South Of The Border Corn Food

DEE DEE'S SOUTH OF THE BORDER CORN PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 9-inch baking dish.
• 2. Combine sugar, flour, and baking powder; set aside.
• 3. I used 6 ears of silver queen corn. Cut corn from cob. You should have about 3 cups of fresh corn kernels. If you don't have fresh you can use frozen.
• 4. Combine corn with green onions, bell pepper, cumin, pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. NOTE: the pepper flakes are optional. If you like a little heat add, if not, don't use. This pudding will be good with or without the pepper flakes.
• 5. Whisk together eggs, whipping cream and butter; gradually add sugar/flour mixture and whisk until smooth; stir in corn mixture.
• 6. Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and stir with long prong fork, disturbing the top as little as possible, return to oven and continue cooking another 25 to 30 minutes until set and browned. Once set and browned, remove from oven; let set 5 minutes before serving. NOTE: the outer edge seems to cook faster than center, gently stirring halfway through cooking allows this pudding to cook more evenly.

S.O.B. (SOUTH OF THE BORDER) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a small saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook until almost tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Crumble the turkey in a large skillet set over medium heat. Cook and stir until evenly brown; drain. Add onion to browned turkey meat and cook until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, gravy mix and chili powder until combined then mix in the corn and macaroni. Cover; reduce heat to low and simmer, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve on a bed of tortilla chips topped with shredded lettuce and sour cream.

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion and bacon until onion is tender and bacon is crisp. Stir in the flour, cumin, chili powder and garlic powder. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. , Stir in the hash browns, broth, cream corn, Mexicorn, chilies and pearl onions. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until heated through. Garnish with sour cream and cilantro if desired.

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Saute onion, garlic, and potatoes until lightly browned.
• Add everything except corn, bacon, and half-and-half.
• Cook covered 5 minutes.
• Add corn and cook 5 more minutes.
• Remove from heat and add half-and-half.
• Mix in a dollop of sour cream and cheese if you like (I love it as is).
• Garnish with bacon bits or crumbled bacon.
• May throw in some crushed tortilla chips of Fritos as well.
• Note: I use a heaping measures of garlic, cumin, and chili powder for extra flavor.
• Enjoy!

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER DIP

Steps:

• Combine refried beans and taco seasoning mix; spoon mixture into 12 X 8 X 2" baking dish. (13 X 9" works well.) Spread sour cream over bean mixture. Top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Serve hot with corn chips or tortilla chips.
• Enjoy!

SOUTH OF THE BORDER JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, stir together cornmeal, cheese, flour, salt and baking soda.
• Whisk eggs, corn, buttermilk, oil and pepper; stir into dry mixture just until combined. Add jalepenos.
• Pour into greased 8 inch square pan or preheated cast iron skillet. Smooth top.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and tester inserted in middle comes out clean.