Coenmeal Gruel
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United States
Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 3 ingredients
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- 100 calories 2 tbs.
- corn meal 1 cup water | tsp.
- salt Allow water to boil, mix corn meal with 3 or 4 teaspoonfuls of cold water.
- As soon as water begins to boil, stir briskly until gruel begins to thicken.
- Then place on a cooler part of the stove, and cook gently for 2 hours, replacing water as it evaporates.
- Strain through a coarse sieve if it lumps.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Wooden spoon
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Sieve