Coo Coo

By á-1073

Trinidad favorite

Ingredients

• 3          cups yellow cornmeal
• 2          cups coconut milk
• 1          cup chicken broth or water
• 1/2       lb fresh ochro, finely chopped
• 4          pimento peppers seeded and chopped
• 2          cloves garlic minced
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Boil water or broth in a large dutch oven add ochro, peppers, garlic and salt and pepper.
Simmer for 15 minutes until ochroes are tender.
Add the coconut milk and return to a boil.
Pour in the cormneal whisking vigorously to prevent lumping, stir well and cook until the mixture becomes stiff and smooth and moves away from the sides of the pot.
Generously butter a bowl, add coo-coo to bowl and shake it around to form a ball.Let set.
Slice and serve.