Cornbread is a bit of an oddball because it comes in so many different varieties. Like, dry cornbread is boring to eat, but as soon as you stack some real Mac & Cheese & BBQ pulled pork on top, you've got something!
For standalone cornbread, like as a side, I tend to like the cakier ones that are more moist & easier to swallow. I also like it on the sweeter side, with honey. On a bit of a tangent, Tomalito is a really interesting variation if you ever want to try something different:
One of my favorite things to have at Chevy's Mexican Restaurant is their Sweet Corn Tomalito. Now you can enjoy it from the comfort of your own home.
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Lately, I've been hooked on cornbread pancakes ("corncakes"), which are kind of a savory approach to pancakes. I'm still trying to find the perfect recipe; I have this one on my weekend to-do list next:
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I discovered them at a breakfast place that I like to take customers to that does this
insane breakfast dish in a giant bowl:
1. Two cornbread pancakes
2. Smoked pulled pork
3. Poached eggs
4. Some sort of monster combination of ridiculously delicious sauces (sort of like a non-spicy BBQ sauce, striped on top of Béarnaise, drizzled over the top of Hollandaise, or something)
5. Side of crispy yet tender hand-cubed potatoes
Just went there the other day...I still have dreams about that meal, lol. You can
kind of see one of the corncakes poking on the bottom right under the semi-shredded pork:
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