This pork crackling cornbread makes for great comfort food Good with just a glass of milk
Prep Time
55 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
6
Ingredients
Instructions
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.
Bring some water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add pork cracklings and boil until tender
5 to 8 minutes. Drain
and reserve.
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.
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.