Vidalia Onion Cornbread
Ingredients
- 1 large, chopped Vidalia or sweet yellow onion
- 1 cup fresh kernel corn
- 3 large, lightly-beaten eggs
- 3/4 cup butter, divided into 1/2and 1/4 cup portions
- 2 1/2 cups yellow corn meal(self-rising)
- 1 cup all-purpose white flour
- 1/2 cup table sugar
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
Instructions
- 1. While preheating your oven to 400 degrees F, melt 1/2 cup of butter in a saucepan on the stovetop, over medium heat. Stir in the onion and corn, then cook until they're soft; this generally takes 6-8 minutes. At this point set the mixture aside. Put the remaining quarter cup of butter into a cast-iron or other oven-proof skillet, then place the skillet inside the oven to melt the butter.2. Meanwhile, combine your sugar, flour, and corn meal in a large bowl. In a separate, smaller bowl, thoroughly mix together the eggs and milk; next, stir it into the corn meal mixture until just moistened. Then add the sautéed onion and corn mixture to the batter and mix the ingredients thoroughly.3. By this point, the skillet inside the oven should be nice and warm, and the butter completely melted. Remove the skillet from the oven, then fill it with the cornbread batter. Bake the mixture 25 to 30 minutes until it's golden brown.