Chorizo Corn Bread Stuffing

Heat oven to 400°F with rack in middle and butter an 8-inch square baking pan.

Whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.

Whisk together milk, egg, and butter in a small bowl and stir into dry ingredients.

Pour batter into buttered baking pan.

Bake until golden and a tester comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

Cool corn bread in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely.

Cut corn bread into 3/4-inch cubes and put in a large bowl.

Melt butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, then add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes.

Add chorizo, corn, sage, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and add parsley.

Toss chorizo mixture with corn bread and transfer to a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.

Drizzle with chicken broth.

Bake at 400°F uncovered, until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

•Spanish chorizo is a dry-cured pork sausage that gets its distinctive smoky flavor from pimentón de la Vera, a sweet red chile grown in the La Vera valley of western Spain, and slowly smoke-dried before being ground into a powder. There are many different brands of Spanish chorizo and they vary surprisingly in looks, texture, and flavor. Some are imported from Spain and some are made in the United States. A Spanish brand we particularly like is Palacios, which is available in some specialty markets, Latino markets, and by mail order from tienda.com.•Corn bread can be baked 1 day ahead and kept covered at room temperature.•Stuffing can be assembled without stock 4 hours ahead and kept, loosely covered, at room temperature.