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====Kentucky Cornbread====
Date added: 2026/04/26

===Ingredients===
  *½ batch [[recipes:microwave_cornbread]]
  *2 eggs
==For gravy==
  *Prepared TVP
    *2 TBS TVP
    *½ tsp unsalted chicken base
    *1 tsp dark mushroom soy
    *¼ cup water
  *//Optional// 1 piece of bacon, chopped
  *2 TBS flour
  *1 TBS oil or bacon fat
  *½ tsp chili flake
  *1 tsp poultry herbs FIXME
  *1 cup whole milk

===Method===
  -Prepare TVP
    -Stir TVP ingredients together in microwave safe vessel
    -Microwave 2 minutes, or until water level falls below TVP
  - If using bacon 
    - Add bacon to a cold pan and heat over medium heat until fat has rendered and bacon is crispy
    - Add prepared TVP to pan cook until no liquid remains
  - If omitting bacon
    - Bring TVP to medium heat in small frying pan, cook until no liquid remains
    - Add oil or bacon fat to pan
  - Add flour, chili flake, and poultry seasoning to pan. Stir and cook until flour is slightly toasted.
  - Slowly add milk to pan while stirring
  - Simmer until gravy is thickened
  - Cook egg to preference, We like over-medium
  - Hold at low heat until serving (an additional splash of milk can be added if gravy is too thick)
  - Spoon gravy over warm cornbread, top with egg, serve

===Notes===
For next time, try scaling back soy to 1/2 tsp, and red pepper flake to 1/4 tsp. FIXME

Maybe try fermented blackbean in the TVP?
Try it with a sausage patty like they do in the restaurant?

Inspired by: [[https://www.cafebluebird.net/menu|Cafe Bluebird]] in Fort Collins, Colorado