Scrapple
- 1 1/2 cups ham broth or other meat stock (see recipe)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 cup cornmeal, more for frying
- 1 pound ground pork (80/20, or 80 percent lean)
- 1 tablespoon grated onion
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh sage, finely chopped
- Bacon fat, for greasing and frying
- Bring ham broth, 1 1/2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in the top of a double boiler over direct heat.
- Once boiling, sprinkle cornmeal into liquid, stirring constantly till mixture is smooth and starts to boil.
- Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in the bottom of the double boiler.
- Place the pot with hot cornmeal on top of the bottom of the double boiler, cover and cook for 45 minutes.
- While the cornmeal mixture cooks, heat large nonstick skillet.
- Brown ground pork until cooked thoroughly.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Do not drain.
- Once the pork has reached room temperature, grind meat to a paste in a food processor.
- Place pureed meat in a bowl and add grated onion, 1 teaspoon of salt, the pepper and the sage, and mix well.
- Add hot cornmeal mixture and combine thoroughly so no lumps remain.
- Rinse 9-by-5-inch loaf pan in cold water and grease with bacon fat.
- Pack meat mixture in loaf pan and cover skin of meat with plastic wrap, pressing it against the surface.
- Meat mixture will be warm to touch.
- Let meat loaf come to room temperature, and then place in the refrigerator to chill overnight.
- Remove plastic wrap and unmold scrapple onto a cutting board.
- Cut into 1/2-inch slices.
- Dust lightly with cornmeal and fry on both sides in a small amount of bacon fat.
ham broth, salt, cornmeal, ground pork, onion, ground black pepper, fresh sage, bacon
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017383 (may not work)