A pan filled with golden cornbread, with a plate to the side. The plate is topped with a slice of cornbread, a fried egg and a black bean salad

Cornbread skillet

Name: Cornbread skillet
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients: 100g left-over soft cheese (such as goat’s, brie, gorgonzola or feta) sliced or crumbled; 6 eggs fried, to serve; 2 avocados stoned, peeled, halved and sliced; 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted, plus extra for the skillet; 200g cornmeal or polenta; 100g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 2 eggs beaten; 300ml buttermilk; 100g sweetcorn tinned or frozen (drained if tinned and defrosted if frozen); 1 tbsp maple syrup; 2 tbsp pickled jalapeños drained and chopped; 1 red chilli or fresh jalapeño sliced; 100g left-over hard cheese (like goat’s, pecorino, cheddar or comté) coarsely grated; 400g tin black beans drained and rinsed; 1 lime juiced; 1 large tomato finely chopped; a small handful coriander finely chopped, plus extra to serve; ½-1 red chilli finely chopped; 1 long shallot peeled and finely chopped

Anna Glover

Published: February 15, 2022 at 2:46 PM

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Serves 6-8

Easy

Total time: 1 hr

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Make the most of leftover cheese by mixing with jalapeño to make golden cornbread. Serve with fried eggs, avocado and black bean salsa for a hearty weekend brunch

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Ingredients

Nutrition

100g left-over soft cheese (such as goat’s, brie, gorgonzola or feta)

sliced or crumbled
6 eggs

fried, to serve
2 avocados

stoned, peeled, halved and sliced

CORNBREAD

4 tbsp unsalted butter

melted, plus extra for the skillet
200g cornmeal or polenta
100g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs

beaten
300ml buttermilk
100g sweetcorn

tinned or frozen (drained if tinned and defrosted if frozen)
1 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp pickled jalapeños

drained and chopped
1 red chilli or fresh jalapeño

sliced
100g left-over hard cheese (like goat’s, pecorino, cheddar or comté)

coarsely grated

SALSA

400g tin black beans

drained and rinsed
1 lime

juiced
1 large tomato

finely chopped
a small handful coriander

finely chopped, plus extra to serve
½-1 red chilli

finely chopped
1 long shallot

peeled and finely chopped

Nutrition: per serving

kcal420

low
fat21.8g
saturates10.6g
carbs38.5g
sugars5.7g
fibre5.3g
protein14.9g
salt1.5g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Generously butter a 26cm skillet pan, then prepare the cornbread batter. Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and ½ tsp of fine sea salt in a bowl. Make a well in the middle and whisk in the melted butter, eggs and buttermilk. Fold in the sweetcorn, maple syrup, jalapeños, chilli and cheese. Scrape into the prepared skillet and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden, risen and cooked through – the cornbread should start to pull away from the edges of the skillet when it’s ready.
step 2

Combine the salsa ingredients and season. Scatter the soft cheese over the cornbread and let stand for 10 minutes, then serve in slices with the eggs, avocados, salsa and extra coriander.

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