And if you can't fry it (greens, beans, etc), you cook it with ham or pork fat (fatback, lard, bacon grease...what you don't keep that?).
Source: Born in NC, lived in TN and various parts of VA.
Chris
Just give them some more time!
If they can invent and perfect frying ice cream, frying candy bars, and sticks of butter, then it won't take too much longer for them to come up with frying the greens, beans, etc.