Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge- No Lumps!

I'm officially an old island lady! After years of detesting all forms of porridge I have finally been finding some comfort in cornmeal. I would blame it on the cold weather we've been having lately, but in all honesty I accidentally bought too much cornmeal. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do about it.

Solution: Cornmeal Porridge!

I found an easy recipe written by Winsome Murphy and I want to share it with you, but before we get into it I want to offer one very important tip. To avoid lumps in your porridge, stir the cornmeal in room temperature water with a fork, BEFORE adding to a pot to cook. Now let's get into it.

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INGREDIENTS :

• 1 cup fine yellow cornmeal

• 3 cups of water

• 1 cup milk

• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg

• sugar to taste or fat-free condensed milk

• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon

• 3 tablespoons fat-free condensed milk or sugar to taste

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

METHOD:

1. Mix cornmeal in 1 cup water.

2. Bring the remainder of water and milk to boil and stir in cornmeal and salt.

3. Cook for about 10-12 mins. (Stir continuously)

4. Add nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla.

5. Sweeten with condensed milk to taste

6. Serve hot.

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Thanks to Jamaicans.com and Winsome Murphy for making my mornings a little easier with this homestyle favorite recipe. Try it out too and tell me how it goes.

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