Cowboy Corn Food

COWBOY CAVIAR

Steps:

• Whisk together the vinegar, pickled jalapeno brine, honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Whisk in the oil to make a smooth dressing.
• Add the black-eyed peas, black beans, corn, cilantro, pickled jalapeno, scallions, tomatoes and bell pepper. Toss to coat in the dressing. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend the flavors before serving. Serve with tortilla chips for scooping.

COWBOY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add onion; cook until soft, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine cornbread mix, milk, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in creamed corn.
• Spread beef-onion mixture in the bottom of a baking dish. Spread Cheddar cheese on top. Pour cornbread batter over cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 17 to 22 minutes. Spread butter over the top. Let cool for 5 minutes before cutting.

BAKED COWBOY DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place sausages in a dry pan over medium heat until they start to sizzle. Use a spoon or flat wooden spatula to break them up as they cook. Continue to cook until browned and crumbly, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat. Drain grease if desired.
• Combine cream cheese, sour cream, 4 ounces grated Cheddar, thawed corn, cooked sausage, fire-roasted tomatoes with chiles, Hatch chiles, jalapeño peppers, green onions, salt, pepper, and cayenne in a large bowl; mix until thoroughly combined. Transfer into a baking dish and smooth out the top. Top with remaining Cheddar, and cayenne.
• Place the baking dish on a sheet pan and bake in the center of the preheated oven until cheese is melted and dip is bubbling around the outside, about 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle green onions over top before serving.

COWBOY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Chop bell pepper and set aside.
• Fry ground beef in skillet until cooked add bell pepper.
• Cook for 5 minutes and drain excess grease.
• Prepare one package of cornbread mix according to directions.
• Grease a 11x13 pan and pour in cornbread mix.
• Open corn and beans and pour into meat.
• Prepare 2nd package of mix and top meat and veggies mixture.
• Cook in oven 20 minutes.

COWBOY CAVIAR CORN SALAD

Steps:

• 1 Rinse and drain both cans of beans in a colander. Let the excess water drain as you prepare the vegetables.
• 2 Finely dice the bell pepper, tomatoes, jalapeño, and red onion. Try to dice the vegetables into pieces that are roughly the same size as the beans. For the less spicy salad, scrape the seeds out of the jalapeño before dicing. Roughly chop the cilantro. Place the drained beans, corn, bell pepper, tomatoes, jalapeño, onion and cilantro in a large bowl.
• 3 In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, 2 tbsp of juice from the lime, balsamic vinegar, chili powder, cumin, salt and sugar. Pour the dressing over the salad, then stir until everything is well coated. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to eat.

COWBOY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, butter and cream; stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Serve warm.