Hot Water Cornbread is an old-time southern favorite and has a fabulously crispy exterior. It's a natural complement to southern green beans, collard greens, cabbage, or fried chicken.
Course Bread
Cuisine Southern
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 6 minutesminutes
Total Time 11 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
2cupswhite cornmeal
1/4teaspoonbaking powder
1 1/4teaspoonssalt
1teaspoonsugar
1/4cuphalf-and-half
1tablespoonVegetable oil
1tablespoonfinely chopped sweet onion
3/4 to 1 1/4cupsboiling water
Vegetable oil
Instructions
Whisk together cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl.
Pour 1/2 inch Vegetable oil into a large heavy skillet. Heat oil to 350 degrees.
While oil is heating, add half-and-half, Vegetable oil, and onion to cornmeal mixture.
Gradually mix in boiling water until batter is consistency of a thick pancake batter.
Using a 1/4 cup scoop, scoop batter and drop into hot oil. Only fry 3 to 4 at a time. They will need to fry about 2 to 3 minutes per side.