Name: Skillet Cornbread with Cracklins (Standard)
Prep time: 24 min
Cook time: 36 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 cup Yellow Cornmeal; 1 cup All-Purpose Flour; 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar; 1 tbsp Baking Powder; 1/2 tsp Baking Soda; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 cup Buttermilk; 1/4 cup Melted Butter; 1 Egg; 8 oz Pork Belly

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A simple, comforting cornbread baked in a cast iron skillet, topped with crispy pork cracklins. This is a straightforward recipe perfect for a weeknight meal.

Total 1h

Serves 8 servings

Steps 5

Ingredients 10

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Cornbread Batter
1 cup 120 g Yellow Cornmeal
1 cup 125 g All-Purpose Flour
cup 50 g Granulated Sugar
1 tbsp 15 mL Baking Powder
tsp 2.5 mL Baking Soda
tsp 2.5 mL Salt
1 cup 240 mL Buttermilk
cup 60 mL Melted Butter
1 50 g Egg
Cracklins
8 oz 225 g Pork Belly

Equipment

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Instructions

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Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Place Pork Belly in a cold skillet and cook over medium heat, rendering the fat until crispy and golden brown. Remove cracklins and set aside, reserving 2 tablespoons of rendered pork fat in the skillet.
In a large bowl, whisk together all Cornbread Batter ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
Pour batter into the skillet with the reserved pork fat. Sprinkle cracklins evenly over the top.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the cornbread is golden brown.
Let cool slightly before serving.