In the South, we love our bacon! There are so many ways to enjoy a down-home pork meal, that one could never run out of delicious and tasty options.
Here are 8 Southern pork recipes for you to try in your own kitchen. Your family won't be able to resist waiting until they're at the dinner table. And, neither will you!
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1. 5-ingredient slow cooker pulled pork (h/t A Spicy Perspective)
If you love a good barbecue cooked in the pit but hate all the fuss, this is the recipe you’ve been waiting for! Five ingredients – a pork butt roast, apple cider vinegar, liquid smoke, brown sugar, and Cajun seasoning. That’s it! Just throw it all in your slow cooker and it’s done!
If you love a good barbecue cooked in the pit but hate all the fuss, this is the recipe you’ve been waiting for! Five ingredients – a pork butt roast, apple cider vinegar, liquid smoke, brown sugar, and Cajun seasoning. That’s it! Just throw it all in your slow cooker and it’s done!
2. Crockpot country-style ribs with mushroom gravy (h/t Zona Cooks)
Who doesn’t love a good country gravy? You’ll love this one when it’s poured over these country style pork ribs. Here’s another one for your crockpot.
Who doesn’t love a good country gravy? You’ll love this one when it’s poured over these country style pork ribs. Here’s another one for your crockpot.
3. Southern-fried pork chops (h/t Bullocks Buzz)
Fried pork chops are real Southern comfort food. This recipe shows you how it’s done right!
Fried pork chops are real Southern comfort food. This recipe shows you how it’s done right!
4. Pork neck bones (h/t I Heart Recipes)
You can’t get any more Southern than old-fashioned pork neck bones. It’s a hearty and delicious soul-satisfying dish!
You can’t get any more Southern than old-fashioned pork neck bones. It’s a hearty and delicious soul-satisfying dish!
5. New Orleans dirty rice (h/t Just a Pinch)
The only thing that will be dirty when you eat this fabulous dish is the plates. There’s nothing “dirty” about this classic New Orleans dish. Dirty rice is a staple here in my neck of the woods. Breakfast sausage, chicken livers, and ground beef come together to deliver a savory rice dish that’ll knock your socks off!
The only thing that will be dirty when you eat this fabulous dish is the plates. There’s nothing “dirty” about this classic New Orleans dish. Dirty rice is a staple here in my neck of the woods. Breakfast sausage, chicken livers, and ground beef come together to deliver a savory rice dish that’ll knock your socks off!
6. Southern style cabbage
If you’ve never had a real Southern-style cabbage with pork to season the mix, you don’t know what you’re missing. This recipe uses bacon, though Southerners are also known to put a ham bone right in the pot with the cabbage. Get the full recipe here.
If you’ve never had a real Southern-style cabbage with pork to season the mix, you don’t know what you’re missing. This recipe uses bacon, though Southerners are also known to put a ham bone right in the pot with the cabbage. Get the full recipe here.
7. Chicken fried pork steaks (h/t Julia's Simply Southern)
Here’s a chicken fried steak recipe you won’t be able to resist. This one uses cubed pork instead of beef. Delish!
Here’s a chicken fried steak recipe you won’t be able to resist. This one uses cubed pork instead of beef. Delish!
8. Grilled pork and sundried tomato alfredo (h/t I Heart Recipes)
Here's a wonderful pork dish with an Italian flare. Delicioso!
Here's a wonderful pork dish with an Italian flare. Delicioso!
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