Easy cornmeal mush


"One of the foods most frequently used in both East and West Africa is a mush or gruel made by pounding fresh corn and squeezing out the cornstarch. When it is cooked in boiling water to a gruel consistency and used as a breakfast cereal it is called Uji (Ogi, in West Africa). "
Recipe by: tiby

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Preparation Time:
10 Min
Serves:
2
Difficulty:
Easy
Cost:
cost recipe

Main Ingredients:

1 quart water
1 tea spoon salt
1 cup white cereal (e.g. farina)


Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

In a 2-quart saucepan:
Boil rapidly 1 quart WATER or CHICKEN BROTH.
Add: 1 tsp. SALT and
1 cup ANY FINE WHITE CEREAL.
Swirl the cereal into the boiling water and cook according to package directions
to a thick heavy mush.
Keep warm over hot water (in a double boiler) until ready to serve.

Serving:
Put in a big glass or plastic bowl then cover with a big plate. Turn upside down so that 'ugali' whic is now bowl shaped gets in the plate. Take a smaller dish and press on the top of 'ugali' to form a hole. Pour coconut cream red kidney beans or tapioca leaves, or duckling into the hole and serve. Usually every one eats together. In case some one wants to eat separately, serve a portion of 'ugali' in their plate and pour any of the above mentioned soups onto it.

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