HOW TO MAKE AUTHENTIC BAJAN CORNMEAL COU-COU | RECIPE | TASTE OF BARBADOS | @THEFOODMASHUP

flying fish

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more accessible and affordable while still providing protein.

cornmeal

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: polenta

Polenta offers a similar texture at a lower cost.

Start by adding oil and margarine into a pan to make the gravy.

Add chopped onions, green peppers, and garlic to the pan and sweat them off.

Add sweet chili tuna to the pan and season to taste, incorporating everything well.

Add pepper sauce and ketchup to the mixture, then let the seasonings cook down.

Add water to the pan if it starts sticking, using water from the tuna tins and potato water.

Put the gravy on low heat to reduce down.

Boil okra in a pot for about five minutes until they are not fully cooked, then strain them into a bowl and save the water.

Add half of the saved water back into the pot and stir in cornmeal off the stove to avoid clumping.

Once mixed, place the pot on low heat and add more water until bubbles form at the bottom of the pan.

Stir in the okra in thirds, mixing well to avoid lumps, and form it back into a ball after each addition.

If the cuckoo is still not cooked, continue adding water and mixing until cooked to desired consistency.

Use leftover liquid to lubricate the bowl for forming cuckoo balls.

Portion out the cuckoo into desired sizes and shape them into balls.

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