American Scrapple Recipe
Scrapple, also called Pannhaas in Pennsylvania Dutch, is an American pork dish made by combining pork scraps, typically trimmings, with cornmeal, buckwheat flour, and a blend of spices like bay leaves, peppercorns, thyme, sage, garlic, and salt.
Ingredients
For the pig’s head
- Pig's head (can or cannot include jowls) – 1
- Large onion, chopped – 1
- Chopped Carrots – 3
- Black peppercorns, cracked – 1 tbsp
- Bay leaves – 3-6
- Juniper berries, crushed- 1 tbsp (optional)
Spice mix
- Freshly ground black pepper – 1 tbsp
- Dried thyme – 1 tsp
- Salt – 1 tbsp
- Ground white pepper – 1 tsp
- Savory – 1 tsp
- Bell's poultry seasoning – 2 tsp (optional)
- Cayenne – 1/2 tsp
To finish
- Cornmeal – 2 heaped cups
- Buckwheat flour – 1/2 cup
Instructions
- Begin by taking a large kettle and placing the pig’s head in it. Add enough water to cover the meat. Boil the water and remove all the scum that hovers over the surface.
- Once done, add the carrots, onion, bay leaves, juniper and black peppercorns. Turn the flame low and make sure to add water if its level drops below the meat. Keep in mind to let it cook until the meat tends to separate from the bone. This should take about 3 hours.
- When it’s done, cautiously get rid of the pig's head and take out all the meat and extra bits. Also, remember to remove the eyes and palate. Finely chop everything.
- Take a large bowl, add all the spices into it, and mix well. Mix in the chopped meat thoroughly.
- The next step is to drain the pig broth and transfer around 10 cups of it into a large pot. Bring the broth to a simmer and throw in the cornmeal and buckwheat flour. Add salt according to your preference and let it cook for around 30 minutes. Make sure to keep stirring constantly, as this will avoid the formation of lumps.
- Now, throw the chopped pig meat into the mush and mix well to combine. Allow it all to cook for about 10 minutes.
- Now, it’s time to transfer it into loaf pan or terrine pan. Remember to line the pan with plastic wrap first, as it will help you take out the scrapple easily.
- Allow it to cool at room temperature and leave it uncovered. Then, later, cover the mush with plastic wrap and keep it in the refrigerator overnight before you go ahead with slicing and frying it. We recommend serving with fried potatoes, a fried egg and some toast.
Nutrition
Calories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 3gFat: 2gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 450mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1g
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