re: Ranking popeyes sides

the original recipe onion rings were epic good.

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The gravy they put on the mashed potatoes is unique. I'm almost certain it's a boil in bag product but, it has something that flavors it different from any other MP&G on the fast food market.

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Check out my gravy recipe in the F&D cookbook. It is my reverse-engineered version which blows the original away. Better ingredients make better taste.

Stadium Rat's Tasso Gravy

This is similar to Popeye's gravy that goes on their mashed potatoes, but with the best ingredients. It tastes MUCH, MUCH better.

3 Tbs vegetable oil
4 chicken gizzards
1/2 cup ground beef
3/4 cup ground pork tasso
1/3 cup green bell peppers, minced
4 cup water
14 oz chicken broth
14 oz beef broth
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 Tbs flour
1 1/3 Tbs milk
1 1/3 Tbs white vinegar
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried parsley flakes

Procedure
Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large saucepan. Sauté chicken gizzard in the oil for 4 to 5 minutes until cooked. Remove gizzards from the pan and finely mince.

Add bell pepper to the saucepan and sauté it for 1 minute. Add the ground beef and ground tasso to the pan and cook it until it's brown. Use a potato masher to smash meat into tiny pieces as it browns.

Add water and beef broth to the pan. Immediately whisk in cornstarch and flour. Add remaining ingredients and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gravy for 30 to 35 minutes or until thick.

Source: Stadium Rat

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Ranking popeyes sides
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3 Tbs vegetable oil
4 chicken gizzards
1/2 cup ground beef
3/4 cup ground pork tasso
1/3 cup green bell peppers, minced
4 cup water
14 oz chicken broth
14 oz beef broth
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 Tbs flour
1 1/3 Tbs milk
1 1/3 Tbs white vinegar
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried parsley flakes

oh damn

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Yeah, the number of ingredients is Prudehomme-esque, so I usually make a double or triple batch. You can divide it into smaller portions and freeze.

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Never had them. How are they? (Im assuming they’re like burger kings)?

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What an ugly thing to say. Popeyes rings are big and the batter was similar to the ones on the chicken. I used to get them at the Popeyes just north of LSU campus. This Popeyes occasionally ran a special 20 wings for $5 and 10 pieces(legs and thighs) for $4.99. It was replaced by a jack in the box. That was a black day in fast food.

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Thanks for the gravy recipe. One questions that is unclear.
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Immediately whisk in cornstarch and flour.

shouldn't this be mixed with a bit of water, like a white wash, first or is this done while the liquid is cold?

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If you've just poured in the broths, it will be relatively cold.

MIL expertise.... Go on

Pics from the Popeyes buffet in Laffy when it was open. My favorite is dirty rice topped with red beans. The banana pudding ain’t to bad

The onion rings where I am are not the same as the original.

Red beans and rice
Mashed potatoes
Fries (when fresh, near the bottom when not fresh)
Biscuits




Everything else