Level: | Easy |
Total: | 1 hr |
Prep: | 15 min |
Cook: | 45 min |
Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 ears whole corn
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups okra, frozen or fresh
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 6 cups water or chicken stock
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups yellow corn meal
- Freshly ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put the whole ears of corn into the oven (do not shuck the corn) and cook until the outside is charred and the inside feels soft when pressed, about 30 minutes. When it is cool enough to handle, pull out the silk and remove the husk. Cut the kernels off the cob and set aside.
- If using frozen okra, put it into a strainer and run it under cool water for a few minutes to thaw. Remove the stems from the okra and cut them into thirds. Heat 1 tablespoon each of butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onion until it begins to soften, then add the corn, okra, and thyme. Cook for 1 minute and set aside.
- Butter a 13-inch by 9-inch pan with 1 tablespoon butter. Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan and add 1 teaspoon salt. Gradually sprinkle in the corn meal, whisking constantly to avoid lumps. When it is all incorporated, stir in the remaining 3 tablespoons butter and the sauteed vegetables. Reduce the heat to low, season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, to taste, and cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Pour into the buttered dish and let cool.
- Slice the cooled cornmeal into squares and serve. You can also fry the cornmeal squares for a few minutes in butter or olive oil to make them crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
Calories | 322 |
Total Fat | 12 g |
Saturated Fat | 6 g |
Carbohydrates | 45 g |
Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
Sugar | 5 g |
Protein | 9 g |
Cholesterol | 24 mg |
Sodium | 657 mg |
Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
Calories | 322 |
Total Fat | 12 g |
Saturated Fat | 6 g |
Carbohydrates | 45 g |
Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
Sugar | 5 g |
Protein | 9 g |
Cholesterol | 24 mg |
Sodium | 657 mg |
Reviews
Second, in response to the so-and-so that posted this comment:
“Good recipe
10/05/2006 at 10:03am
User: Anonymous User Rating: [5 stars]
This was a good recipe, and the results tasted good. I’m not quite sure, but the few people who lectured everyone about the true way to do things all sound like the same person. I would recommend they take their poor grammar and head back to the Caribbean where they can eat the ‘real thing’ in their filthy hovels.”
This person obviously has never been to the Caribbean, and has never known anyone from the region. If so, they wouldn’t have such a poor misconception of our beautiful part of the Earth. I would recommend that this person stays put, and NEVER visits the Caribbean. Shoot, I wouldn’t want them in Bim! Such awesome beauty and the warm hospitality of our people shouldn’t be wasted on the likes of them. Not to mention de rum! Shame! Now g’long an’ neva come back, hear?!
The recipe from your show is not cou-cou but simply what it states, your version of corn meal and okras. I am a Bajan (Barbadian)and will not bash your recipe because I have not tried it, but to call this Cou-cou is the destruction of a proud country’s national dish. Would you do that to America? I think not. Please find an authentic Bajan to relate the true essance of cou-cou.