Chipotle Pulled Pork and Mini Corn Waffle Appetizers
The waffle batter is made stone ground corn meal and spelt whole grain flour and includes some tangy buttermilk. These mini corn waffles bake up crisp and crunchy. We topped them with homemade chipotle sauce and chipotle pulled pork and a garnish of sliced red peppers and black olives..
Servings: 24
Ingredients
For the Mini-Waffles:
- 1 cup 130 g medium cornmeal
- 1 cup 120 g spelt whole grain flour (or traditional flour)
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
For the Mini-Waffle Topping:
- 2 cups Chipotle Pulled Pork thawed if frozen
For the Chipotle Sauce:
- 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3-4 chipotles in adobo sauce more or less, depending on your personal taste
- 2-3 tablespoon adobo sauce
- 2 limes juiced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Red pepper slices for garnish
- Black olive slices for garnish
Instructions
For the Mini-Waffles:
- Preheat the waffle baker according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk to combine.
- In a separate dish, whisk the eggs, buttermilk and oil together. Make a well in the center of the flour mix and pour the buttermilk mixture in, stir to combine until there are no dry flour streaks but do not over mix.
- Add batter to the waffle iron and bake until they stop steaming and are golden brown. If using a mini-waffle baker it will be about 2 minutes.
- Remove from the waffle baker and place on a cooling rack and proceed with the remaining batter.
For the Chipotle Sauce:
- Add the mayonnaise, sour cream, chipotles, adobo sauce and lime juice to a food processor and puree. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
To assemble the appetizers:
- Spread half a teaspoon of chipotle sauce on the cooled mini-waffles. Add a tablespoon of chipotle pulled pork and garnish with slices of red pepper and olives.
Nutrition
Serving: 4waffles | Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 412mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g
