Coo Coo was one of those dishes I never really grew up eating but for some reason now I absolutely love it! I think its the cornmeal taste that I love!

This flavor packed dish is quite easy to put together and takes less than 30 mins! The key ingredients are cornmeal, coconut milk and ochro!

Here is my recipe:

SERVINGS – 10 pieces (can vary depending on how you cut it)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup cornmeal (fine)
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 2 pimentos, finely chopped
• 8-10 ochro, thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 1/2 tbsp JGM Products all purpose seasoning
• 1/2 tsp JGM Products cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp coconut oil

METHOD:

1. Heat oil in pot over medium heat.
2. Add onions, pimentos and garlic. Cook until tender.
3. Add ochros and cook for 3-4 mins over low heat with pot covered.
4. Increase the heat and Add coconut milk, all purpose seasoning and butter. Bring to a boil or until the ochro are tender.
5. In a separate bowl, combine cornmeal and warm water. Mix well.
6. Add cornmeal mixture to the pot while stirring.
7. Reduce heat and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated and the mixture stiffens.
8. Remove and add to a greased dish. Flatten the top (you can use the back of a spoon that has been dipped in some coconut oil).
9. Cool and serve.

I didn’t include any spice (pimentos may be enougb spice for some people but to Hubby and me, spice means hot pepper! Lol, If are a pepper mouth, you can throw in some finely chopped hot pepper if you wish for the extra kick.

To with this dish, I had red beans, baked fish, turkey, macaroni salad, rice and fresh salad! It also goes amazingly well with callaloo!

I hope you try this delightful Caribbean dish and let me know what you think! I think you will totally love it! 😬