Grilled & Fried

Y'all, I'm in here with the ghouls, my ghouls, Suzette and Amy

And today is Amy's 40th birthday, y'all. And I've known these girls, y'all, since they were knee-high to a grasshopper

So we're going to celebrate Amy's birthday by making a few of Amy's favorites

You know I love anything fried. We'll start with a mustard-fried catfish with a tomato relish

My brother Bubba pops in to help celebrate. Happy birthday. And help us with low country ball skewers

And we'll wrap up this birthday bash with some chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting

Make a win. Blow them out. Today is Amy's birthday

I cannot believe it. I know. This baby is 40 years old

So I think that we need to start our party by making some cupcakes for Amy's birthday

So let's do it. Love me a cupcake. All right, let's do it. Now let me think, because y'all are in here and y'all got me already bum-fuzzled

I know. All right, so we need... It's not hard to do. Know it? We need a half a cup of sour milk

Now y'all can make sour milk. We're going to use regular sweet milk

We're going to add about a teaspoon of white vinegar. Some vinegar

Vinegar. and that's gonna make it sour milk. All right, so Itchy Bob

we got some hot water over there. Okay. And I'm gonna just measure out a half a cup of cocoa

Why don't you... No, let that, let that. All right, I just need a..

We are, we are. It's just your cupcakes. All right, now we need a half a cup of hot water

Sister, get over here and make your own cake. beat that up. All right, you got your

sour milk measured out. All right, we are gonna... Come on. You don't know how to work a mixer

No, I don't. We got the fancy stuff. On this recipe, it don't matter how you put it in, as long as

you put it in. All right, so we got our sour milk

Don't be splashing it on my new dress. I love your new dress. It's gorgeous

It's a pretty birthday dress. I know. Now, see how that vinegar, can y'all see that

Oh, yeah. See how it's got kind of clumpy. It just, like, sours it out

If you ever have a recipe calling for buttermilk, you don't have any buttermilk, just take regular milk, add white vinegar to it, and it becomes sour milk or buttermilk

All right. Half a cup of shortening. Shortening. Shortening. Shortening. Remember when you used to sing that song

Yes. Mama, little baby loves shortening, shortening. Mama, little baby loves shortening

Bread bread. All right. Vanilla. One cup of sugar, y'all. All right

Two eggs. All right. Sister, get down there and take that spatula and help your sister

Yeah, well, I should be doing this for you. I know. You want me to do it. I got this

Scrape those sides for me. Yeah, scrape those sides down. All right. Now I'm going to measure out one and a half cups of all-purpose flour

One teaspoon of bacon soda. All right, so how's you girls catering business

Busy, busy, busy. I mean... Y'all just worked down at the fairgrounds, didn't you? Yeah

We did the Georgia throwdown. I was so proud of them all, Benny. They put on a good show

I mean, it was the bomb. Did they? Yes. What were y'all serving? We served etouffee

Oh, my gosh. We served gumbo. We served red beans and rice

These girls have some very, very strong Cajun blood running through them

Their father is from Louisiana. He can cook up some mean Cajun dishes, y'all

That looks pretty good. All right, now we got everything in it. We got our sour milk

We got our soda. We put the vanilla in it. We got our cocoa, our hot water, our flour, and our eggs, and our sugar

We ready to go? So get out of my way. All right. Beat it, Mama

I'm going to beat it. Y'all about to get on my last nerve. Nothing new, is it

No. We didn't want you to feel any different than you had before

So y'all did well with your sales. We did. We ran out

We ran out of white rice. Oh, no. I don't know what we did here

We had dirty rice, too. I said, if you want the etouffee over dirty rice, it's called the dirty toe

The dirty toe. And if you want the gumbo, it's the dirty goat. So Suzette was outside

I was inside. Suzette would go, give me two dirty toes and one dirty go

And they had the hang of it. They was like, I want one of those dirty toes

I said, it's better than light bread. So now at the restaurant, people come in that were out at the throwdown, and they were like, we want us a dirty go and a dirty toe

Oh that funny It is Sometimes you got to do what you got to do There you go And what we gotta do is start filling these cupcake tins

Alright, so let's get our cupcakes in the oven. We got lots of stories to tell, so y'all don't go anywhere

These girls are so much fun. It's just stupid. They're so much fun

Stupid. Because we're stupid. Coming up next, it's time we prepare some catfish

I can't wait to flop a lip over that. Flop a lip over that? Then..

Hey, sisters. My brother Bubba pops in and we take a skewer to his low country bowl

That is a good idea. Isn't that a great idea? And later, we mix up a vanilla frosting for Amy's birthday cupcakes

What are we going to cook for my birthday? Well, I happen to know that you love fried catfish

You know I love anything fried. So what about a mustard-encrusted fried catfish

Oh, girl. Yeah, I thought y'all would love that. Remember, we caught fish in your pond

Absolutely. And you cooked them for breakfast. There's nothing better than fried catfish and grits for breakfast

I know. Nothing in this world. Well, tell me what you want me to do

Jack was over here the other day, and I bought him a new little Spider-Man rod and reel

He loves him to Spider-Man. Honey, I took him outside to that pond, and he pulled two catfish out this big, that big around

They're gorgeous. They just jump on your hook. All right, so itch

All right. I tell you what I'm going to get you to do. Now, I just need you to salt and pepper the fish

Now, Suzette is fixing to do a twist on our low country ball that we do down here

And we're going to put it on a skewer. So we're going to par-cook our little red potatoes

We're going to put on some sausage, shrimp, potatoes, and corn on the cob

We're going to make a tomato relish, girls, instead of like just a tart of sauce

and we're just picking off some time leaves. Paula, when we did the throwdown in Albany

the local newspaper came and did a story on us. Uh-uh. So looky there

See the picture of us when we did the last show? Oh, my gosh. Sisters cook up a storm and put throwdown

Now, that's my girl. That's a girl. We teach you proud, Paula. So where's our fish

Right here. Let's just bring it over here. We're going to just put them in our bowl

and we're going to marinate them in a Dijon mustard and our thyme

Yum. Doesn't that sound good? Pretty good. And that mustard just gives that catfish the best flavor

So we're just going to pat that on there good, and then we're going to put this in the refrigerator

And I like that to marinate, you know, two or three hours

I can't wait to flop a lip over that. Flop a lip over that

You know I can do it. All right, just take that knife now. Sister, mince that up good, okay

All right, I will. I promise. I'll do you right. I know you will. I ain't worried

Because the last couple of times you got on to us, but we learned. Yeah, we learned every time

What did I get on to y'all about? Well, we kind of, about measuring

That must have been bacon. We were bacon. We were bacon, and you showed us how the right way to level off everything

That's right. And it's important. It helps us. Baby, just throw that over it. All right, what I want you to do is just zest this

Right over it. Because we've got to have a little lemon for our fish. So that's your fun

I'm going to be a big day doing this. I know it. Now take that jalapeno and seed it and don't pick your nose after you've seeded it

Because you will blow the top of your head off, okay? Or rub your eyes

Oh, yeah, don't rub your eyes. I won't. Your cupcakes for your birthday are bacon

We got our fish. I love that of them fried catfish and cupcakes. So we're making our tomato relish, and it's going to have the juice of one lime

and it's going to have two or three fresh garlic cloves. Why don't I help you with that

Yeah, come on, come on. Cut that lemon in two and just squirt that juice on top of it

It's just put that in that refrigerator, and I'm just going to finish chopping up this garlic

And we need some lime juice in there? Yes, that juice. Come on and help a sister out

And sister, I just hate to waste it. It's good. I mean, it brings out the flavor

Well, and it's pretty. And it's just, like you say, just real fresh

I'm trying to miss. Look at my sister. Speaking of sisters, there's the brother

There's Bubba. Paula, can you tell me? Bubba. The Bubba. Can you believe it

Been knowing these girls since they were just a twinkle in their daddy eye That right That right And you drove a Corvette He did He drove a yellow Corvette That my sister wrecked Did you

I just bumped the... Put one little bump in it. What are you doing away from the restaurant's what I want to know

I heard y'all was cooking something up over here. Yes. It's since she's birthday

I heard that too. And she's 40. The big 40. Can you believe it

The big 40. You know... Wouldn't you kill to be the big four-o? Yes

How old are you now? I ain't, we ain't doing that. We ain't going there. So how you been doing

I've been doing good. Don't turn your back on me. All right, so this is like, I think I've chopped up three cloves of garlic, y'all

So glad you came. So what y'all cooking? The show nuff. You cooking the show nuff

Bubba, you won't believe it. We're taking one of Uncle Bubba's favorite recipes, the Low Country Ball

but we're moving it to a skewer. That is a good idea

Isn't that a great idea? Well, is there anything I can do to help? Well, you should have been here while I go to help

You can take these limes and put it in the tomato. Uh-huh, just squeeze the lime juice into there

Just squeeze the juice, okay. And listen, our cupcakes are baking, so don't go anywhere

When we come back, we're going to pull out those cupcakes, we're going to fry catfish

and then what did you say we're going to... Flop a lip over it. Flop a lip over it

Coming up next, we finally get to flop a lip over our catfish and low country ball skewers, y'all

This is what you flop a lip over right here. This is what you flop a lip over

And later, Amy gives Bubba a frosting stash. All right, I'm supervising, y'all

Imagine. I've got everybody doing a job. Bubba, you reach in the drawer, cut the sausage

I've got our potatoes and our corn going back there. Because, y'all, we're going to finish up our low country ball skewers

, I need for you to chop two tablespoons of cilantro that's going in our tomato relish

And, sister, I want you to mince up that garlic because we are going to make a glaze for our skewers

I've already got my corn and my potatoes, and I don't want my potatoes to get too soft because they'll tear up on our skewer

All right, what kind of sausage are we using here? All right, just lay them right here. We're using a fully cooked smoked sausage, y'all

It looks delicious. Yeah, just sit it right there in that lid. You want this little end piece, too

I want all that sausage. Not wasting in Paula's kitchen. And I like to put my sausage in and cook it along with my vegetables

Because so much flavor is packed in that sausage, and that will seep into our vegetables

And I also added a tablespoon of a seafood seasoning. Okay. Because I think that's very, very good

All right, Carla. So we're just going to let that cook just for a few minutes

Let's put about a half a stick of butter. That'll be the start for our glaze for the skewers

All right. Turn on your heat. I'm going to pull out our catfish because..

Is that your famous mustard base? Yes. Ooh, I love it. Love mustard base catfish

So I've got back here my cornmeal and my flour. I like more flour than I do..

Does it make a better crust? I don't know. I'm just a flour girl, you know

Now, I'm just going to sprinkle some seafood ball seasoning on it

All right. I'll add just a couple of ashes, but I love it's so awesome

You do? I love it. I love it. I carry it in my pocketbook

You do? Why don't you take our low country ball and drain it over there into that colander

I can do that. And then we'll start our skewers to go in

I love to smell butter, Frank. All right, you got your apple cider vinegar in there

Yes, ma'am, I did. It's going to taste great with the hot sauce and the garlic all mixed together

My oil has heated up nicely, so I'm ready to fry up this catfish

Bubba's over there eating the food. Somehow I'm not surprised. What? Y'all call me

Yes, I see you over there. Sneaking a taste. Bring me a bite

Okay, I've been busted. Butter us up a little potato over there. Salt and pepper it too

Bubba, what I want you to do is cut our potatoes in half. Slice our

corn about the thickness of the sausage. Oh, that looks good, Paula. Oh, I'm

telling you. And I can smell the mustard. Smell that mustard. It smells

good. All right, start cutting that corn, Suette. Now, I'm just going to get these catfish out

Yummy. You want us to go ahead and start skewering this Oh that would a great idea I going to start fixing our plate Okay

Isn't that pretty? Yes. Yum. We're gonna put that tomato relish when we bite into our fish

Yum. It don't get much better than that. It don't get much gooder. Gooder

All right, give me a plate. We got some of this. Okay, don't. One. Yum

Very springy. Happy birthday, Amy. Yeah. Can we just take a little bite

Oh, my gosh. I want you to take big bites. I just gotta take a little bite

Well, y'all gonna let me have some? No. Dig into the catfish, y'all

Get back. Is it? It really is. Mmm. Yum. Wow. Yum. This is what you flop a lip over right here

This is what you flop a lip over. Here, man. Oh, Lord

I'm missing my mouth. Happy birthday. I mean, happy birthday. Happy birthday

Mmm. Coming up next, we whip up a quick frosting for Amy's cupcakes

Then it's time we celebrate Amy's special day. You did it! You still got it, sister

Before you got here, we made Amy chocolate cupcakes. And now we're going to make her favorite, a vanilla frosting to top them off with

We're going to start with four cups of the sugar. Okay. In with my two sticks of butter

Bubba, if you'd pick that mixer. Okay. And start beating. Just beat it

Would you turn that off on? Match that button for the old man. You can't see

There you go. All right. Sling all over. Two teaspoons of vanilla

Come on, keep beating, Bubba. Bubba. Now I'm going to start adding the milk a little at a time

Thank you. All right, now, Amy. Ma'am. I've got you some beautiful pearl balls

I know, and I love these. To go on your cupcake. I love me a sprinkle. Now listen, do you want your cupcakes the color of the buttercream, or do you want to put some magic potion in it

Let's do magic potion. I love some trickery. Now this stuff is real potent

Okay. So here's your stick. And you just put the, till you get it the color you want

Come back over here. Now this is a good time to start adding in the last four cups of powdered sugar

Two. Three. That is pretty. All right, I just want to

It's time to taste it. I like the way that looks. Don't you? I do. Yes

Do you want to taste it? Come on. How is it

It tastes pretty good. All right, now lower your speed and slowly lift your beaters up

I'll see what I have to deal with with all my sisters. And this is enough. Watch it, sister. You are looking handsome

Come over to see now. There you go. I love buttercream. Me too

Better than a fat kid loves cake. All right, let's see how you do

It's going to be payback time. I know. It's going to be days. Better start from the outside in or inside out

I would almost pick up that cupcake so you have control over it

Look at 50. Don't take a rocket scientist, but I'm going to bring it up a little bit

If you're doing it, it sure don't. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Look at that

Put a little flag in it. We're going to put a little flag in it. And we're going to put you a little candle

Fired it. All right, get up here, birthday girl. Happy birthday. Yeah

Thank you. Happy birthday. Make a wish. Blow them out. You got to get them all with one breath

You did it! Yay! You still got it. Sister, still full of hot air

I know you got that right. Girls, thank y'all so much. Thank you

Thank you, girls. Oh, and Bubba. Thank you. Cheers. Listen, you girls are beautiful

I just love y'all. We love you, too. Thank you. Y'all are like mine

I know. I hope y'all have enjoyed spending a little time with the Savory Sisters

because they are just full of loving best dishes, y'all. We'll see y'all soon

Happy birthday, Itchy. Happy birthday. Mmm. Oh, oh