Lick My Spoon | National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, Ten

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup coarse ground corn meal (or polenta)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (4 1/2 oz.) can diced green chiles, drained
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 pound pork sausage
• 2 cups chopped red bell pepper (2 large peppers)
• 2 cup chopped onion (1 large onion)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup shredded yellow Cheddar cheese
• Sour cream
• Chopped cilantro