunion, picnic, or potluck! It’s a creamy yet tangy dressing balanced by soul food seasonings and flavors. AKA Black cookout potato salad!
Love easy Instant Pot recipes?And who doesn’t love a soul food seasoned side dish? Now you can have Black folks brown sugar-glazed carrots in less than five minutes with Instant Pot!
Soul food Southern black eyed peas are intensely flavored in a thick sauce with smokey & spicy seasonings. Warm, comforting, & flavorful good luck you can eat for prosperity in the New Year!
Black folks Southern cabbage recipe is a delicious way to enjoy one of the South's favorite side dishes that's warm and sweet with savory soul food flavors!
Black folks, Southern green beans are not just another bland green vegetable! And with Instant Pot, they're ready in only 2 mins with no compromise to the irresistible Southern soul food flavors!
This cornbread recipe with corn is my go-to for a soul food Thanksgiving menu, Christmas dinner, and Sunday Southern dinners all throughout the year!You’ll never want another dry slice of bread again!
Give your next meal the Southern comfort it deserves! This sweet cornbread recipe uses a cornmeal mix, butter, and secret ingredients, crushed pineapple & cream cheese.
A Black folks’ sweet potato pie recipe is a delightful Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert packed with flavorful seasonings and spices in the tradition of Black folks’ soul food cooking.
New twist on an old classic: Introducing Black folks purple sweet potato pie recipe! Same but new - incredible soul food flavors with a regal purple hue!
How to make banana pudding the Black wayYou'll never be able to look at other banana pudding the same way once you've tried this soul food delicious delight - Southern banana pudding prepared the Black way!
Are you looking for an old-fashioned Southern bread pudding or a soul food African American beading pudding recipe? Then look no further than this Black folks' Southern bread pudding - your go-to recipe!
This soul food dessert and the darling favorite of the South is loaded with fresh, juicy peaches and topped with a light and airy cinnamon sugar crust. A cobbler so delicious, you may want to eat it all. All by yourself!
Soul food carrot cake is aSouthern dessert specialty enjoyed by many African-American families as a sweet holiday tradition. Black folks tend to make a morespiced carrot cake with classic homemade cream cheese frosting.
What makes this apple pie a Black folks’ soul food specialty?The flavor! This soul food apple pie recipe features fresh apples sweetened with brown sugar and spiced with a blend of cinnamon and nutmeg. Seasoned to perfection, the apples are roasted and then baked in the pie to leave you reminiscing on the best Southern dinners!
Southern sweet tea is a delicious blend of refreshingly sweet and tangy flavors. (Mostly sweet flavors when it comes to making Black folks Southern sweet tea!)But sweet ice tea is more than just a thirst-quenching beverage – it's a symbol of Southern hospitality and good company, and it's enjoyed throughout the deep South all year."All that sweet tea and cobbler!"
Black folks like sweet recipes, so it's no wonder that we've signed on for this fruity and often sparkly Italian wine. And like we always do, started creating our own Black folks' recipes - like moscato sangria!#BlackFolksSwag
A creamy, exotic, and delectable drink awaits you! Step up your cocktail game with this beverage that features a creamy texture and a rich flavor profile. Perfect for impressing your guests. Hennessy coquito will add soulful swag to any event or occasion!
Creamy and sweet, Black folks' homemade eggnog has a flavor profile that resembles cinnamon, coconut, and rum. Southern comfort spice eggnog and soul food at its finest!
Black folks' soul food Southern deviled eggs start as hard-boiled eggs mashed. Then they're seasoned to perfection and stuffed back into the egg whites for a delicious and flavorful snack!
What are Black folks tea cakes?An African American Southern dessert, Black folks tea cake is a sweet little biscuit. Light, airy, and sometimes compared to soda bread or pound cake. Tea cakes are a traditional African American treat that date's back to the 1600s.
What is a pie crust cookie?Imagine this. The perfect sweet, flaky crust, bite-size piece of pie with your favorite seasoning (cinnamon, nutmeg) or simply sugar sprinkled over the top...You just imagined pie crust cookies!
Soul food Southern black eyed peas are intensely flavored in a thick sauce with smokey & spicy seasonings. Warm, comforting, & flavorful good luck you can eat for prosperity in the New Year!
Black folks Southern cabbage recipe is a delicious way to enjoy one of the South's favorite side dishes that's warm and sweet with savory soul food flavors!
Black folks, Southern green beans are not just another bland green vegetable! And with Instant Pot, they're ready in only 2 mins with no compromise to the irresistible Southern soul food flavors!
What is a soul food collard greens recipe? A Black folks collard greens recipe is the quintessential dish of any Southern soul food dinner and the heart of Southern soul food recipes.
1turkey legpre-cooked/smoked (this ingredient is optional)
1cupyellow oniondiced
2cupstomatoesdiced
4cupschicken stockuse vegetable stock to make vegan and vegetarian-friendly
1tablespoonapple cider vinegar
3tablespoonsWorcestershire sauce
2tablespoonshoney
1tablespoonhot sauceor sriracha sauce
2clovesgarlicminced
½teaspoonOld Bay seasoning or Cajun or Creole seasoning
1teaspoonred pepper flakes
1tablespoonsalt
1teaspoonblack pepper
Instructions
Clean the collard greens and cut off the stems.
Then roughly chop the leaves in half through the midline and then into bite-sized pieces.
Open the Instant Pot lid and add the wet ingredients (chicken stock, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, honey, and hot sauce to the stainless-steel inner pot.
Next, add the onion, tomatoes, garlic, Old Bay or Cajun seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and stir to combine the ingredients.
Finally, add the collard greens, followed by the cooked turkey leg.
Press down to sink the greens as much as you can into the liquid broth.
Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is up – in the position for sealing) and pressure cook on high for 15 minutes.
When the cooking time is finished, allow a natural pressure release for at least 15 minutes.
To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to ‘venting’ and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable.
Serve Black folks’ soul food collard greens right away and enjoy!
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