Bacon and Green Chile Cornbread

Name: Bacon and Green Chile Cornbread
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 strips bacon, chopped; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 4 Tbsps butter; 480 milliliters buttermilk; 128 grams chopped green chiles; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 10 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 80 grams chopped onion; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 318 grams yellow cornmeal (recommended: Indian Head Old Fashioned Stone-Ground)

The recipe Bacon and Green Chile Cornbread can be made in about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 235 calories, 7g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up butter, onion, buttermilk, and a few other things to make it today. It is a very reasonably priced recipe for fans of Southern food.

Instructions

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Heat the oven to 450 degrees F.

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Oven

In a 10-inch cast iron pan on medium-high heat add the bacon and saute until almost crisp then add the onions and season with a pinch of salt and a couple of grinds of pepper.

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Onion

Pepper

Bacon

Salt

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Frying Pan

Saute until the onions are tender, then add the garlic and stir. When the garlic is tender use a slotted spoon to remove the mixture to a medium bowl and set aside. Leave the bacon fat in the cast iron pan and keep it on medium heat while you make the batter.

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Bacon Drippings

Garlic

Onion

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Slotted Spoon

Bowl

Frying Pan

In a large bowl combine the cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir the buttermilk, eggs, butter, and chiles into the bowl with the bacon mixture. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and gently pour in the egg mixture. Fold until all the ingredients are combined. Immediately pour the batter into the cast iron pan.

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Baking Soda

Buttermilk

Cornmeal

Butter

Chili Pepper

Bacon

Egg

Salt

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Frying Pan

Glaze: Melt the butter, sugar and a pinch of salt together in a small pan over low heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Once the cornbread is done, remove it from the oven and immediately pour the glaze over the top. Slice and serve warm.

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Cornbread

Butter

Glaze

Sugar

Salt

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Oven

Frying Pan

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Servings:

2strips

bacon, chopped 1teaspoon

baking powder 1teaspoon

baking soda 4Tbsps

butter 480milliliters

buttermilk 128grams

chopped green chiles 2

eggs, beaten 2cloves

garlic, finely chopped 10servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 80grams

chopped onion 1pinch

Pinch salt 2teaspoons

salt 1Tbsp

sugar 318grams

yellow cornmeal (recommended: Indian Head Old Fashioned Stone-Ground)

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Cornbread on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvee Prestige Edizione 45 with a 4.9 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 47 dollars per bottle.