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Vidas Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing

Vida's Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing

Over many holiday seasons, my wife Vida has been a cornerstone of our family gatherings, sharing a treasured recipe that holds significance across generations. This dish, a chorizo cornbread stuffing, stands as a tribute to her nostalgic recollections of family gatherings during Thanksgiving and Christmas. It reflects the culinary legacy passed down by her mother Elvira, albeit with a personalized touch.
In her adaptation of the recipe, Vida has omitted the turkey giblets, a departure from her mother's traditional version. This alteration echoes her preference, infusing the dish with her distinctive taste while preserving the essence of cherished family flavors.
This stuffing isn't merely a side dish; it's a conduit for tradition and warmth, encapsulating the essence of precious family moments. Its aroma evokes nostalgic memories of Vida's childhood kitchen, resonating with the love and laughter of familial gatherings. As I finally document this recipe, I recognize its significance in preserving cherished memories and flavors that have enriched our holiday celebrations.
Through her adaptation, Vida both honors tradition and embraces personal preference, ensuring that her mother's culinary spirit endures, connecting the past and present with every flavorful bite.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Mexican

Ingredients
  

For the cornbread:

  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/4 cup neutral oil

For the stuffing:

  • 2 tablespoons neutral oil
  • 1 carrot peeled and diced
  • 1 jalapeño membrane and seeds removed, diced
  • 1 celery stalk diced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper diced
  • 1/2 small white onion diced
  • 1 clove garlic diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1/3 cup cotija cheese optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425ºF (218ºC).
  • In a medium bowl, mix together all the cornbread ingredients: yellow cornmeal, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, kosher salt, whole milk, beaten egg, and neutral oil until well combined.
  • Grease a 9x13 baking pan and pour the cornbread mixture into it. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean. Once baked, set the cornbread aside to cool.
  • In a medium sauté pan, heat 2 tablespoons of neutral oil over medium heat. Add the diced carrot, jalapeño, celery, red bell pepper, white onion, garlic, black pepper, and kosher salt. Sauté the vegetables until the onions become translucent. Remove the cooked vegetables from the pan and set them aside.
  • In the same pan, add the Polidori sausage. Sauté it over medium heat, breaking up the sausage with a spatula as it cooks. Once the chorizo is fully cooked, remove it from the heat and combine it with the sautéed vegetables.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 350ºF (177ºC).
  • Remove the baked cornbread from the pan and grease the same pan with butter. Break the cornbread into 1-inch pieces using your hands and add them to the cooked sausage and vegetable mixture. Gently combine the ingredients until fully mixed.
  • Gradually add the chicken stock to the stuffing mixture, a little at a time, and gently mix. Ensure the cornbread mix is moist but not overly wet.
  • Transfer the stuffing mixture back into the greased 9x13 baking pan and spread it evenly.
  • Bake the stuffing, uncovered, in the preheated oven at 350ºF (177ºC) for about 20 minutes or until it's heated through and the top is lightly golden.
  • Once done, remove the stuffing from the oven, top with the optional cotija cheese, and serve warm as a delicious side dish.

Notes

For this recipe we used fresh, never frozen, Polidori Sausage brand chorizo sausage.
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Keyword Chorizo stuffing recipe with cornbread, Homemade holiday chorizo cornbread stuffing, Traditional family cornbread chorizo stuffing
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