Texas Armadillo Balls

16 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 5 cups cornbread (2 Yellow cornbread Mix Packs)
  • 1/2 cup celery (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup green pepper (chopped or you can use chives)
  • 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon sage
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 -2 habanero pepper (diced)
  • 1 -2 jalapeno pepper (diced)
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • crushed red pepper flakes
  • cayenne pepper
  • 4 -5 eggs
  • flour
  • breadcrumbs

Directions

  1. 1
    Follow Directions on the 2 Package of Corn bread mix to make yellow corn bread. Once the corn bread is done let cool and crumble corn bread into small pieces.
  2. 2
    Saute' vegetables in butter.
  3. 3
    Add crumbled cornbread and add broth and stir until smooth and thin.
  4. 4
    Add sage and cream of chicken soup. Stir and mix well.
  5. 5
    Add diced Habanera Pepper, diced Jalapeno Pepper, Fresh Ground Black Pepper, Crushed Red Pepper, and Cayenne Pepper to taste. (I like a lot but I'm a Texan).
  6. 6
    Bake on 350 until slightly thick and brown. (I like to stir mine every 15 min and taste to see if I nee to spice it up).
  7. 7
    Once brown take out of oven and allow to cool.
  8. 8
    Place 4 to 5 beat eggs, flour and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls.
  9. 9
    Once the dressing is cool, scope up some dressing with a spoon and form a ball.
  10. 10
    Dip the ball in the flour, then the beat egg, then the bread crumbs.
  11. 11
    Deep fry on 350 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes. (Not too long, remember the inside is already cooked. You just want a nice hard crunchy exterior).

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