User:Spenchutch/Jeffcoat special

Jeffcoat special is a dish native to the southeastern region of the United States of America consisting of various food ingredients including rice, vegetables, meats, and seasoning. The dish was allegedly conceived to allow individuals and small families to quickly prepare a single dish that would be filling, flavorful, and meet a wide variety of dietary needs, all at very low cost.

1. Origin

Although the exact origins of the Jeffcoat special are unknown, there are several theories that attempt to explain how the dish came into existence. Nearly all of these theories point to a young college student living in rural South Carolina, who after struggling to find affordable meals that would satisfy his hunger dumped everything that was in the refrigerator into a frying pan, thus creating the first batch of Jeffcoat special. The name 'Jeffcoat" apparently pays homage to the student, Robert Jeffcoat, that is credited with inventing the dish. Skeptics of the collegiate conception theory highlight the low probability that the student would have had all the proper ingredients of the modern dish in his refrigerator at the time.  Another theory is that the dish is the result of years of low income families experimenting with box dinners such as Hamburger Helper and Uncle Ben's.

2. Preparation

There are several variations of the Jeffcoat special, however they all more or less follow the same procedure for preparation.