Crackling Cornbread

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Ingredients

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1 cup pork cracklings (fried pork skins)
• 1 egg
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 cup buttermilk