Jalapeno Sausage Corn Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. plus 1 Tbsp. yellow corn meal, divided
1 c. milk
2 eggs
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 c. bacon drippings
1 (17 oz.) can cream-style corn
1 1/2 lb. pork sausage
1 large onion, chopped
1 pkg. Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped

Preparation

Combine 1 cup corn meal, milk, eggs, salt, soda, bacon drippings and corn in a bowl; mix and set aside.
Saute sausage until lightly browned; drain thoroughly and set aside.
Sprinkle remaining corn meal in a greased 10-inch iron skillet; pour half of corn meal batter into skillet and sprinkle with sausage.
Top with onion, then cheese.
Add pepper evenly on top; pour remaining batter on top.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 50 minutes or until brown.