Friday, May 2, 2008

Hello everyone, I’m back after a much needed and relaxing vacation. My husband and I have a cabin in the mountains of Blue Ridge Georgia and we try to get there as often as we can. Blue Ridge is a small mountain town in Northern Georgia and is some of the most beautiful country I’ve ever seen. Some of the trout streams remind us of the big water in Wyoming or Montana, now what could be better than that?

One of the most surprising things we have learned about Georgia is the abundance outstanding produce. And I mean all kinds of produce, not just peaches (although I am not sure if there is anything sweeter than a fresh picked Georgia peach!) In Blue Ridge and Rome Georgia there are apples. In Cordele and Tifton there are pecans and Canteloupe. Everywhere in Georgia there are Corn Fields. I thought Florida Corn was great but Georgia Sweet Corn is just that ---sweet and delicious. One of my pet peeves of supermarkets is that you can never get a really good tomato. You know the kind I mean, the ones that are so sweet and juicy you want to eat them like an apple. Well the tomatoes in Georgia are the best I’ve had, as good if not better than the legendary Jersey tomatoes!! Really ----- I’m not kidding!!!

This is one of the dishes we always have when we are in Blue Ridge. It’s pulled pork cornbread and it is really good. This is one of those dishes that is a great use of leftover BBQ, but now you can buy premade pulled pork in the grocery. Or if you happen to be in Georgia, just pull over at any one of the roadside stands and buy yourself a pint or two, and don’t forget the boiled peanuts—you’ll need something to go along with your RC Cola!




BBQ Pork Cornbread

1 (6 ounce) package Jiffy cornbread mix
1 egg
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 cup pulled pork in sauce
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 10 inch cast iron skillet with cooking spray, and set in oven to heat.

In a medium mixing bowl stir together the cornbread mix, egg and buttermilk. Mix about 2 minutes or until well combined. Pour the cornbread batter into the hot skillet. Spread the pulled pork evenly on top leaving a 1/2 inch rim. Bake in the pre heated oven 15 minutes, top with the shredded cheddar cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

Serve in wedges with a green salad and RC Cola. To be really southern drop some of the boiled peanuts into the bottle of cola. You’ll be y’allin before you know it!!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi-
I receive Google Alerts for Keyword Phrases and "Blue Ridge Mountain Georgia Cabins" is one.

We have 2 cabin rentals in Blue Ridge Georgia and visit them frequently.

I agree about the fresh, delicious produce! When we visited Clayton GA one summer, we headed back to a cabin we were renting. The cabbage field by the cabin we were renting was just done being harvested. We saw the cabbage truck driving in front of us, when a couple heads of cabbage fell off. Well, we don't let food go to waste, so we stopped picked them up and made a huge, huge pot of cabbage soup. That was the biggest head of cabbage we ever saw in our life and the cabbage soup was absolutely delicious.

Thank you for your very easy, quick meal recipe, for pulled pork corn bread casserole. My 3 boys will love that.

Our cabin rental website is: http://www.CabinsPlusMore.com Did you ever visit the Pink Pig? Talk about delicious pulled pork....

Marian, Owner

Deborah said...

What a wonderful sounding vacation! I have never been to Georgia, but now I want to go! This corn bread sounds delicious.

Jenny said...

HI Birdie,
I've been wondering where you've been! Glad to hear you had a nice vacation. Your dish looks and sounds delicious! Welcome back!

Veronica said...

Hi Robin!

Your cornbread recipe sounds delicious-I like the idea of combining pulled pork with the cornbread. That's right up my husbands alley I'm going to have to give it a try. I'm going to link you to my blog!

Jersey Girl Cooks said...

Hi,
I am a CCC'er and saw your post. Nice blog you have! The cornbread looks delicious! I am from Jersey and very partial to our tomatoes :)

AshleyCrouch said...

Very easy and yummy recipe! Thanks!