Ingredients
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4
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4
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2
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2
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1
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1
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Directions
Cou-Cou,The national dish of Barbados when eaten with flying fish;loosely based on the middle eastern cous-cous but the okras make the difference!,How much water goes in with the initial okra boil? Is it 2 cups as well, like the water that gets added to the cornmeal later?
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Steps
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1
Done
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Put Water to Boil in a Medium-Size Pot. Thinly Slice Okra and Add to Boiling Water. Cook For 10 to 12 Minutes, Until Soft. Lower the Heat. |
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2
Done
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Meanwhile, Combine Corn Meal With Cold Water and Mix Well. |
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3
Done
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Add Corn Mixture to the Okra. Add Salt. |
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4
Done
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Mix Well and Cook on Low, Stirring Constantly With a Flat Wooden Spoon or "cou-Cou Stick". |
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5
Done
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When Mixture Breaks Away Cleanly from the Side of the Saucepan, the Cou-Cou Is Ready. |
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6
Done
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Butter a Bowl, Turn the Mixture Out Neatly Onto It, Shaking It So That It Takes on the Shape of the Bowl. |
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7
Done
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Turn It Out on to a Serving Dish, Make an Indentation in the Top and Place a Knob of Butter in It. |
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8
Done
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What Makes It Unique and Distinguishes It from Its Now More Fashionable Cousin the Italian Polenta, Is the Addition of Okra. in Some Islands, Cou-Cou Is Spiced Up by Peppers and Yellow-Butter. |
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9
Done
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