What would a summer barbecue be without cornbread? The difference: ours has jalapenos and cheddar, and you can make it, start-to-finish, in about 25 minutes! We will confess that we have a weakness for this jalapeno cheddar cornbread.
We love Sean Brock’s Heritage cookbook (as well as his restaurants!) for Southern culinary inspiration. It’s one of our go-to cookbooks for the best Southern recipes and cooking tips. The photography is beautiful and we’ve never made something out of it we didn’t love. Get a copy here, you won’t be sorry!
Brock’s recipe is so simple. There is a minimum of ingredients, it takes one bowl to prepare, and cooks in a cast iron pan in a very hot oven for just 20 minutes. It has a perfectly crispy crust (on both sides, thanks to the hot cast iron pan).
To make our jalapeno cheddar cornbread, we started with the recipe from Heritage, then added one thinly sliced jalapeno and one cup of grated cheddar cheese (this is by our favorite grater, but we also just found this one that looks amazing) to the batter, then cooked it according to the book instructions.
Be sure to check out some of our favorite summer recipes and cocktails here.
- 1 recipe of any cornbread batter (we like the Crackling Cornbread recipe from Heritage)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
- Prepare the batter according to the book instructions. Be careful not to over-mix.
- Add 1 cup grated cheddar cheese and the jalapeno to the batter and let rest a few minutes.
- Bake recipe according to the book instructions. Serve with your favorite summer BBQ!
2 comments
Now this looks stinking amazing. Ya just can’t go wrong with adding cheese and jalapenos! Love this!!
It’s true. Sign us up for pretty much anything that has cheese and jalapeños!
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