Basic Cornmeal Mush
From oldgringo 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A cooked cereal mush of cornmeal. Called Polenta by the Northern Italians. Eaten hot as a breakfast cereal, but may be used chilled as a component of other dishes.
Ingredients
- 3 cups boiling water shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 cup cornmeal shopping list
- 1 cup cold water shopping list
How to make it
- Bring 3 cups of water to a boil and add the salt.
- Mix the cornmeal with 1 cup of cold water until smooth and lump free. Stir this into the boiling water and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat to low and cover, cooking 10 to 15 minutes; stirring occasionally.
- Mush is done when it begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
- Serve hot as a cooked cereal or pour into a molded shape and chill in the refrigerator.
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
Why to go bro. 5 pts
i use this recipe, put sub the water for beef stock, and then use the mush in a tamale pie.
5 pts
frodo
in meadville loved it
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Have eaten this as awee child a staple in the household delicous thanks high 5
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in Mountianview loved it
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