Virgil’s Real BBQ: Cornbread

Review - Virgil’s Real BBQ: Cornbread

Virgil’s Real BBQ drives in the crowds and tourists traveling to New York City and Las Vegas. I made some of my Fox Bros. Brisket Chili the other day and wanted to share it with some friends. These friends love to put their chili over cornbread, so I scoured the internet. This recipe popped up immediately. It’s simple, fast and will be a crowd pleaser as I’ve added it to the lineup during backyard cook outs.

A couple things I would like to change or improve with how I make this recipe in the future. I love a good sweet cornbread, that can stand on it’s own (sans chili), so I’ll probably find a way to make this a touch sweeter. I need to find a better baking dish, to make a lower profile as I didn’t follow the directions by using a loaf pan and the cornbread was probably 2.5 in tall. Lastly, during my travels to DFW, I came across Hurtado Barbecue’s cornbread which had very tiny traces of brisket in it. I think that would make this a game changer.

Recipe adapted from Food Network 

Ingredients:

1) 1 1/2 C. Yellow Cornmeal

2) 1 2/3 C. Sifted Flour

3) 2/3 C. of Sugar

4) 1 1/2 tsp. of Salt

5) 1 Tbsp. Baking Powder

6) 1 tsp. Baking Soda

7) 8 Tbsp. Melted Butter

8) 1 1/2 C. Buttermilk

9) 1/2 C. Milk

10) 2 Beaten Eggs

11) Hot Sauce (e.g. Tabasco) to taste

12) 4 oz Warm Corn Kernels (Rec: Sweet Corn)

13) 3 oz Grated Cheddar Cheese (Rec: Use shredded cheese)

14) 1/4 C. Chopped Scallions

15) 2 Tbsp. Chopped Cilantro

Directions

  1. Pre-heat Oven or Maintain a Pit temp of 425*F

  2. In a medium bowl combine dry ingredients #1 through #6

  3. In a large bowl mix wet ingredients #7 through #11

  4. Combine dry ingredients with the wet ingredients in the larger bowl.

  5. Warm the Corn Kernels (#12), then add them to the large bowl.

  6. Add Cheddar Cheese (#13), chopped Scallions (#14) and chopped Cilantro (#15) to the large bowl and mix thoroughly.

  7. Pour mix from the large bowl into a buttered pan about 2 inch in depth with an inch of height

  8. Place in the oven/pit for 20 minutes or until the surface has a nice golden crust.

  9. Poke the center with a toothpick and if it comes out clean, then it’s done.

  10. Rest, slice, then enjoy.

Let us know how it turned out in the comments below.

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