Jalapeno Mesquite Boiled Peanuts

Jalapeno Mesquite Boiled Peanuts
Originally uploaded by huggingthecoast.com coastal food blog

Another interesting Lowocountry Blog to consider:

Huggingthecoast.com, is a celebration of coastal life, food, fishing and travel. Updated daily, the blog's features include The Fish For Friday Seafood Recipe of the Week, The Free Cookbook of the Month, a foodie movies list, a coastal life and Southern food photo gallery, a streaming MP3 foodie playlists, YouTube cooking and travel videos, and more!

Grand Prize Winner of the Taste of the South Recipe Competition which was judged by Matt and Ted Lee, the James Beard Award winning authors of The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-be Southerners.

Unlike most traditional chili recipes which rely on the usual beef and beans, Charleston Chili was created using succulent pulled pork barbecue, country ham, boiled peanuts, and black-eyed peas.

After the competition, Ted Lee described the combination of the flavors in the Charleston Chili as, “…fantastic…clearly an original idea that followed through.”

The full recipe is available on www.huggingthecoast.com which celebrates the pleasures of coastal food and life.

Semi-Finalist, Redwood Creek Campfire Classic Recipe Competiton.

Hugging the Coast: A Celebration of Coastal Life, Travel, & Food!
Charleston, SC, USA

A Lowcountry Seafood Tradition - How to Make SC Hush Puppies

Fried Whiting and Hushpuppies From Marvin's Seafood, North Charleston, SC
Originally uploaded by huggingthecoast.com coastal food blog

If you're not from around here, this box of "fried stuff" might not seem like a big deal to you. But everyone in the Lowcountry knows that fried fish or shrimp and a big batch of Hush Puppies is comfort food to us. It's what we grew up on, too!

Charleston, and the rest of the Lowcountry that hugs our SC Intercoastal Waterways, is the lifeblood and livelihood of our hardworking, dedicated Fishermen and Shrimpers.

We are grateful to always be blessed with fish and shrimp...and round these parts...it's fresh, Buddy!

How to Make SC Hush Puppies

1 cup flour
1 egg
1 cup corn meal
15 oz can cream style corn
1 teaspoon salt
1 large onion chopped
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 jalapenos (chopped fine)

Mix together all ingredients. Spoon in hot cooking oil until your Hush Puppies are brown.

Now some folks do not use the cream corn, In that case add a little milk to the batter until it forms a soft dough - and fry it up as the recipe states.

Some Lowcountry folks add paprika or a pinch of cayenne pepper and garlic.

For SC Cocktail Sauce just mix horseradish and ketchup, a dash of lemon juice and one shot of worcestershire sauce.