The Country Cats Scrapple

• 5 pounds pork shoulder cut into large chunks
• 1 pork heart each, cut into large chunks
• 2 pork kidneys each, cut into large chunks
• 1 pork liver each, cut into large chunks
• 2 onions large dice
• 4 carrots peeled, large dice
• 4 stalks celery peeled, large dice
• 1 bunch fresh thyme stemmed, chopped
• 1/2 gallon rendered duck fat
• 1 pint cornmeal farina
• 1 teaspoon juniper berry powder
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon black pepper ground
• 1/8 cup brown sugar

1. 1. Preheat oven to 275u0b0F
2. 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, except farina. Mix until well incorporated.
3. 3. In a medium saucepan, melt the duck fat. Set aside.
4. 4. In a large roasting pan, add ingredients then pour the duck fat over everything and press down to submerge. Cover with a piece of parchment paper or foil
5. 5. Bake for 2 1/2 hours or until everything is fork tender. Once everything is cooked, remove all ingredients from the duck fat (Reserve duck fat and freeze for another use)
6. 6. Put all ingredients into a medium sized stock pot.
7. 7. Place stock pot over medium heat. Using a wooden spoon, stir vigorously to break up the meat and vegetables to turn them into a chunky paste.
8. 8. Continue stirring and slowly add the farina to create a continuous stream.
9. 9. Stir the meat/vegetable mixture for about 15 minutes until it begins to pull away from the sides almost forming a ball.
10. 10. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed.
11. 1. Grease and line loaf pan with plastic wrap so there is about 2-3 inches of wrap hanging over the side of the pan.
12. 2. Transfer meat mixture into the greased pan and spread evenly.
13. 3. Mixture should come to the top of the pan. Wrap top of the scrapple with overhanging plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours.

pork shoulder, pork heart, pork kidneys, pork, onions, carrots, stalks celery, thyme, gallon rendered duck, cornmeal farina, berry powder, kosher salt, black pepper, brown sugar

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/The-Country-Cats-Scrapple-2255308 (may not work)