Memaws Mexican Cornbread Food

MEMAW'S MEXICAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9x13 glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2. Brown meat and onion together. Drain well and set aside.
• 3. In large bowl, combine flour and cornmeal mix. Add sugar, eggs and buttermilk to flour mixture. Mix well.
• 4. Combine green chillis, whole corn (drained) to flour mixture.
• 5. Pour half flour mixture in bottom of baking dish. Spread hamburger meat and onion over batter, cover with remaining batter. Top with cheese.
• 6. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes or until golden brown on top and edges. Use toothpick to insert in center, when you pull it out the tooth pick should come out clean. This assures that it is cooked all the way through.

EMAW'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all the ingredients except stock.
• Pour hot stock over everything and mix well.
• Pour into a large casserole or roasting pan.
• I use a 12 x 14 x 6 pan.
• Bake for at least one hour, depending on the size pan you use, you may have to bake an additional half hour.

MOIST MEXICAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except the cornbread mixes into a large bowl and mix well with a spoon.
• Now add the cornbread mixes and stir just until moistened.
• Pour into a greased 9x13 baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until lightly browned and the edges pull away from the sides of the pan.
• Serve warm and refrigerate leftovers.

ABSOLUTE MEXICAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Blend in cream corn, chiles, Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheese.
• In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to corn mixture; stir until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into center of the pan comes out clean.

PAM'S MEXICAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in bowl and mix well.
• Beat egg and milk together; add corn.
• Mix well.
• Saute onion, chiles and pimiento in butter inskillet until onion is tender.
• Add milk mixture, onion mixture and cheese to dry ingredients.
• Stir until just mixed.
• Pour into well buttered 8-inch square pan.
• Bake in hot oven at 400 degrees 35-40 minutes (adjust time and temp for altitude, if necessary), or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

MEMAW'S COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Thoroughly wash greens in a sinkful of cold water.
• Break stems off an inch or two below leaf and discard.
• Tear/shred the leaves by hand and place them in a large cooking pot.
• Add bacon, 1/4 cup of sugar, and about 2 tablespoons of salt.
• Fill pot with water up to about 1 1/2 inches from top of pot.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally (water will cook off, so add more if necessary).
• After 2 hours, add more sugar (not more than 1/4 cup; I usually add slightly less) and more salt to taste.
• Fill the pot back to about half-full with water.
• Cover, boil, reduce heat, simmer, and stir occasionally for another 1 1/2-2 hours (if more water is needed, add only enough to keep about three fingers worth in the pot).
• Serve with a slotted spoon to drain away water and eat'em up (some folks eat'em with tabasco or pepper sauce).
• These are great as a side dish with fried chicken, country ham, meatloaf, turkey, roast, or as a companion to a big bowl of beans.
• I usually enjoy the leftovers with nothing but a pan of cornbread.

MEEMAW'S SWEET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Put oil in large cast iron skillet. Place in oven, and turn oven on to 400 degrees. Allow skillet and oil to preheat to 400 degrees along with the oven.
• While skillet heats in oven, mix together corn meal, sour cream, cream-style corn, and eggs.
• When oven is preheated, remove hot skillet and carefully pour mix into sizzling oil. Shake handle to level out the batter.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Cut and serve.