Cornbread Waffle With Chorizo and an Egg

I mentioned here that I had planed to try the waffled cornbread with chorizo and an egg... well, I did it!
First I tried the batter topped with chorizo and some cheese... it didn't work too well.
So then I did it like this:

What You Need:


waffle maker
a box of cornbread mix (or your own cornbread mix) + ingredients to mix it up.
pork chorizo
onion
shredded cheese
egg
bacon grease (or grease of your choice for the waffle maker)

What You Do:

1. Dice the onion and cook it for a couple of minutes (in a frying pan on med- med-hi heat... bla, bla, bla), until it starts to get tender. 
2. Add the chorizo and cook thoroughly.
3. While the chorizo is cooking (and you are occasionally stirring it around so that it doesn't stick/burn), heat your waffle maker and mix your cornbread according to the package directions.
4. Grease up your waffle iron and waffle some cornbread with cheese on top. (look here for instructions)
5. Move the waffle to a plate, top with the chorizo, fry up an egg the way you like it, and put it on top.
6. Enjoy!
   

Waffled Cornbread

So, there's this blog... it's written by a woman that I consider a Super-Mom... you should totally check it out. (Click here.)

A while back, I was reading her post about Cornbread Waffles. (Seriously, you have to read it!) Yeah... I was intrigued. I mean, I LOVE cornbread. The thought of making them in a waffle maker instead of baking it for 30+ minutes AND getting virtually all crunchy edges... well, that has stuck in my mind since I read the post.

This past weekend we did a LOT of cleaning and organizing. During this de-clutter frenzy, I unearthed my waffle maker. I was giddy. (No, I'm not ashamed to admit that.)
I just made the cornbread. In fact, I am eating it as I type this. It is soooo yummy!!! I love the crispiness on the edges and the flavor the cheese adds to it. And using cheese as a topping in a waffle maker... Genius!!! (Yeah, Evin is one smart chick!)

Waffling cornbread is sooo easy! I cheated and used a little box of Jiffy cornbread mix. This yielded  three good-sized "waffles".
I used bacon grease  on the waffle maker (as suggested), and I topped it with Monterrey Jack cheese.
I can't wait to try more toppings! I think green chiles & cheese would be awesome. Hmmm... or maybe chorizo! Even plain with honey butter would be yummy! I am definitely going to make these again and play around with different ingredients. I might even try to make some taste like hush puppies! ... mmmm... hush puppies...

Y'all seriously have to try this! Thanks Evin!