I Made Montenegro's National Dish | Kacamak

cornmeal

🥗Healthier: quinoa flour

💰Cheaper: polenta

Quinoa flour is gluten-free and nutritious, while polenta is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats, while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor without dairy, while processed cheese is usually cheaper.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and high in protein, while plain yogurt is often less expensive.

Boil whole potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes.

Peel the potatoes and chop them into workable pieces.

In a pot, bring salted water to a rolling boil.

Add the chopped potatoes to the boiling salted water and cook until tender.

Once the potatoes are tender, gradually add corn flour bit by bit while stirring to avoid clumps.

Mash the potatoes and corn flour together until you have a homogeneous mass.

Continue to mash until the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes.

In a small pan, melt salted butter; optionally, cook for an additional 4 to 5 minutes to make brown butter.

Plate the kachak and top with melted butter and crumbled feta cheese.

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