Cou-Cou

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups	711ml	Water
		Salt
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Yellow cornmeal
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
12 tablespoons	180ml	Young okras (small)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh hot pepper (small)
		Seeded & minced
3 cups	711ml	Water

Recipe Instructions

Remove the stems and slice the okras diagonally into 1/4-inch rings. In a heavy saucepan, bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add the okra, hot pepper & salt to taste. Boil for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, sift the cornmeal into a bowl and add the remaining 3 cups of water. Mix well. Remove the saucepan from heat and combine mixture. Return to medium heat stirring frequently until the mixture is smooth and thick. Turn out onto a plate and spread the butter on top. Serve hot. Yield: 6 servings Notes from cookbook: Cou-cou means side dish, and although it is chiefly served as an accompaniment to fish-especially flying fish in Barbados-it can be served with other fish or meat dishes.

Source:
Cooking Light, Sept 1994, page 85

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