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In all the years I’ve been eating fried mush, it never occurred to me that it wasn’t a common breakfast food for everyone else. When I was chatting about food on Facebook one of my friends asked the question, “what is mush?” … color me stunned! What is mush? You mean you’ve never heard of it?
Oddly, a few days later the same thing happened to me when someone suggested I use okra in one of my recipes. Okra? Umm… never had it. I’m not even sure I’ve seen it.
So something so common and normal in my diet may just be a new experience for someone else and I wanted to share it. The best way I can begin to describe cornmeal mush is that it’s like cornbread, pancakes and waffles all mixed up together to make a tasty little side dish. Just like pancakes or waffles, you top it with butter and maple syrup.
To make this breakfast recipe, you just need a tube of Jaxon Corn Meal Mush. Sometimes I find it by the refrigerated cheeses and breakfast potatoes and other times I find it in the dairy section. It all depends on the store.
Cut off about 2 inches and then cut that into 6 slices. How thick or thin you cut it is up to you. I like it so the outside is crispy but there’s still a thin layer of soft mush on the inside.
Dust both sides of the slices of mush with flour and fry them in a quarter inch of vegetable shortening until each side is golden and crispy. I never time it but I’d say 5 – 10 minutes on each side.
Serve them up warm with butter and maple syrup!
P.S. Since I’m counting calories right now, this comes out around 400 calories (without butter).
I have never heard of mush either. I don’t think I have ever seen it when grocery shopping either.
So THIS is what MUSH was on your meal planner. Ive seen it in stores before but had no clue how to cook/eat it. It looks yummy. Next time I see it Ill grab some and give it a try.
I have never heard of that. Sounds interesting though.
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You’re going to be shocked I have never heard of cornmeal mush either. However, when it is fried, it looks really comforting.
I’ve had homemade mush but never knew it came in a tube!
I’ve seen polenta in a tube, but not “mush” is that different? I’d never heard of it either
It looks yummy though.
You know, I’ve never seen this in the grocery store either. I wonder if it is more regional? I have tried polenta but I’m not sure if I’ve even seen that in the store either. I always assumed you had to make it homemade.
This is the first I have ever heard of or seen mush. Will have to see if our grocery stores carry it.
I’m from Louisiana and Southeast Texas, so I’m with you on the okra—yum! But this is the first I’ve heard about Fried Mush. My grandmother used to make something she called “Cornmeal Cakes.” I’ll bet this is similar. Wow–I haven’t thought of that in year! Thanks for a great memory and I am definitely going to look for this product!
Hmmm, I see how they named it mush lol. Now I’m intrigued even more and want to see if they even sell it around here. I’ve never heard or seen anything like that! Kinda reminds me of a hash brown. I wonder how it would be grated.
It’s not solid enough to be grated, it would crumble. It’s so hard to describe it to someone that hasn’t had it before.
I’ve never heard of this but it looks like something my kids would love! I can’t wait to make it for them.
We used to have mush when I was a kid growing up in Indiana. I have never seen it out here, though, so it really my be a regional midwest thing. Haven’t thought about mush in forever – thanks for the memory!
Oh, it’s like polenta! Or at least it’s packaged like it and looks like it. Except you wouldn’t serve polenta sweet.
I’m counting calories too. It’s so hard blogging about food and trying to lose weight at the same time! Sigh.
I don’t even think my store carries it, but I sure am going to look.
It makes me sad you’ve never had fried okra…yum! This is my first time hearing of mush — They don’t sell it here.
Is it like polenta in the tube?