Bajan Bittle - A Culinary Excursion
COU COU
INGREDIENTS
I lb Cornmeal
1/2 lb Okras
2 oz onions
1 clove Garlic
1/2 Small Sweet Pepper
1 stalk Chives
2 Oz Butter
1 1/2 pts Water
Chicken Seasoning
ot pepper to taste
Salt to taste
METHOD
1. Place onions, garlic, bell pepper, chives and hot pepper in salted water and boil
2. Add okras to boiling liquid and let simmer for 5 minutes
3. Place cornmeal in a thick bottom saucepan and cover with room temperature water
4. Strain okras from liquid and pour half of the liquid into the soaked cornmeal; cook over a low heat
5. Once water is absorbed, add remaining liquid in small portions
6. Taste mixture and once cornmeal is no longer grainy, add finish with butter