Best Cou Cou Caribbean Polenta Recipes

BAJAN COU COU

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Bajan Cou Cou is Caribbean style polenta. This delicious savory cornmeal porridge is a great gluten free side dish for any meal.

Provided by Chef Mireille

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

12 thinly sliced okra
3 1/2 cups water
1 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

In a large pot, bring 2 cups of water and salt to a boil.
Add okra and cook for 8 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine 1 cup water and cornmeal and stir until smooth.
Add to pot slowly, stirring constantly. Add remaining water and continue to stir.
Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring constantly for about 5 minutes, until thickened.
Spoon some of the mixture into greased ramekins or bowls for individual servings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190 kcal, Carbohydrate 32 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 621 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving

COU-COU

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The national dish of Barbados when eaten with flying fish;loosely based on the middle eastern cous-cous but the okras make the difference!

Provided by Sageca

Categories Caribbean

Time 25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

4 okra
4 cups water
2 cups cornmeal
2 cups cold water
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

Put water to boil in a medium-size pot. Thinly slice okra and add to boiling water. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until soft. Lower the heat.
Meanwhile, combine corn meal with cold water and mix well.
Add corn mixture to the okra. Add salt.
Mix well and cook on low, stirring constantly with a flat wooden spoon or "cou-cou stick".
When mixture breaks away cleanly from the side of the saucepan, the cou-cou is ready.
Butter a bowl, turn the mixture out neatly onto it, shaking it so that it takes on the shape of the bowl.
Turn it out on to a serving dish, make an indentation in the top and place a knob of butter in it.
What makes it unique and distinguishes it from its now more fashionable cousin the Italian polenta, is the addition of okra. In some islands, cou-cou is spiced up by peppers and yellow-butter.
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Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.6, Fat 3.4, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 5.1, Sodium 420.8, Carbohydrate 31.8, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 0.4, Protein 3.5