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Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge

Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge

65 min · Serves 4 · By TheMealDB Import

  • Jamaican
  • Breakfast

Jamaican, Breakfast

Adapted from myforkinglife.com

Ingredients

For 4 servings

  • 4 cupsWater
  • 380 gCoconut Milk
  • 1 cupFine Yellow Cornmeal
  • 1½ tspVanilla Extract
  • ½ tspGround Cinnamon
  • ½ tspGround Nutmeg
  • ¼ tspGround Allspice
  • ½ cupSweetened Condensed Milk

Method

Prep 17 min · Cook 48 min

  1. 1Add 2 ½ cups water, 1 can coconut milk to a 4 QT heavy bottomed pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  2. 2Meanwhile, add 1 cup cornmeal and 1 ½ cup water to a large mixing cup and whisk until smooth.
  3. 3Once the pot begins to boil, whisk in cornmeal mixture and continue to whisk for about 1 minute, ensuring there are no lumps. Reduce heat to low and cover with a tight fitting lid.
  4. 4Cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. When there is about 5 minutes left, stir in vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and all-spice. Remove from heat and sweeten with condensed milk.
  5. 5Serve and enjoy.