Scrapple

                     
 
                                  SCRAPPLE
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Breakfast                        Usenet
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    3      cups          Chicken broth
    1 1/3  cups          Cornmeal (yellow)
    1      tablespoon    Flour
    1 1/2  teaspoons     Salt
      1/4  teaspoon      Sage -- ground fine
      1/4  teaspoon      Thyme -- ground fine
      1/4  teaspoon      Cayenne
    2      pounds        Chicken parts
    1                    Onion -- chopped
    6                    Peppercorns (cracked)
 
 Bring the chicken broth to a boil; add chopped onion and peppercorns.  Add
 chicken and cook until the meat falls off the bones (about 1 hour).
 
  Strain the cooked chicken out of the broth and save the broth.  Remove the
 bones and inedible parts from the cooked chicken, then chop or grind the
 cooked meat into fine pieces.  Be careful if you use a food processor, so
 that you don't puree the meat.
 
  Simmer the chicken broth in a large pan.  Mix cornmeal, flour, salt, thyme,
 sage and cayenne with about 1 cup of cold water.  Stir well.  Now slowly stir
 this mixture into the simmering broth.
 
  Add the cooked, ground chicken to the simmering pot.  Simmer and stir for
 about 5 minutes.  Pour hot mixture into well-greased loaf pans.  Chill until
 firm. To serve: remove from pan, cut into slices, roll in flour or cornmeal,
 and fry in a greased frying pan.
 
  NOTES:
 
    Vary the amount of salt in this recipe to suit your taste.  You can make
 scrapple out of almost any meat, though chicken and pork are traditional.
 For a different, and truly authentic Maryland taste, leave out the salt and
 cayenne and substitute about 2 t of Old Bay seasoning.
 
  *  A loaf of home-made scrapple will keep for 10 days in the refrigerator,
 or it can be cut into slices and frozen.
 
  : Difficulty:  easy.
 : Time:  1 hour preparation and cooking, several hours cooling, 5 minutes to
 fry.
 : Precision:  no need to measure; approximate measurement OK.