Best 7 Cornmeal Dumplings With Pork Recipes

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In the realm of culinary delights, cornmeal dumplings with pork emerge as a Southern classic, a harmonious blend of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. These delectable dumplings, also known as "hog maw," are a testament to the creativity and resourcefulness of Southern cuisine, transforming humble ingredients into a hearty and satisfying dish.

This article presents a collection of three enticing recipes, each offering a unique take on this beloved dish. The "Classic Cornmeal Dumplings with Pork" recipe embodies the traditional Southern style, showcasing the perfect balance of savory pork and fluffy cornmeal dumplings. For those seeking a more adventurous flavor profile, the "Spicy Cornmeal Dumplings with Pork and Peppers" recipe incorporates a zesty blend of peppers and spices, adding a fiery kick to the classic dish.

Lastly, the "Cornmeal Dumplings with Pork and Cabbage" recipe introduces a refreshing twist by incorporating cabbage, adding a delightful crunch and a pop of color to the dumplings. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a culinary novice, these recipes will guide you through the process of creating these delectable cornmeal dumplings with pork, ensuring a delicious and memorable meal. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your kitchen, and embark on a journey of Southern culinary exploration.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS



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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

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup sour milk
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, beaten

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



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Provided by Food Network

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups cornmeal
1 lb. flour
1 grated carrot
2 cups water
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups coconut milk powder
1 cup evaporated milk
4 cups vegetable stock
1 carrot grated
8 oz. tomato paste
2 Tbs. thyme
2 finely chopped pimento peppers (seeds removed)
2 Tbs. butter
Dash of Angostura Bitters
Salt and pepper to taste

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.

COLLARD GREENS AND CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS



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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

2 smoked ham hocks or 2 smoked turkey wings
2 medium onions, quartered
4 celery stalks, including leaves, halved
2 carrots, scrubbed and quartered
2 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
2 dried bay leaves
1/2 small onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 large bunch (1 pound) collard greens
2 small dried red chiles or 1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
Salt and black pepper
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups coarsely ground cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon fine salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

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.

CORN DUMPLINGS



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Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories     side dish

Time 1h10m

Yield Four servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup milk
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
2 cups Indian Head cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 quart pork broth (reserved from Southern Turnip And Mustard Greens)

Steps:

  • Combine milk and vinegar in a small glass or ceramic bowl. Set aside.
  • Combine the cornmeal, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Add the soured milk and beat until smooth. Set aside for 45 minutes.
  • Pour the pork broth into a large saucepan. Simmer over medium heat. Drop 12 large tablespoonfuls of the batter into the simmering broth. Cover. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook until the dumplings are light and fluffy, about 15 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Divide among 4 bowls and serve with the mustard greens.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 361, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 69 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 894 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams

CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS



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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

1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 tablespoons cold butter
1/2 cup milk

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

CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS WITH PORK



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This is a Southern dish my Mom made a lot that didnt require a lot of Money and fed a lot of People.We still make this a lot today because we love the dish.

Provided by Catherine Givens

Categories     Ribs

Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 rack of pork ribs
water, cold
onion
cornmeal
water, boiling
garlic powder

Steps:

  • 1. Cover Ribs with cold water.
  • 2. Add 1 Medium chopped Onion and 2 tsp. salt and 2 tsp. Blk Pepper to Pot. Simmer until Ribs are tender and if you need more Broth,add Water.
  • 3. Put 1 and 1/2 Cups of Cormeal and 1/2 Cup of Flour in bowl,add 1 tsp. salt,1 tsp. pepper and 1/2 tsp. garlic powder to Cornmeal and Stir until mixed well.
  • 4. Remove Ribs from Pot.
  • 5. Boil water and keep warm as you work. Male well in Bowl of Cornmeal and add a little hot water at a time as you work.
  • 6. Take a little wet Meal and squeeze it hard in your fingers until it holds together and drop in Broth as it simmers until you have enough in the Pot for the amount of Broth that you have.
  • 7. Simmer covered on low simmer just like you would Floured Dumplings about 12 to 15 minutes. They will be dry on the inside like Cornbread.
  • 8. Put your Ribs back in pot for the last minute and enjoy.

CORNMEAL DUMPLING DOUGH



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Use this quick-and-easy dough recipe to make our Chicken with Cornmeal Dumplings.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Pasta and Grains

Number Of Ingredients 7

2/3 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1/3 cup fine yellow cornmeal
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup buttermilk

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.

Tips:

  • Use Fresh Ingredients: The freshness of the ingredients, especially the pork and vegetables, greatly impacts the overall flavor of the dish. Always opt for fresh, high-quality ingredients.
  • Choose the Right Cornmeal: Fine cornmeal is recommended for these dumplings as it provides a smooth texture. If you prefer a coarser texture, you can use medium-grind cornmeal.
  • Don't Overmix the Batter: Overmixing the batter can result in tough dumplings. Mix the ingredients just until combined, avoiding overworking the dough.
  • Let the Dumplings Rest: After forming the dumplings, allow them to rest for a few minutes before adding them to the soup. This helps them hold their shape better.
  • Cook the Dumplings Properly: Bring the soup or stew to a gentle simmer before adding the dumplings. Avoid boiling the liquid vigorously, as this can cause the dumplings to break apart.
  • Serve Immediately: Cornmeal dumplings are best enjoyed fresh. Serve them as soon as they are cooked to ensure the best flavor and texture.

Conclusion:

Cornmeal dumplings with pork are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as part of a hearty soup, stew, or chili. With their simple ingredients and easy-to-follow steps, these dumplings are a great addition to any home-cooked meal. Whether you prefer a classic Southern-style recipe or a more modern variation, there is a cornmeal dumpling recipe out there to suit your taste. So experiment with different recipes, discover your favorites, and enjoy this comforting dish with your loved ones.

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