Best 5 Pennsylvania Scrapple Recipes

SCRAPPLE

Steps:

• Set the pig's head in a large kettle and cover it with water. Bring this to a boil and skim off all the scum that floats to the surface. When this is done, add the carrots, onion, bay leaves, juniper and black peppercorns. Simmer this, adding more water if the level drops below the pig's head, until the meat wants to fall off the bone, about 3 hours.
• Carefully remove the pig's head and pick off all the meat and random bits. I toss the eyes and the palate, which aren't very tasty. Chop everything up very fine, and combine with the spice mix in a bowl.
• Strain your pig broth and pour about 10 cups into a large pot. Bring this to a simmer and add the cornmeal and buckwheat flour, stirring constantly so you don't get lumps. Add salt to taste. Cook this, stirring often, about 30 minutes.
• Add the chopped pig bits in with the mush and stir well to combine. If you happen to be using the unflavored gelatin, now is when you would add it. Let this all cook for 10 minutes or so.
• Pour this into loaf pans, or a terrine pan. While not strictly necessary, it will make the scrapple easier to remove if you line the pan with plastic wrap first. Pack it in well. Let it cool to room temperature uncovered, then cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight before slicing and frying.

SCRAPPLE

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and rinse in colander under cold water, breaking sausage into pea sized pieces.
• Return to skillet along with the condensed milk, and heat over medium until just bubbling. Immediately stir in the cornmeal and pepper and reduce heat to simmer. Continue cooking, 5 minutes total; mush will be stiff.
• Pack into 8x4 loaf pan, cover and chill overnight. To serve, cut into 1/4 to 1/2 inch slices and saute until golden in nonstick skillet.

A PENNSYLVANIA TREAT . . . GRILLED SCRAPPLE

Steps:

• Slice the pepper and onion, place on a cookie sheet lined with foil, and drizzle with olive oil. Turn oven on broil and roast the peppers until they just start to char, remove from heat, set aside.
• While you veggies are roasting, place 2 slices of scrapple in a fry pan, drizzled with some olive oil. Fry each side until nice and crispy. About 5 minutes on medium high heat.
• After the veggies and scrapple are done. Take two slices of bread, butter one side of each slice, place 2 slices of cheese on the side that isn't buttered on each slice, next add 1 slice of scrapple to each slice, and top with the roasted veggies, lettuce and the remaining cheese. Place the remaining slices of bread, with the butter side up, and fry in a pan on medium heat until each side is golden brown. This should take another 5 minutes or so.
• Note: If you can't get Pennsylvania Scrapple, ask your butcher or local grocery store if they have any scrapple. Some times it is sold in the lunchmeat aisle with the bacon.
• I apologize for the poor condition of the picture but it was the best out of 20, my camera has never recovered from the chili dunking it experienced and has fits now and then. It was a very good sammie though and filling!

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SCRAPPLE

Steps:

• Crumble pork sausage in a frying pan; add 4 cups water and heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat, cook for 20 minutes.
• Then drain meat, reserving 3 cups stock.
• Add salt and sage to stock, bring to boiling.
• Combine cornmeal and 1 cup of cold water.
• Gradually add stock, stirring constantly.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Then add sausage, stir it all together and pour into loaf pan.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Next morning slice and fry until set.
• NOTE: Cooking time does not inclue refregerating over night.

PENNSYLVANIA SCRAPPLE

Steps:

• 1. All meat is placed in a container with the salt and instacure No. 1.
• 2. Meat is cooked slowly until tender; do not boil.
• 3. Meat is removed, allowed to cool and ground through a 3/8" grinder plate.
• 4. The meat stock then is brought up to boiling, add all the ingredients except the corn meal.
• 5. After all ingredients are mixed, add the corn meal slowly stirring to avoid lumps.
• 6. Mix well and add meat.
• 7. Scrapple may be stuffed into any size fibrous casings or simply formed in a meat loaf pan.
• 8. Allow to cool for 24 hours before using.