Cornmeal dumplings are a Southern staple, often served alongside stews, soups, and other hearty dishes. Made with a simple dough of cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and milk, these dumplings are incredibly easy to make and can be ready in under 30 minutes. This article offers three variations on the classic cornmeal dumpling recipe: a basic version, a recipe for dumplings with cheese and jalapeños, and a recipe for dumplings with bacon and green onions. Whether you're a fan of traditional cornmeal dumplings or are looking for something with a little more flavor, you're sure to find a recipe in this article that you'll love.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
CORNMEAL DOUGH
Use this dough to make our Lemon-Chamomile Cream Pie.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch crust
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pulse flour, cornmeal, salt, and sugar in a food processor to combine. Add butter, and process until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 seconds. With the machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream until dough just begins to hold together (no longer than 30 seconds).
- Shape dough into a disk. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour (or up to 2 days).
BAKED CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS
These big, golden cornmeal dumplings are delicious with stew or any type of dish with gravy.-Grace Yaskovic, Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Combine milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients. Bring broth to a boil; carefully transfer to a 2-1/2-qt. round baking dish. Drop batter in six mounds onto broth. , Cover and bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while baking). Garnish with parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 221 calories, Fat 11g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 909mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
CORNMEAL DUMPLING DOUGH
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Using your fingers, work in butter until small crumbs form. Stir in buttermilk to form a slightly lumpy batter; do not overmix.
CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS
Provided by Food Network
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a mixing bowl place the cornmeal, flour, grated carrot and salt. Mix these ingredients until blended together. Make a well in the cornmeal mixture and add water, knead until the dough is firm to the touch. Cover the bowl with a cloth or tea towel and set aside. Place a large pot on the stove over medium heat. Add the butter and let melt. Once butter has melted add the thyme, pimento peppers, grated carrot, vegetable stock, tomato paste, coconut milk, Angostura bitters and evaporated milk. Bring to a boil.
- Once boiling reduce heat to medium, place the dumplings into the pot cover. Cook for 15 minutes. The dumplings will rise to the surface when they are done. To Plate: Pour this delicious concoction into bowls and serve.
SIMMERED GREENS WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS
Provided by Edna Lewis
Categories Leafy Green Vegetable Side Kwanzaa Bacon Cornmeal Winter Collard Greens Mustard Greens Simmer Gourmet Sugar Conscious Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 6 (side dish) servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Score bacon 2 or 3 times (do not cut all the way through), then simmer in water in a wide 6-quart pot, covered, 1 hour.
- Discard any coarse stems from greens and coarsely chop leaves.
- Add greens, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper to bacon and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk together flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then blend in butter well with your fingertips. Stir in milk until just combined. Let dough stand 5 minutes.
- With wet hands, roll rounded tablespoons of dough into balls.
- Gently place dumplings on top of greens. Cook, covered and undisturbed, over low heat until greens are very tender and silky and dumplings are puffed and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Discard bacon. Season with salt and pepper.
COLLARD GREENS AND CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS
Collard greens are a common dish in many African American households, and are especially important during New Year's celebrations. In folklore, the greens represent dollar bills, and the more you eat, the more money you'll have in the new year. In this version, adapted from "Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking," by Toni Tipton-Martin, cornmeal dumplings simmer with the greens in a smoky stock. The dough is made using that rich potlikker and then added towards the end of cooking so the dumplings don't become soggy. This combination of greens and dumplings parallels the West African pairing of soups and stews with fufu, an accompaniment traditionally made from pounded yam, cassava or other starch. This is delicious on its own, but even better with black-eyed peas and rice.
Provided by Kayla Stewart
Categories vegetables, main course, side dish
Time 4h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Make the stock: In a large heavy stockpot, bring 3 quarts water, the smoked meat, onions, celery, carrots, garlic, peppercorns and bay leaves to a boil. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, and simmer, partially covered, until the flavors are well blended, about 2 hours.
- Remove the meat from the broth. When cool enough to handle, pull the meat off the bones (discard the skin, fat, and bones). Chop the meat and reserve for another use. (The meat can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week.) Use a fine-mesh sieve to strain the stock into a container. Refrigerate the stock until the fat floats to the top or skim the fat using a fat separator or spoon to use immediately. For chilled stock, use a slotted spoon to skim off the fat and discard. Pour out 6 cups stock to use; reserve the rest for another use in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.
- Make the collards: In a medium saucepan, bring the 6 cups stock, the onion and garlic to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, cover and simmer while preparing the greens.
- Thoroughly wash the collards and trim away the stems, if desired. Discard the stems or coarsely chop. Stack 2 or 3 leaves on a cutting board and roll tightly into a log. Slice the greens crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide ribbons. Place the greens and stems, if using, and the chiles in the broth and return to a simmer. Cook, covered, about 1 1/2 hours for very tender greens; you may cook them for less time if you have young greens or prefer greens with more chew. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
- About half an hour before the collards are done, prepare the dumplings: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar and salt. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Spoon out 1/2 cup of the potlikker from the collards and add to the butter. Remove from the heat and stir it into the dry ingredients, adding more potlikker 1 tablespoon at a time if needed for the dough to come together into a mass. Let stand 5 minutes. When cool enough to handle, use wet fingertips to shape the dough into 6 round dumplings.
- During the last 15 minutes of the collards' cooking time, carefully drop the cornmeal dumplings into the pot with the greens, making sure the dumplings are submerged in the potlikker. Cover the pot and simmer until the dumplings are cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve the greens and dumplings in bowls with plenty of potlikker.
CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS
Make and share this Cornmeal Dumplings recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Luvs 2 Cook
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 30m
Yield 8 dumplings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Prepare dumplings while turnip greens are cooking.
- Slowly stir cornmeal and salt into boiling water.
- Cook and stir for 2 minutes, remove from heat and let cool.
- Sift together the flour and baking powder.
- Dissolve baking soda into sour milk.
- Alternately add flour and milk to cornmeal.
- Then add the egg and beat the mixture for 1 minute.
- Drop by spoonfuls on top of turnip greens. Cover and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- To serve remove dumplings with slotted spoon to a deep serving platter. Drain the greens and arrange on serving platter. Pour the pot likker over the dumplings. Enjoy.
CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS
Make and share this Cornmeal Dumplings recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Aroostook
Categories Quick Breads
Time 23m
Yield 6 dumplings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Cut in butter (using fingers or pastry blender) until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add milk and stir.
- Drop dough by spoonful (6) into stew.
- Cover and simmer about 18 minutes or until dumplings are firm to the touch.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.6, Fat 6, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 15.6, Sodium 205.2, Carbohydrate 16.9, Fiber 1, Sugar 0.1, Protein 2.6
CHICKEN WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS
SECRET INGREDIENT Beer flavors this robust chicken and vegetable stew. Any light-or medium-colored lager will do, but pilsner-with its pronounced taste of hops-works best.
Yield serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high. Pat dry chicken and season with salt and pepper. Add to pot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer chicken to a medium bowl.
- Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter, the scallions, bell pepper, celery, and carrots to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions and celery are soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in thyme and flour and season with salt and pepper; cook 1 minute. Whisk in beer and return chicken to pot. With your hands, roughly tear tomatoes and add to pot along with their juices. Bring to a rapid simmer and cook, uncovered, 30 minutes. Season to taste with vinegar.
- Reduce to a medium simmer and drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls on top of stew. Cover and simmer until dumplings are cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
- (Per Serving)
- Calories: 438
- Fat: 17g (7g Saturated Fat)
- Protein: 26g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
CORN DUMPLINGS
Cornmeal and kernel corn give a double dose of harvest flavor to the soft dumplings. I serve them with chicken and gravy.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 8-9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a saucepan, combine cornmeal, salt and water; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until very thick. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in corn, butter, onion and pepper; let stand for 3 minutes. Add egg; mix well. In a bowl, combine 3/4 cup flour and baking powder. Add to cornmeal mixture; beat well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls; roll in remaining flour to lightly coat. In a Dutch oven or kettle, bring broth to a boil. Add dumplings. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while simmering).
Nutrition Facts :
Tips:
- Use fresh cornmeal. Fresh cornmeal will give your dumplings a better flavor and texture than old cornmeal.
- Season your cornmeal mixture well. Salt, pepper, and garlic powder are all good choices.
- Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the dumplings tough.
- Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes before cooking. This will allow the cornmeal to absorb the liquid and the flavors to meld.
- Cook the dumplings in plenty of boiling water. This will help them to cook evenly and prevent them from sticking together.
- Don't overcrowd the pot. If you overcrowd the pot, the dumplings will not cook evenly.
- Serve the dumplings hot with your favorite gravy or sauce.
Conclusion:
Cornmeal dumplings are a delicious and easy-to-make side dish that can be served with a variety of meals. They are also a great way to use up leftover cornmeal. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can make delicious cornmeal dumplings that your whole family will enjoy.
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