New Year's Day Casserole with Cornbread Topping
By
Leslie Tobin
@EvansMom
1
Leslie
Ingredients
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4 cchopped, cooked ham (i use left over honey baked)
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2 Tbspvegetable oil
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3 Tbspall-purpose flour
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3 cchicken broth
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1 smallonion, chopped
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1 smallgreen pepper, seeded and chopped
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1 1/2 lbtrimmed, washed, and chopped collard greens
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1 can(s)16-oz, black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained (i use 2 or 3 cans, depending on my mood)
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1/2 tspdried, crushed red pepper (i use a little bit more)
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·cornbread crust recipe follows:
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1 1/2 cwhite or yellow corn meal mix (jiffy works fine)
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1/2 call-purpose flour
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1 tspsugar
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2 largeeggs
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1 1/2 cbuttermilk
How to Make New Year's Day Casserole with Cornbread Topping
- First, please note that under the section where I had to pick a cooking method, I chose "bake" because that's the final step, however this recipe involves mulitple steps and stove top cooking as well. Now, on to the recipe . . .
Saute ham in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually add chicken broth and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until broth begins to thicken. - Bring mixture to a boil and add chopped onion, green peppers, and collard greens; return to boil and cook, stirring often, 15 minutes. Stir in black-eyed peas and crushed red pepper. Spoon hot mixture into a lightly greased 13 x 9 baking dish. Note: I'd use a bigger one because I've NEVER gotten this recipe to fit in a 13 x 9 dish. I always end up using a very large, oval-shaped baking pan that belonged to my grandmother (which probably explains why it always tastes so good).
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F, and combine the corn meal mix, all-purpose flour, and sugar in medium bowl. Make a well in the center of the mixture. Add eggs and buttermilk. Stir just unitl moistened. Pour batter evenly over greens and blac-eyed peas mixture. Bake at 425 for 25 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown and set.
It is so delicious that I have to warn to let it cool off at least a little bit before you try a bite. I have burned my tongue on this one more than once. :)
Enjoy!