Pan de Elote de Cazuela con Poblanos, Tocino y Queso Cheddar
Ingredients
3poblano chiles, charred, sweated, peeled, seeded and diced
6 to 8slicescenter cut bacon
1/2cupyellow cornmeal
1 1/4cupall-purpose flour
1/3cupbrown sugar
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonkosher or coarse sea salt
1/2teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1cupwhole milk
1/2cupheavy cream
4eggs, well beaten
2cupsgrated cheddar cheese
2cupscorn kernels, preferably fresh, or thawed from frozen
To Prepare
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
In a large cast-iron pan, over medium-high heat, add the bacon. Cook until crispy, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the bacon from the pan and turn off the heat.
In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper. In a small bowl, combine the milk, cream and eggs. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry. Add the cheddar cheese, corn and poblano chiles. Crumble the bacon and toss it in. Pour in most of the bacon fat from the cast-iron pan into the batter, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the pan. Mix well.
Place the cast-iron pan with the remaining bacon drippings again over medium heat, pour the batter into the pan. Transfer to the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into wedges and serve.