Cou Cou &Flying Fish
INGREDIENTS
6 okras thinly sliced
4 cups boiling water
2 cups corn meal
2 cups cold water
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter
METHOD
Cook the okras in boiling water for 8 to 12 minutes. While they are cooking, mix the corn meal in cold water in a bowl into a smooth paste.
When the okras are cooked, remove from the heat, placed in another container and put the mixture in that saucepan on the heat, add a little salt and some of the okra water to the mixture, stirring constantly with a "cou-cou stick" (wooden spoon) until the mixture begins to form a body.
Add more okra water to the Cou Cou and stir to a firm body. Strain the water off the okras, and add them to the cou cou with a little of the water if so desired.
When mixture breaks away cleanly from the side of the saucepan, the cou-cou is ready.
Butter a bowl; turn the mixture out neatly onto it, shaking it so that it takes on the shape of the bowl. Turn it out on to a serving dish, make an indentation in the top and place a knob of butter in it.
