Cheesy, Corny, Roasted Hatch Chile Cornbread

Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy! Cornbread with cheddar cheese, roasted hatch chiles, and fresh corn.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 3 roasted hatch chiles, diced (see me roast them here)
• 1 cup (about 2 ears) of corn off the cob
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 tblsp melted butter

Preheat oven to 400. Mix the dry ingredients (cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, & sugar).

Cut the corn off the cob. I am using corn in another recipe in a couple days so I am doing 4 ears and saving the leftovers. You only need about 2 ears.

I think cutting the kernels onto a cloth is helpful. The cloth slows their roll. If you do it on a flat surface (like a cutting board), the kernels roll all over the place.

You only need 1 cup cheddar cheese. I grated the whole block, so that's more than you need. (Note: That's low fat buttermilk. I hate all things labeled "low fat". I bought it accidentally which I haven't done in a really long time. In my humble opinion, anytime the fat is removed, chemicals are added. And I am a fan of good fats. Honestly, I am not a fan of pasteurized milk, but until a dairy opens up by me, I have to make do with what I have available. I use mostly raw goat's milk and some low-temp pasteurized cow milk.)

I didn't know I was out of cornmeal. I had grits. It's the same thing, but the grits are much coarser. The final cornbread wasn't as smooth, but it was definitely still delicious. Use cornmeal, not grits. I'm just showing what I used tonight.

Add the cheddar, eggs, corn, buttermilk, and chiles.

Here are the hatch chiles I roasted yesterday. I used 3 of them.

Dice them.

Mix. The mix will be thick.

Butter your cast iron skillet. You can use a glass casserole dish (8" square), but I prefer my cast iron. You can find The Lodge I use here.

Pour your batter in the skillet. Bake at 400 for about 30 minutes.

Nice & golden!

It's been crazy busy at my house. So tonight, the cornbread was the star at dinner. We had rice with sautéed ham steaks topped with cilantro, green onions, and more hatch chiles.

Love contributing to my lazy compost pile!

 

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