Contents
Pour 3 cups of milk into a saucepan, bring to a boil. Stir the milk continuously with a fork or whisk, pour 1 cup of corn grits into it in a thin stream. Add salt and sugar to taste to the cereal, cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring often. After cooking, add a little butter to the pan, cover with a lid, wrap in a towel and let the porridge brew for another 15-30 minutes.
How to cook corn porridge in milk
Products
Corn grits – 1 cup
Milk – 3 cups
Sugar – 2 tablespoons
Salt – half a teaspoon
Butter – 50 grams
How to cook corn porridge in milk
1. Pour 3 cups of milk into a saucepan, put on medium heat, bring milk to a boil.
2. While stirring, add 1 cup of corn grits. Usually, crushed corn grits are not washed, but if there is visible dirt, wash the grits in a bowl, pouring 3-4 times with water.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and half a teaspoon of salt and stir.
4. Loosely cover the saucepan, cook the porridge over very low heat for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
5. Wrap the pot in a towel and let the porridge stand for 30 minutes.
6. Put 50 grams of butter in a frying pan and heat over low heat until the characteristic smell of melted butter appears.
Serve the porridge with ghee.
How to cook hominy
Products for making hominy
Polenta – 100 grams
Pork – 200 grams
Eggs – 2 pieces
Water – 300 milligrams
Salt, pepper – to taste
Cheese / Feta – 1 tablespoon
Butter – 2 tablespoons
How to cook hominy
1. Cut the pork into cubes 2 centimeters in size.
2. Peel the onion and cut into half rings.
3. Pour half a liter of water into a saucepan, put on fire, wait until it boils.
4. Add meat to a saucepan with boiled water, cook for 20 minutes.
5. Fry half rings of onion in vegetable oil with the addition of a tablespoon of butter until golden brown.
6. In another saucepan with 300 milliliters (glass) of water, boil polenta.
7. Transfer the meat with a slotted spoon to the skillet with the onion.
8. Gradually add pork broth to meat and onions.
9. Separately fry eggs in butter
10. Serve the hominy with the meat, fried eggs, feta cheese and boiled polenta on different plates.
To get the mamaliga correctly, observe the proportions of water and polenta: 1: 3. Polenta, unlike many cereals, can be consumed both cold and hot.
Delicious facts about polenta
Polenta is a cornmeal flour that is cooked with water until firm.
The cost of polenta in Moscow is 100 rubles / pound (price in Moscow for June 2020).
The calorie content of polenta is 306 kcal / 100 grams.
When preparing polenta, add mushrooms, Mozzarella cheese, vegetables (tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkin), shrimps. You can also boil corn polenta in milk and serve it with jam or hot chocolate.
Polenta spices – basil, oregano, black and white pepper.
Polenta is served with sour cream, adjika, husbands sauce.
Polenta is cooked in a copper pot, thick-walled saucepan or cauldron.
Polenta, unlike many cereals, can be consumed both cold and hot.
Polenta is very beneficial for health – it supports cell renewal, prevents cancer, and has a beneficial effect on the digestive processes. In diets, polenta replaces bread.
How to cook corn porridge in water
Products
Corn grits – 1 cup
Water – 2,5 glasses
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Sugar – a teaspoon
How to cook corn porridge in water
1. In a saucepan with a thick (or double) bottom, pour 2,5 cups of water, put on medium heat, bring the water to a boil.
2. Add 1 cup of corn grits, 1 teaspoon each of sugar and salt, bring the contents of the pan to a boil again, stirring constantly.
3. Reduce heat, cover the pan with a lid, cook for 30 minutes. Corn porridge burns easily and needs to be stirred frequently.
4. Wrap the prepared corn porridge with a towel and let stand for 30 minutes.
5. Season the corn porridge cooked in water with butter.
Delicious facts
– Corn porridge is perfect as a side dish for meat dishes.
– Porridge made from corn grits goes well with pickled cheeses – cut suluguni, feta cheese or feta into cubes and add to the finished porridge.
When preparing polenta, mushrooms, vegetables (tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkin), shrimps are added. You can also serve it with jam or hot chocolate.