Breakfast is the most important meal of my day. Back home we weren’t allowed to leave the house without eating a HUGE breakfast first. That was one of my dad’s unbreakable rules. He’d rather be late than hungry. Even though I don’t put as much effort and thought in making breakfast (who wants to wake up at 4 am to make breakfast?) I like to try new things now and then to keep it interesting.
Yesterday morning was one of those days that I wanted to experiment with breakfast so I decided to make a buttery cornbread with sausage and bell peppers. The result was a tasty and hearty breakfast.
Sausage cornbread
Makes 4-6 servingsFor this recipe you will need:
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1/2 onion, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 lb spicy Italian sausage
- 1 green bell pepper, cut in bite size pieces.
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
Preparation:
- In a large heavy skillet sautee onion and garlic in olive over medium heat until translucent. Cut sausage in small pieces and add them to the skillet. Stir constantly until well cooked. Add bell pepper and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
- Cream butter and sugar in a bowl.
- In a different bowl, mix eggs and milk. Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
- Combine creamed mixture and egg mixture and mix until well blended.
- Add sausage to the batter and mix well. Pour into a greased baking pan or cast iron skillet and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Sprinkle some cheddar or mozzarella cheese on top. Serve hot and enjoy!
Now in a different topic, a couple of weeks ago I received these:
I have never used any of those olive oil brands, but now I am in love with both of them now. The extra virgin olive oil from STAR is a Spanish import. Remember these pumpkin rolls? I dipped them in this olive oil and the taste was just amazing!
The Pompeian extra light olive oil is just perfect for cooking, sauteing, and baking. This is the one I use for this breakfast recipe. I like its light flavor that doesn’t overpower the other flavors in the dish. Those were two great finds that I will be using more often in my kitchen.
The package also included the cookbook The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Tapas. I am not very familiar with Spanish cuisine. But this little book has opened a whole new world to a new fantastic world of food. Thanks Tina for this great products. I have already shared some of these products with a couple of my readers and hopefully I will be able to share them with more of you. Cross your fingers!
¡Buen provecho!
24 Replies
We had Jill’s Un-meat cornbread last night. I love cornbread. Sausage would make it yummers! Do I get a prize for being first? heh.
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Great looking brekkie!!! Aren’t freebies the best!
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 11:30 am
HMMM That sausage cornbread looks great. I plan to make my stuffing in a similar fashion on T Day.
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 11:54 am
I love cornbread for breakfast! I usually eat leftovers of plain cornbread, but this sounds perfect for an all-in-one meal.
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Just bell peppers Ben, I’d expect you to go for spicier! Love sausage in corn bread and it does make it a meal.
I’m always pleased and surprised at the Idiot books, they’re good.
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
I must admit adding sausage to anything takes it to a higher level of taste. And the good thing about taking the time to make this recipe for breakfast, you’ll have it around for a couple of days. I wonder if it’s freezable. P.S. How do you guys get people to send you stuff? Do you actively pursue manufacturers/distributors or do they find you? I’d love to get in on that!
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Que rico!!!!
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Hey there Chico. Great Corn Bread. I love it with the sausage and peppers.
Have a beautiful Dia de Gracias with your better half. I send you big abrazos. :p
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
For a moment there, I thought you were introducing me (meet) cornbread but I see you are…an intro to meat cornbread! lol
This is a great twist…who doesn’t love sausage, cmon?
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
This would be great for breakfast (if I had someone to prepare it for me ;P )
Ben, there’s an Award for you on my blog.
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Well, we can’t go against dads wishes can we? Of course not! This cornbread is something that will make him proud, for sure. It just spells I’m an awesome strong man breakfast
Sweet deal Ben my buddy
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Anything with sausage and cornbread in the title has got be great!
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
That does look like a really tasty breakfast. That’ll be a good one to surprise the husband with some weekend
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Great combo…actually anything with sausage is good and I admit to following your father’s philosophy about eating a big brekky! Now, let’s see what creative dishes you come up with using your “Tapas” guide.
Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Looks delicious! You gave me an idea for Thanksgiving…sausage and cornbread dressing!
Posted on November 25th, 2008 at 11:52 am
What a great breakfast!
Posted on November 25th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
another great breakfast recipe… thanks for sharing…
Posted on November 25th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Looks fantastic Ben!…
Posted on November 25th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Oh Ben you saved that piece for me? Aren’t you a sweetheart?! Lovely olive oil by the way!
Posted on November 26th, 2008 at 5:00 am
They say that if you eat a hearty breakkast it will tide you over for the rest of the day..I firmly believe that but don’t always adhere to it. Your conrbreaqd would be an excellent start!!!
Posted on November 26th, 2008 at 11:34 am
They say that if you eat a hearty breakkast it will tide you over for the rest of the day..I firmly believe that but don’t always adhere to it. Your cornbread would be an excellent start Ben!!!
Posted on November 26th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I have been wanting a good corn bread recipe for quite a while now and I think I have just found one! Beautiful photograph Ben.
Posted on November 26th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I like the sound of adding sausage to corn bread!
Posted on November 27th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Love the sound of this… Made some chorizo cornbread for thanksgiving and it was quite a hit
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
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