Baked Cheese Mush
Let this easy, free recipe convince you that a dish called mush is actually delicious! Baked cheese mush is creamy, cheesy and crunchy and will become a favorite side dish to accompany any dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup coarse cornmeal
- medium finely chopped onion
- 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella and Montery Jack cheeses,combined
- 4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled or chopped
- 1/4 ounce of taco seasoning mix
- beaten egg with 1 tablespoon cream
- cracker crumbs
Instructions
- Using double boiler or two pots, one of which can fit into the other, heat water about 1 1/2 inches deep in the bottom half. Put 2 cups of water and salt in upper half of double boiler and bring to a boil on direct heat. Stir in the cornmeal slowly into the salted water. Cook several minutes over the direct heat, stirring constantly.
- Add the onion, 1/4 packet of taco seasoning mix, stir in well and put smaller pot into larger pot with boiling water. Cover and cook 40 minutes. Set Oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add the bacon and continue cooking another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the cheese.
- Pour the hot mush into a loaf pan and cool for several hours or until well set. Cut into 8 equal slices.
- Beat together egg and cream.
- Put cracker crumbs in a dish. Sprinkle black pepper on slices.
- Place a grid or rack onto a baking sheet, large enough to hold the 8 slices off the baking sheet.
- Brush slices with egg wash and press into cracker crumbs and lay carefully onto baking rack. Put into oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the edges brown a little and turn golden.
- Serve warm as is or with a spicy Tomato relish, or any kind of meat or mushroom gravy that you like.