Triad Eats

When you think of the Triad area what comes to mind? Two foods that instantly come to mind is Brunswick stew and fried cornbread.To make Brunswick stew you will need a 21/2 pound stewing chicken 2 pounds of beef roast, pound of lean pork, cup of uncooked rice, can of creamed corn, 11/2 quarts of canned tomatoes, a dash of salt, a dash of pepper and a dash of cayenne. Put the meat in a large pan and cover with water then reduce heat and simmer until the meat has cooked. Then grind all the meat. Next strain the liquid through cheese cloth. Then cook the rice in the liquid for 30 minutes. Add the corn and add the tomatoes. Cook for 30 minutes. While you are waiting for the stew to cook go to www.clearwirelessinternet.com‘ >www.clearwirelessinternet.com and get yourself a wireless internet connections that will allow you to surf the web for more recipes no matter where you are – even the kitchen!Does that sound like to much work? Then do what I do and stop at almost any caf in the Triad area and they will be glad to serve you a big ol’ bowl of Brunswick stew.Hopefully the place that you choose will be serving another traditional Triad food and that is fried cornbread. Fried cornbread done right requires being done in lard. Look for some corn meal made in North Carolina if you are going to make this at home