Name: Crackling Cornbread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Cornmeal - 1 cup; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Shortening - 1 tablespoon; Pork cracklings (fried pork skins) - 1 cup; Egg - 1 large; Jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced - 1; Buttermilk - 1 cup

Recipe information

Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Crackling Cornbread

1. Cornmeal - 1 cup

2. Salt - 1 teaspoon

3. Baking soda - ½ teaspoon

4. Shortening - 1 tablespoon

5. Pork cracklings (fried pork skins) - 1 cup

6. Egg - 1 large

7. Jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced - 1

8. Buttermilk - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Crackling Cornbread

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Stir together cornmeal, salt, and baking soda in a bowl; set aside. Place shortening into a 9-inch cast iron skillet; place in the preheated oven until the skillet is hot and shortening has melted.

2. Stage

Bring some water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add pork cracklings and boil until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain, and reserve.

3. Stage

Meanwhile, beat egg in a bowl along with jalapeño pepper and buttermilk; stir in cracklings. Stir in cornmeal mixture until moistened; pour batter into the preheated skillet.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until top of cornbread is brown, and feels firm to the touch, 30 to 40 minutes. Turn out onto a serving plate and cut into wedges; serve immediately.