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Bacon Cornmeal Dumplings
/ 61You can drop these Bacon Cornmeal Dumplings by the spoonful, directly into your favorite casserole, or stew dish, 10 minutes before the dish finishes cooking.
Ingredients:
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| 1/2 | pound | Bacon » diced |
Bacon
Bacon is a type of meat that comes from pigs. It's made by curing pork belly with salt and sometimes other spices. Bacon is known for its salty and smoky flavor, and it's
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| 1/2 | cup | All-purpose Flour |
All-purpose Flour
All-purpose flour, pronounced 'awl-PUR-puhs flour' is a staple in baking and cooking. It's a flexible ingredient made from wheat that has been milled to remove the bran and germ, leaving behind the endosperm
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| 3/4 | cup | Yellow Cornmeal |
Yellow Cornmeal
Yellow cornmeal is a coarse flour ground from dried maize which is another name for corn. The color ranges from pale yellow to deep golden, depending on the variety of corn used and
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| 1 1/2 | teaspoons | Baking Powder |
Baking Powder
Baking powder is a leavening agent used in baking to make doughs and batters rise. It belongs to the chemical leavening agent family. It's used to help baked goods rise and become fluffy.
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| 1/2 | teaspoon | Salt |
Salt
Salt, pronounced 'sawlt', is a finely ground mineral primarily composed of sodium chloride. It is the most common type of salt used in everyday cooking and seasoning.
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Above and beyond its basic uses, table |
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| 1/4 | teaspoon | Tabasco Sauce » to taste |
Tabasco Sauce
Tabasco sauce is a brand of hot sauce made from tabasco peppers (Capsicum frutescens var. tabasco), vinegar, and salt. It is known for its distinctive sharp, spicy flavor.
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The sauce was first introduced in |
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| 1/4 | cup | Scallions |
Scallions
Scallions, also known as green onions or spring onions in some regions, are a type of vegetable from the Allium family, which also includes garlic, onions, leeks, and chives.
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Scallions have a long, thin |
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| 1 | large | Egg » beaten |
Egg
Chicken eggs, laid by hens, are common food items encased in a shell with a liquid interior that becomes solid when cooked. They're essential for many recipes, providing texture and flavor.
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| 1/2 | cup | Chicken Stock |
Chicken Stock
Chicken stock is a flavorful liquid made by simmering chicken bones, and sometimes meat. in water, along with onions, carrots, and celery and herbs like parsley, thyme and bay leaves.
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The purpose is to |
| Prep Time | Process Time | Overall Time |
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| 10 Minutes | 10 Minutes | 20 minutes |
Directions:
1. Fry the bacon to crisp. Dice and set aside.
2. Reserve the bacon grease.
3. In a bowl, mix together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, Tabasco sauce and diced bacon.
4. In another bowl, combine the scallions, 1 tablespoon of reserved bacon grease, the egg and chicken stock.
5. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients and mix just enough to blend.
6. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil and drop tablespoonfuls of mixture into the water.
7. Cover and gently simmer for 10 minutes.
8. Uncover and cook for a few minutes more, just long enough to dry out each dumpling slightly on top.
Submitted by Mary H. | March 20th, 2024 See all of Mary H.'s Recipes.
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| @Emily D. | March 24th, 2024 |
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Just what my beef stew needed. These dumplings are little flavor bombs, especially with the bacon. Will definitely be my go-to dumplings now. I gave it a 5 |