Recipe Request: What to Do with Corn Bread?
We have a ton of cornbread left over from a canceled potluck - and I have no idea what to do it it. We've been inching away at it by eating it with dinner or warming it with honey for breakfast, but that's getting old. Does anyone have recipes that call for cornbread, besides stuffing a turkey? Does such a thing exist?
Thanks!
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27 Comments:
I like cornbread stuffing better with pork than with turkey, myself. Pork tenderloin with maple syrup glaze...
I also wonder if some of the ragouts and things that are often served over polenta slices (mushroom ragout, ratatouille, etc.) would be good over cornbread (maybe toasted).
akk328 at 1:03PM on 01/15/09
While you're figuring it out, portion and freeze it. akkk's suggestions are great! I like cornbread with or crumbled on chili, toasted for breakfast, I've even cut thin slices and used it for a bacon & egg sandwich - but a fork is required. I'd love to have a stash in the freezer.
PerkyMac at 1:08PM on 01/15/09
It was my father's favorite late-night snack, crumbled into a glass and cold milk poured over it. I always looked aghast, but YMMV.
lemons at 1:08PM on 01/15/09
my dad used to tear up cornbread, put in a bowl and pour milk over it... he loved the stuff...but I never understood it.
Alm25 at 1:09PM on 01/15/09
It is so cold out here that it won't even snow (-28 absolute when I woke up this morning), and when that happens, I think of stew and chilli. Try toasting them and adding them as a crouton to either one.
Traveller at 1:09PM on 01/15/09
You could grill it and then use it as the base for an open faced sausage and egg sandwich other open faced sandwich. The grilling will help hold it together better, not to mention the yumminess of carmelized corn bread.
Chili would also be nice ladled over it.
You could also roast some fruit, fresh or frozen, like maybe some peaches and berries, with a bit of sugar and spice and then spoon that warm over the corn bread for a luscious dessert.
dhorst at 1:11PM on 01/15/09
What is the deal with the milk & cornbread? My dad sometimes had it too! I dont get how that could taste good.
gourmetgal at 1:14PM on 01/15/09
@dhorst - I like the dessert idea. Blueberries would be my pick.
akk328 at 1:15PM on 01/15/09
Cornbread-crumbs are also useful for bulking up anything you'd use regular breadcrumbs. Also, use it's moistness combined with it's crumbly, uh, crumb to your advantage and grate fresh cornbread. It collapses into a nice moise filler A shrimpcake would be yummy w/grated cornbread and chipotle or smoked paprika, toasted crumbs on top of a baked mac and cheese.
I believe I've even grated fresh cornbread down into raw ground beef when making a meatloaf.
BananaMonkey at 1:29PM on 01/15/09
Ooooh...what about crab cakes? With Cajun seasoning?
akk328 at 1:35PM on 01/15/09
Uh, that should read 'moist' filler.
BananaMonkey at 1:35PM on 01/15/09
You can also toast/grill it and use it as croutons in a salad. In the summer, I make panzanella with cornbread, but you could probably do something with cherry tomatoes and arugula?
cyberroo at 1:51PM on 01/15/09
@cyberroo--I like that idea. Maybe throw in some roasted red peppers too for their sweetness and some feta for it's saltiness.
dhorst at 1:55PM on 01/15/09
What if you used it in a strata-type thing? You'd probably want to toast the cornbread first, to keep it from falling apart...but then some spicy sausage, jack cheese, roasted peppers, all held together with eggy goodness...
akk328 at 2:00PM on 01/15/09
I like to grind it up and use it as breading for fried chicken.
fischersentropy at 2:11PM on 01/15/09
Good ole fashion cornbread and chili casserole, yummy. Use as a mop for a stew
pjracz10 at 2:47PM on 01/15/09
Cornbread bread pudding.
With lemon and brown sugar and toasted pecans.
And a whiskey cream sauce to go over it.
Great for the dried out portions you can't find any other use for.
You can also dry it out, process it to fine crumbs, and use it to coat fish or chicken. Gives a nice buttery crust when baked, without having to add any extra butter.
sadiepix at 2:51PM on 01/15/09
I crumble cornbread up and put it into my soups...like minestrone or veggie soups, or beef stew.
juliebugsmama at 4:11PM on 01/15/09
Croutons!
luswim06 at 5:02PM on 01/15/09
What about making croutons with the cornbread?
Martini Me at 5:38PM on 01/15/09
And of course, it's the classic with a pot of pinto or navy beans and some raw onion. Verrry "country".
lemons at 5:53PM on 01/15/09
Though it's really savory, try Alton Brown's Sweet Cornbread Pudding - I've made it with leftovers from Thanksgiving:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/good-eats/sweet-corn-bread-pudding-recipe/index.html
MMinNYC at 6:42PM on 01/15/09
since its probably getting old, i would think of trying a cornbread pudding.
blizcheetah at 7:04PM on 01/15/09
My wife makes a chili casserole that is topped with cornbread. It is quite good with chili.
whatseatingme at 10:30PM on 01/15/09
French toast? Just a thought - never tried it and not sure how it'd work.
thinkingincrayons at 10:46PM on 01/16/09
Corn bread salad is good. Crumble and mix with diced tomato, green pepper, green onion, crumbled bacon and mayo. You can add corn and pinto beads and cheese. This dish always shows up at the family reunion pot luck.
I love cornbread and sweetmilk. It is also called Crumblin or Crumble-In. My parent, raised on Texas ranches, taught me to eat it. Then there are different preps. Some crumble into a glass of milk then some prefer to pour the milk over the crumbled cornbread. I love foodlore.
vickiee at 12:48AM on 01/17/09
Hmmmm...I wonder if you could do a sort of takeoff on a panzanella salad with it.
dbcurrie at 2:03AM on 01/17/09