South Carolina Scrapple Recipes

SOUTH CAROLINA SCRAPPLE

Steps:

• For each pound of meat, use a quart of water; simmer until meat drops from bone.
• Remove meat from bones carefully, being certain to get all the small pieces.
• Bring ramaining broth to boiling point, adding sufficient water to make two cups.
• Add corn meal slowly and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
• Chop meat and add to corn meal mixture; add seasonings and onion.
• Cook 30 minutes in top of double boiler.
• Pour hot mixture into a dampenened oblong pan; let stand until cold and firm.
• Heat a little bacon grease in a skillet; slice scrapple and brown until golden in hot grease.

SOUTH CAROLINA SCRAPPLE

Steps:

• Select three pounds of bony pieces of pork. For each pound of meat use a quart of water and simmer until the meat drops from the bone. Remove the meat from bones carefully being certain to get all the small pieces.
• Bring the remaining broth to boiling point, adding sufficient water to make two cups.
• Slowly add two cups of corn meal and cook until the mixture becomes a thick mush, stirring constantly.
• Chop the meat and put it in the pot; also add salt, pepper and the juice of an onion.
• Cook for two minutes, stirring constantly.
• Pour the hot scrapple into a dampened oblong pan.
• Let stand until cold and firm.
• Slice and brown in hot skillet. If the scrapple is rich with fat, no more fat is required for frying.

OLD-FASHIONED SCRAPPLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine pork, cornmeal, chicken broth, thyme and salt.
• Bring to a boil, stirring often.
• Reduce heat and simmer about 2 minutes or until mixture is very thick, stirring constantly.
• Line an 8x8x2-inch baking pan or a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with waxed paper, letting paper extend 3-4 inches above top of pan.
• Spoon pork mixture into pan.
• Cover and chill in the refrigerator 4 hours or overnight.
• Unmold; cut scrapple into squares.
• Combine flour and pepper; dust squares with flour mixture.
• In large skillet brown scrapple on both sides in a small amount of hot oil.
• Serves 12.