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Kickass Mexican Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing

Amanda — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:08:59 +0000

Stuffing on the plate. Tamale in your mouth!

We’re eating Mexican chorizo cornbread stuffing filled with sweet white corn kernels, roasted poblano & jalapeno peppers, cilantro and roasted garlic.

You can’t have a holiday meal without the stuffing (or dressing depending on your semantics of choice)! At least that’s my opinion. Since I wanted to play with the Mexican theme and I knew I had the frozen mole I made earlier this year, what I really wanted to do was create a cornbread dressing that, when eaten with the turkey and the mole, would remind you of a tamale. It utterly delighted me when Justin said (without me prompting!) that it reminded him of tamales! YAY! Success! The chorizo cornbread is great without the mole since it’s choked full of delicious chorizo and fresh corn but if you’ve already gone through the trouble of making the mole you should definitely try them together.

As a side note – I have to admit to eat T & I eating a little slice of the cornbread when it was fresh out of the oven the night before so maybe to keep it legit you should “sample” a small slice of bread when it’s still warm and delicious.

Recipes in this post:

Mexican Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing

Holiday Recipes: Cornbread & Sausage Stuffing

Amanda — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:11 +0000

Stuffing or Dressing? Call it what you will - it's damn good!

Mmmmmm mmmmm who doesn’t love stuffing(aka dressing)?!? Stuffing has to be one of my all-time favorite parts of any holiday meal. Moist, carbalicious, frequently involving some kind of pork product – honestly, what’s not to love?!? We happen to love stuffing so much, that for our pre-holiday gorge-fest Nicole and I made two different versions. I went for a southern classic: good ol’ cornbread stuffing. My stuffing was made with day old cornbread, garlic sausage, sauteed onions, celery, leeks, garlic and peppers. The outcome – a moist, savory sausage cornbread delight perfect for drenching with gravy! (Did I mention that’s one of my favorite things about stuffing? Eating it with lots of gravy!)

Nicole made a sourdough, apple & bacon stuffing that was also out of this world! I was surprised at exactly how much I loved the flavor that the sourdough added to the stuffing. I shouldn’t have been surprised considering how much I love sourdough and bacon, but I’m kind of dense. Perhaps we should start a new tradition of having two different stuffings at every holiday meal! Even if there are only two people in attendance.

*In case anyone hasn’t been to What We’re Eating in a while, this is part of a special Holiday series featuring recipes that Nicole, from Pinch My Salt, Tyler and I cooked and feasted on together! Here’s a list of all the dishes in the series so far:

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Wrapped in Prosciutto
Extra Creamy Mashed Potato Casserole
Sweet Potato Buttermilk Rolls
Herb Roasted Turkey Breast
Sourdough, Bacon & Apple Stuffing
Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing (your reading it!)

Recipes in this post:

Cornbread, Apple, and Cheddar Stuffed Pork Chops

Us — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:08:08 +0000

Exploding Pork Chop

Got leftover spicy cornbread? We did, thus the evolution of this meal. We’re eating thick cut pork chops stuffed with crumbled leftover spicy cornbread, sharp cheddar, and sauteed apples. Roasted yellow cauliflower and broccoli accompanied the chops to complete the meal.

A: welp… nobody’s perfect. this meal sure doesn’t stand up next to that lamb shank… or a lot of what we’ve been eating really.
T: the stuffing in the pork chop was really tasty. The pork chop itself had issues… but I think it was just that particular piece of meat.
A: yeah… it wasn’t overcooked or dried out or anything… i think if i had it to do over again, i would brine the chops then drain them off before stuffing them. instill the meat with flavor through and through. the stuffing definitely helped the meat, that’s for sure.
T: yeah. totally. The veggies were delish too, as simple as they were.
A: i don’t know what it is about roasted veggies, but i can really get into just simply seasoned (salt and pepper) roasted pretty much anything…roasted t, anyone?
T: i don’t particularly want to be roasted. but i can always go for roasted piggies and lambs etc. So, do you have a rating for this meal?
A: yeah. i’ve been thinking about it and really, if this meal hadn’t come after so many really top notch meals it really would have gotten a higher score. as it is… eh, not so great. i rate this meal a 3.23/5. not quite boo-able but still, not great. the veggies were good as always but the pork chop was a real let down, even with the tasty stuffing.
T: yeah, it wasn’t quite booable, but was not up to your normal level. I give it a 3.7/5. The stuffing was good. The veggies were good. It was almost a good all-around meal. Perhaps if the pig had gotten a little less exercise. Pigs these days.
A: i know! what’s a girl gotsta do to get a good pig up in here?
T: i wish i knew… i wish i knew.

Recipes in this post:

Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli

Cornbread Muffins… Bet You Can’t Eat Just 8.

Us — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:36:36 +0000

Some good muffs

To accompany our dinner, we made some cute little homemade corn bread muffins filled with fresh local corn, spicy roasted serrano chiles, smokey thick sliced bacon, chopped cilantro, minced garlic, sliced green onions, and sharp cheddar cheese. They were so good they didn’t even need a pat of butter!

With lots of goodies

T: how many of these muffins did you make?
A: i made 12 muffins and a huge cast iron skillet “loaf” of the corn bread.
T: how many muffins did you eat?
A: i’m thinking around 3… and half. we split one while photoing.
T: sweet. That means I ate 8.5 muffins in one sitting. that rocks. No wonder my bowels were playing games with me today.
A: heheheh too funny! these were some tasty muffins. i over cooked them to my preference by just a minute or two, but they still tasted awesome. the “loaf”, for lack of a better term, was cooked just right though.
T: I really liked these things. Haven’t tried the loaf yet, but the muffins were very good… obviously. If I were nitpicking I would say they could have used more goods on the inside such as cheese or pimentos. That’s just nitpicking though.
A: i agree they could have used a touch more pepper. i would have put more roasted serranos though, not so much red peppers. red peppers would be good… just not spicy!
T: you’re right. more green AND red peppers! I rate these little guys a 4.6/5. They were definitely tasty enough to binge on, but there is still room for improvement. Hopefully you’ll keep trying! I <3 cornbread.
A: ha ha… you said “i heart” something! who’s the myspace loving little girl now huh?
T: actually on myspace I’m a little boy, but that’s beside the point.
A: yeah, just remember what you said. i’m never going to let you live it down! i too “heart” cornbread. good cornbread, at least. there is definitely bad bad cornbread in the world… the corporate monstrosity Cracker Barrel serves some of the worst cornbread i’ve ever had the displeasure to try. these were nothing like those.
T: you just hate crack. barrel because you worked there when you were younger.
A: hmmm while that’s true… they do make good biscuits! just really really crappy cornbread. Okay, so I”m gonna give these little dudes a 4.25/5. They got a lower rating because they were just slightly over-cooked. i really meant to cook them at 350, but when i looked at the oven it read 400! oops! they still weren’t dried out, just not as moist as i would have liked them to be.
T: yeah, they were still totally delicious. They would have complimented any southern meal perfectly. The South would be proud of you, Mandy.
A: oh hell no! just because you are complimenting me doesn’t mean that you can call me mandy, tea-cakes.
T: didn’t you ever hear what that Indian guy said that time… An eye for an eye…?
A: nope. missed that one. .

* gracias Maw Maw for the cast iron muffin pan

Recipes in this post:

Spicy Cornbread Muffins