SAVORY BACON-CHEDDAR PANCAKES WITH CORN AND JALAPEñO

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



SAVORY BACON-CHEDDAR PANCAKES WITH CORN AND JALAPEñO image

Categories     Cake     Breakfast     Fry     Father's Day     Corn

Yield 4-6 pancapes

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 ounces bacon, cut into fine dice
1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (from about 2 ears of corn)
1 to 2 red or green jalapeño peppers, stemmed, seeded, and minced
8 scallions, thinly sliced (divided)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup (about 5 ounces) fine yellow cornmeal
1 cup (about 5 ounces) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons honey, plus more for serving
2 eggs
10 ounces (about 1 1/4 cup) cultured buttermilk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for oiling pan or griddle
4 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes

Steps:

  • Procedures 1 Heat butter, bacon, and 1 tablespoon water in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until water evaporates and bacon begins to crisp and brown, about 5 minutes. Add corn, increase heat to high, and cook, stirring, until tender and cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add jalapeño peppers and half of scallions and cook, stirring, until aromatic, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to a plate to cool slightly. 2 Combine cornmeal, flour, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, baking powder, baking soda, honey, eggs, buttermilk, 2 tablespoons oil, half of corn/bacon mixture, and half of remaining scallions in a large bowl and stir and fold until no dry streaks of flour remain but batter is still lumpy. Fold in cheese cubes. 3 Heat griddle or large non-stick or cast iron skillet over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Add a small amount of oil to the griddle and spread with a paper towel. Ladle 1/4 to 1/2 cup of batter onto the griddle, spreading it into an even circle. Repeat to fit as many pancakes as you can. Spread a 1 tablespoon-sized portion of the bacon/corn mixture on top of each pancake. 4 Cook undisturbed until edges of pancakes begin to set and bubbles start to break the top surface, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Carefully flip the pancakes with a thin, flexible spatula and cook on second side until golden brown and completely set, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer to a wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet in a warm oven while you cook the remaining pancakes. Serve, garnished with remaining scallions and drizzled with honey.

There are no comments yet!