Sage and Onion Cornbread
You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Sage and Onion Cornbread a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 9g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 354 calories. Head to the store and pick up butter, vegetable seasoning blend, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Place a well-seasoned 8" cast-iron skillet in hot oven 10 minutes.
Add 1/4 cup butter to skillet, and heat 5 additional minutes.
Combine remaining 1/4 cup butter, cornmeal mix, and next 4 ingredients, stirring well with a wire whisk; let stand 2 minutes.
Arrange onion and sage leaves in bottom of hot skillet; pour batter slowly over onion and sage.
Bake at 425 for 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Invert skillet over serving plate to remove bread.
Cut bread into wedges to serve.
*You can substitute 1 cup chopped onion, chopped green pepper, and chopped sweet red pepper mixed together for the frozen seasoning blend.
Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel
Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. 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. One wine you could try is Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 9 dollars.
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Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling
Floral notes and orange blossoms, commingle with scents of citrus, peach, honeysuckle and light apricot on the nose. On the palate you will find flavors of peach, apricot and citrus. These flavors combine to produce an off-dry, yet well-balanced Riesling.