Celtic Bubble and Squeak

Try this lovely recipe some night. It is as Irish as it comes.

Ingredients:
1/2 medium head cabbage, sliced
3 slices bacon, diced
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 cup cubed cooked ham
1 tablespoon butter
3 cups potatoes - baked, cooled and thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon paprika
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan, cook cabbage in a small amount of water for about 5 minutes, or until tender. Drain, and set aside.
2. In a well-seasoned cast iron skillet, cook bacon and onion until onion is soft and bacon is cooked. Add ham, and cook until heated through. Add butter, then mix in the cooked cabbage and potatoes. Season with paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook until browned on bottom, turn, and brown again.

Spanish Rice

This is a great way to stretch a pound of burger. 4 generous servings plus leftovers

1 lb ground beef
1 cup rice
1 onion- chopped
2 cloves garlic- chopped
2-3 (14.5 oz)cans of tomatoes
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp garlic salt
pepper to taste
hot sauce to taste

In a skillet brown the beef, onion, and garlic. I dump them all in together and cook the meat until browned and the onions are transparent. Drain any grease. Add rice and tomatoes. The canned tomatoes are whatever was on sale- if they are whole you need to break them up into small pieces. You will need 2 cups of liquid to make the rice cook up, so if the tomatoes look dry, add a can of tomato sauce ( for one of the cans of tomatoes) or water, which ever you have. If you add water, you will need to add more seasonings. I used water last night so I added 1/2 tsp of cumin, 1/4 tsp thyme and 1/2 tsp or so of garlic salt and a nice grind of pepper. I also added 3-4 shots of green Tabasco sauce. Cover and let simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed- about 20 mins.

Welcome to Hillybilly Cookin!

We have created this site to have a place to share recipes of all types! We will be specifically sharing the best of Ozark Hillbilly cookin, but we won't ever turn our nose up at a good food! We hope you enjoy!

The neat thing about most good Ozark cookin is that it is peasant food! Most of the recipes are cheap to make! Plus, anyone livin' in the Ozarks can tell you that the best food comes from the peasants!

Robin Province
Born and raised in the Ozarks
www.celticozarkian.com