Southern Style Cornbread Pizza

[TheOysterMan]

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Hey guys, have the day off and just got a wild hair to try something. Me and a friend of mine have been talking about using our favorite cornbread recipe for the crust to some gourmet pizzas. I haven't tried yet, but I just got back from the store with some ingredients and I'm gonna give it a go.

Gonna top it with some zuccini, yellow squash, vidalia onions, rotel tomatoes and chiles, baby portabello mushrooms, bacon, ground burger meat, and conecuh sausage. Throw a lil mozzarella cheese on it and hope for the best.

I'll try to post some pictures if it comes out well

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Why didn't I think of that?

[BamaLuver]

Hard to go wrong with a base of Southern Cornbread!

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

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	Why didn't I think of that?

LOL!

Didnt you mention that in a favorite comfort food thread once???

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Do you put everything on top of uncooked cornbread mix and hope it all cooks at same time? Or do you cook cornbread pancake dress it up and put it back in oven to melt cheese?
Most awesome would be make Chicago deep dish cornbread crust, fill it full of yummy southern stuff and top with cheese.

Southern Deep Dish Pizza

chicken
sliced tomatoes
onion
bacon
fried okra
cream corn
field peas
cheese

What about hushpuppy cornbread pizza topped with fried catfish, tater tots, sliced tomato and onion rings?

Seafood Cornbread Pizza
Make cornbread with chopped oysters and onion. Top with shrimp ettouffee and green onions.

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	LOL! Didnt you mention that in a favorite comfort food thread once???

Cornbread pizza?

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

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	Cornbread pizza?

No wait.. you mentioned collard greens on a pizza, then LCN mentioned cornbread pizza.. there was also a fight about gumbo.. LOL

Your favorite comfort food

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	No wait.. you mentioned collard greens on a pizza, then LCN mentioned cornbread pizza.. there was also a fight about gumbo.. LOL Your favorite comfort food

LOL what a thread. Catfish and collard greens in on pizza were kind of a joke that goes way back to some of my Alabama friends.

[TheOysterMan]

I'm trying to get some pictures posted of the finished product...it turned out GREAT

Bayou-- Funny, I thought about the catfish pizza too...maybe a little cheese grits on top of the dough, fried fish, and green onions?

I'm gonna try one with Hoppin John too soon. I put the ingredients on top of my uncooked dough. It took about 20 minutes too cook including melting the cheese.

My friend and I are thinking about possibly opening up a place if we can get this perfected, but we are a ways from doing that.

I'm gonn see if i can get some pictures posted later tonight.

[TheOysterMan]

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I see you saved a slice for Moi.

We'll be needin' some destructions on how to make it.

[TheOysterMan]

Trade ya a slice for some fresh tuna next time ya get some haha


this is how I cooked it...wasnt really a recipe except for the cornbread: here goes

Ingredients:
(Topping)
1 small Vidalia onion
1 small yellow squash
1 small zuccini
5 baby portabello mushrooms
1 can Rotel Tomatoes
1 link of Conecuh Sausage
7 pieces of thick cut bacon
1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
2 tbsl butter

(crust)
1 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup bacon grease

Prep

Slice Conecuh Sausage into medallions. Cook Bacon and sausage in skillet and drain grease...save to the side to use for crust. Crumble Bacon into bits.
Cut zuccini and squash into 1/4" half moon shape pieces.
Dice onion.
Slice mushrooms into 1/4" pieces.

Process

Take about 1/4 cup of bacon grease and pour into cast iron skillet. Put skillet in stove and preheat to 450 degrees.

Mix dry ingredients of cornbread together. Mix egg and buttermilk seperate. Combine and whip until desired consistency is reached. (I made it just a little thicker than I would normal cornbread)

Sautee onions until translucent. Add zuccini, mushrooms, and squash and cook until tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste. I also used a little Tony Chacere's seasoning in mine. Add bacon and sausage. Add rotel tomatoes and allow to simmer for 10 minutes.

When oven this is finished preheating, remove cast iron skillet from oven. Be careful, as the bacon grease is extremely hot and will burn you. Pour cornbread mixture into skillet and smooth out. Spoon vegetable and meat mixture into the middle of the cornbread the same way you would decorate a pizza for cooking.

Cook for 15 minutes, or until cornbread becomes firm. Remove from oven, sprinkle cheese on top and return to oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.


This turned out to be very very filling. I only ate 2 slices, which is not much for me lol. I am looking forward to playing with this recipe and coming up with some interesting creations!

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

Cool! like Chicago deep dish style!