(Cornmeal Dish)

Recipe origin: Brazil Afro-Brazilian

Ingredients

• 3 cups cold water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ¾ cup cornmeal
• 4 teaspoons butter

Procedure

1. Place half of the water (1½ cups) in a medium-size saucepan.
2. Add the salt, and bring to a boil over medium heat.
3. Slowly mix the cornmeal into the remaining 1½ cups water.
4. Gradually pour that cornmeal mixture into the boiling water, stirring constantly.
5. Add the butter and continue to stir continuously until it thickens where it can hold its shape.
6. Pour into a well-buttered 6-cup mold.
7. Let it cool before removing it from the mold.

Serves 4 to 6.