Good Night, Mrs. Calabash...... (Director's Cut with Extra Features)

[NCHillbilly]

Been craving some Calabash seafood lately. But, I don't feel like driving 8 hours to get there, so I made some at home. Classic Calabash combo platter with fresh flounder (well, actually some fresh catfish I caught out of Clark's Hill this weekend,) and some fresh-caught little shrimp (I caught them at Ingle's,) along with some awesome homemade spicy cocktail sauce, fries, and jalapeno hushpuppies. It was very, very good.



Bonus tracks:

Smoked chicken taquitos with homemade jalapeno queso and fire-roasted tomatillo/poblano salsa verde:



Chicken and shrimp stir-fry with saffron rice:

 

[Batjack]

Got clean the slobber and tongue marks off my screen...AGAIN!

 

[Deer Fanatic]

I hate you right now

 

[4HAND]

We went to Roy's (Steinhatchee) for lunch after church Sunday. It was delicious. Expensive but delicious.

 

[JHannah92]

That looks killer.

 

[NCHillbilly]

We went to Roy's (Steinhatchee) for lunch after church Sunday. It was delicious. Expensive but delicious.

Had to Google that. Looks good!

 

[4HAND]

It is. I had shrimp & catfish. Wife had scallops & shrimp. MIL had shrimp. Daughter had scallops. Son had shrimp & scallops. $119.00 (+ tip)
We don't go nearly as much as we used to. Prices just too high.

 

[ryork]

Looks good Hillbilly!

 

[mrs. hornet22]

I am officially starving after looking at those pics. NO LIE, my stomach growled.

 

[dwhee87]

Well played, NCH.

 

[Triple C]

Another Holy Cow!!! post from NCH. I'll prolly go to my grave having never mastered some of the masterpieces on here, parts of this one included.

 

[Dub]

Dude....you gots it going on.....bigtime !!!!!


Stellar looking meals.

 

[Big7]

That looks like a well coordinated feast, is what I'd call it.

You gotta know from 10+ a few years of post' I love Catfish. You can make just about any fish recipe you want to and substitute
Cats.
Can't hardly see that going wrong.?

 

[Big7]

It is. I had shrimp & catfish. Wife had scallops & shrimp. MIL had shrimp. Daughter had scallops. Son had shrimp & scallops. $119.00 (+ tip)
We don't go nearly as much as we used to. Prices just too high.

I hear you. You can spend a few more bucks and go to Atlanta Fish Market and get the good stuff.

Same if you like steaks? Ruth's Chris does the best thay can. It's very good and worth about what it coats

But.... If you want to go BIG TIME - Morton's is where to go. It's not cheap. They have thier own ageing rooms. They get up to 200 and something days. It is really moldy until they trim it.

Anyhooo, sorry to jump track. That food you were talking about, sent me into orbit for a second. ??

 

[lagrangedave]

I hate you right now

Me too

 

[Deer Fanatic]

I hear you. You can spend a few more bucks and go to Atlanta Fish Market and get the good stuff.

Same if you like steaks? Ruth's Chris does the best thay can. It's very good and worth about what it coats

But.... If you want to go BIG TIME - Morton's is where to go. It's not cheap. They have thier own ageing rooms. They get up to 200 and something days. It is really moldy until they trim it.

Anyhooo, sorry to jump track. That food you were talking about, sent me into orbit for a second. ??

I went to Mortons one time... on somebody else's dime thankfully. I still remember that steak.

 

[PopPop]

I wouldn't feed that to my dog!

 

[Big7]

I went to Mortons one time... on somebody else's dime thankfully. I still remember that steak.

I've been to both Atlanta locations, the one in
one in Charlotte, N.C. And the ORIGINAL LOCATION IN CHICAGO. If I'm not mistaken, the Charlotte location was the first "expansion" franchise locations. The first one in Chicago (original location) then a couple more in and around Chicago, then Charlotte, and one in Buckhead and later one in Midtown.

I consider myself a "pro" when it comes to beef. Especially the best cuts. A lot of my friends consider me a "pro" too..

In my opinion, Morton's IS THE BEST STEAK YOU CAN GET PERIOD. They use special equipment not available to the public. I guess you could get a 1000*f oven built for you but it would cost a fortune.

Anyway. I always get fired up talking about Morton's.
Ruth's Chris is very good. Nobody can touch Morton's. ???

 

[Big7]

I wouldn't feed that to my dog!

Why would you not feed it to your dog?

 

[PopPop]

Why would you not feed it to your dog?

Now understand this, I love my dog. But I ain't sharing none of a plate like that!