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Recipe #37 - Spicy No-Mayo Coleslaw

| Saturday, February 28, 2009

I am a fan of different types of coleslaw.  The typical one that comes to mind at first is the mayo based slaw that you probably ate from KFC a billion times growing up.  I am also partial to the vinegar type that is popular in North Carolina, especially on top of or served with pulled pork.

This was a different type entirely.  It used oil as the fat (despite the no mayo, I'm not sure it's any less caloric), some vinegar, but the main taste was spicyness.  I added red pepper flakes and cayenne, although another option was to use diced jalapenos.  In addition to the cabbage, there was red pepper, which I diced.  

For some reason, this just didn't seem like it came together.  On paper I would've thought that I would really like it, but it was just very forgettable.  I brought it to a party, people picked at it and said it was good, but there was a ton left.  I couldn't really get excited about eating the leftovers, and I ended up throwing a bunch away after it went bad.  It's not that it was bad, it just wasn't really good either.

Modifications: Adjust spice, use jalapenos

Make again?: No.  There are better bases to start from.

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