southern hot water cornbread

Name: Southern Hot Water Cornbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) yellow cornmeal; 2 cup(s) water, boiling; 3 teaspoon(s) salt; - grease, enough to fry

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Marilyn Renfro Gore

Fred, TX

Updated on Apr 26, 2015

It took Poppy FOREVER to convince me that cornbread did not need baking powder, soda or sugar! I had never heard of this in my life until we were married! Now it is my favorite cornbread and goes well with tons of dishes! Red beans, Sausage & Rice are not right without Hot Water Cornbread. It goes with casseroles, Chicken & Rice Soup, Chicken 'n Dumplings, Cabbage Rolls, and so forth! It is one of the best Southern dishes ever and everyone who tries it, loves it!

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Delicious hot bread with soups, beans & chili! Yummy as a snack too!

prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Pan Fry

yield

Ingredients

3 cups yellow cornmeal
2 cups water, boiling
3 teaspoons salt
- grease, enough to fry

How To Make southern hot water cornbread

Step 1

Bring water to boil. Heat about a half inch of grease in cast iron skillet.

Step 2

Mix cornmeal and salt in large plastic (heatproof) bowl. Add enough boiling water to wet cornmeal and make it stick together.
Step 3

Chef's Note: We prefer yellow cornmeal as it gives more of a corn flavor when fried. A lot of people prefer white cornmeal. Two big NONO's! NO sugar and NO leavening!
Step 4

Rinse hands in cold water to prevent burning and sticking. Take a scoop of cornmeal and pat out with your hands into a pone or patty. Fry. Continue until pan is full.
Step 5

Let fry until yellow and firm on one side and then flip to cook other side. I make my pones some thick and some thin to please everyone! Experiment and find the right size to suit your family.
Step 6

Let drain on paper towels. Leftovers can be reheated in oven.
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