5-Ingredient Hot Water Cornbread Recipe

Have you ever heard or tasted hot water cornbread? This is the ultimate southern food that you should try! Unlike traditionally baked cornbread, these are fried to crispy perfection. Not only is this super simple and quick to make, but it also requires only up to 5 ingredients that you may already have available in your kitchen. Proceed to read down below for the full instructions and watch Smokin’ & Grillin with AB‘s video tutorial on YouTube. Hope you love this recipe as much as I did, enjoy cooking!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of yellow cornmeal
• 2 tsp of granulated sugar
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 2/3 – 2 cups of boiling water
• Vegetable oil, for frying

Directions:

Step 1

Place a large or medium-sized pot on a stove over high heat, then fill it with some water, and bring it to a boil. In a large mixing bowl, add the cornmeal and sugar, then scoop up about 2 cups of boiling water, and add it to the mixing bowl as well. Whisk them together until fully combined, thick, and with no more lumps. Heat up some oil on a 10 inches cast iron skillet pan over medium-high heat until the temperature reaches 375 degrees.

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Step 2

While waiting for the oil to heat up, scoop up about 2 tablespoons of batter, then gently shape it into patties, and place on a greased sheet pan. Continue shaping the rest of the batter, then start deep frying them until both sides are nice and golden brown. Place them on a plate lined with paper towels to drain off the excess oil, then serve, and enjoy!

*Thanks to Smokin’ & Grillin with AB via YouTube for all images used here. If you loved this recipe, then you’ll surely love his other videos too, so give his channel a visit and subscribe!

5-Ingredient Hot Water Cornbread Recipe