CORNMEAL MUSH
This is a basic recipe for a very easy and versatile dish. You can eat it like hot cereal, or chill it and then fry it. This goes well with syrup as a breakfast dish, or with savory sauces and vegetables for dinner.
Provided by NANCYELLEN
Categories Side Dish Grain Side Dish Recipes
Time 12m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Mix together cornmeal, water, and salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- If using as cereal, spoon mush into bowls and serve with milk and sugar, if desired. If frying, pour mixture into a loaf pan and chill completely. Remove from pan, cut into slices, and fry in a small amount of oil over medium-high heat until browned on both sides. Serve with sauce of your choice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.6 calories, Carbohydrate 17.1 g, Fat 0.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.6 g, Sodium 146.9 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
GRANDMA STOVER'S OLD-FASHIONED CORNMEAL MUSH
This recipe was handed down by my Mom. My aunt and my Mom used to cook it. It is good fried with syrup.
Provided by alice coffield
Categories Other Side Dishes
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Bring 3 cups water to a boil slow boil. Add salt.
- 2. Stir cormeal into 1 c. cold water until well blended.
- 3. Slowly pour the cornmeal mixture into the boiling water.
- 4. Cook over med to low heat until mixture begins to thicken, stirring constantly.
- 5. Add butter and contine to cook and stir - stirring less often, until you see the mush going "plop" in the pan. It should be very thick.
- 6. This can be cooled a bit and poured into 2 buttered loaf pans - about 3 in. deep. Let set up. Put into the refrigerator to cool.
- 7. The next day, take out of pans and slice in 1 in. slices and roll in flour, dusting lightly. Fry in a non-stick pan, lightly greased. Cook until the slice is hot inside and, hopefully, lightly brown.
- 8. Serve warm with syrup or eggs. Some people like it hot in a bowl, sweetened.
BASIC POLENTA
Polenta is basically cornmeal mush, and it can be made with any kind of cornmeal, ground coarse, medium or fine. (You don't need bags marked "polenta.") As with most ingredients, though, the better the cornmeal you start with, the better your result in the kitchen. The trick is cooking the polenta for a sufficient amount of time. You must allow the cornmeal to swell and become fully cooked. That way, you emphasize the sweet corn flavor and don't end up with something bitter and lame. Yes, it takes a long time. But it's worth it - and you can fry the leftovers tomorrow night in a snap.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories easy
Time 1h
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- For firm polenta use 4 cups water; for soft polenta use 5 cups water. Bring water to a boil in a medium-size heavy sauce pan over high heat. Add 1 teaspoon salt. Pour cornmeal slowly into water, stirring with a wire whisk or wooden spoon. Continue stirring as mixture thickens, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Turn heat to low. Cook for at least 45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so. If polenta becomes quite thick, thin it with 1/2 cup water, stir well and continue cooking. Add up to 1 cup more water as necessary, to keep polenta soft enough to stir. Put a spoonful on a plate, let it cool, then taste. Grains should be swollen and taste cooked, not raw. Adjust salt and add pepper if you wish.
- For firm polenta, lightly butter a baking sheet or shallow dish, approximately 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Carefully pour polenta into pan. Using a spatula, spread polenta to a thickness of 3/4 inch. Cool to room temperature to allow polenta to solidify. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. For soft polenta, add 6 tablespoons butter to pot and stir well. Serve immediately or transfer to a double boiler set over low heat, cover and keep warm for up to an hour or so. (Or set the saucepan in a pot of barely simmering water.) Stir well before spooning into low soup bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 100, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 21 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 62 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CORNMEAL MUSH WITH MOLASSES AND GINGER
Categories Milk/Cream Ginger Breakfast Brunch Cornmeal Winter Healthy Molasses Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix 1 1/2 cups water, cornmeal and salt in heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until mixture thickens, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Mix in ginger. Gradually add milk and stir until mixture comes to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until cereal is thick and smooth, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes.
- Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in molasses and brown sugar. Cover saucepan and let stand 15 minutes.
- Spoon cereal into bowls and serve
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