Mexican Venison Cornbread Food

AUNT LUCILLE'S MEXICAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, salt, onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno pepper, Stir in the shredded cheese.
• In a smaller bowl, lightly whisk the eggs with the oil and cream-style corn. Pour into the dry ingredients. Add the sour cream and stir with a spatula until all the dry ingredients are incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 40 minutes, until lightly golden brown and a pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool for a few minutes before cutting into squares.

CHOCOLOMO, MEXICAN VENISON STEW

Steps:

• Your first task is to make the spice paste, the recado bianco, which can be made days or even weeks ahead and then stored in the fridge. On a grill or gas burner, set the garlic heads over the fire. You want to burn off the paper and cook the garlic at the same time, so you will want to turn the heads frequently as they cook. You want some parts of the garlic to burn and char. This normally takes a solid 5 to 10 minutes, and longer is better. When they are cool enough to handle, peel off any remaining paper around the garlic cloves and chop them roughly. Set them in the bowl of a blender or small food processor with the vinegar.
• Toast the peppercorns, cumin, cloves and allspice in a dry pan over high heat until they are fragrant, a minute or three. Put them into a spice grinder with the oregano and cinnamon. Grind into a powder and add to the blender with the garlic. Buzz this to a paste, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender or processor a few times. This paste will keep for months in the fridge.
• To make the stew, cut the meats and offal into pieces you'd want to eat. Get 3 tablespoons of the lard hot in a large, heavy, lidded pot like a Dutch oven. Pat the meats dry and brown them in batches so you don't crowd the pot. This may take a solid 20 minutes. As they brown, set the chunks in a bowl. When the meats are all browned, add some stock to the pot and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom. Add the rest of the stock, the wine, vinegar, 4 tablespoons of your recado bianco spice mixture and the meats -- along with any juices that have collected in the bowl. Bring this to a simmer and add salt to taste. Cook until the meats are tender, which can be anything from 90 minutes to 4 hours.
• About an hour after the meats have started simmering, heat the last tablespoon of lard in a frying pan and cook the onion and garlic over medium heat until they're nice and softened, but not browned. Add the tomatoes and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, then add the contents of the frying pan to the stew pot.
• When the meats are nice and tender, add the chives and mint and cook another couple minutes, just to wilt the herbs. Serve in big bowls with the finishing garnishes.

MOIST MEXICAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the eggs, sour cream and oil. In another bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt; fold in the chiles, green pepper, onion and pimientos. Add the egg mixture; mix well. , Pour half into greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with beef. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Spoon remaining cornmeal mixture over top. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

MEXICAN VENISON SKILLET

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add venison and cook until no longer pink, stirring to break up. Stir in garlic and onion, and continue cooking until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in Spanish rice mix, and cook until lightly golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in cooked venison, water, tomatoes, salsa, and kidney beans; bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in corn, and continue cooking until the rice is tender, about 5 minutes.

VENISON CHILI WITH JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• For the chili: Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the chili powder, oregano, paprika, chipotle powder, cumin, coriander and cinnamon and stir until toasted and very aromatic, about 1 minute. Add the garlic, onions and jalapeño and cook, stirring, until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the venison and cook, stirring, until slightly brown, about 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, masa harina, sugar and chocolate. Bring to a boil and then lower to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the jalapeno cornbread: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the cream, milk, butter, thyme and garlic in a medium pot and bring to a simmer. Add the cornmeal, whisking constantly, until thick and creamy, about 8 minutes. Add the chives, jalapeno, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, then mix in the egg yolks, one by one, stirring constantly, until just combined then remove from the heat.
• Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold into the batter.
• Coat a cast-iron skillet or an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with cooking spray and pour in the batter. Bake until golden brown around the edges and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Serve chili and cornbread with dollops of sour cream, lime zest and fresh cilantro leaves.

DALLAS' MEXICAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl. Pour the mixture into a greased iron skillet and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

MEXICAN VENISON CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. Brown meat & onion, then drain. Add chili powder, salt & garlic salt. Set aside. Mix remaining ingredients. Heat & grease 10" cast iron skillet. Pour half of the cornbread batter into skillet. Cover with the meat mixture & then the remaining cornbread batter. Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes.

CORNED VENISON

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Stir in the curing mixture, brown sugar, pickling spice, and garlic powder; stir until dissolved then remove from the heat. Pour 6 cups of cold water into a 2-gallon container, and stir in the spice mixture. Place the boneless venison into the brine, cover and refrigerate.
• Leave the venison in the refrigerator to brine for 5 days, turning the meat over every day.
• To cook, rinse the meat well, place into a large pot, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 4 hours. Remove the venison from the pot, and allow to rest for 30 minutes before slicing.

PAULA DEEN'S LAYERED MEXICAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease an 8 by 8-inch or 9 by 9-inch square pan with softened butter or nonstick cooking spray.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, milk, eggs, salt, and oil.
• Stir in onion and creamed corn.
• Pour half of batter into prepared pan.
• Top with cheese and peppers, spreading onto batter.
• Pour remaining batter on top of cheese and peppers.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let cool slightly before cutting into squares.