Cou Cou (Caribbean Polenta)

• 2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup fresh okra (or 1 package frozen cut okra)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups water

1. Clean and wash okra. Dice all but 6. Add 3 cups of water to a large saucepan. Add salt. Add diced and whole okra. Bring okra to boil for 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Save whole okra aside for garnish.
2. Measure 2 cups of liquid from the cooked okra to use for cooking your cou-cou.
3. Mix cornmeal in a large bowl with enough cold water to moisten and blend it together. Stir the cornmeal slowly into the reserved liquid and okra. Use a wooden spoon to mix together.
4. Return pot to stove over medium heat, and continue stirring okra and cornmeal. Cook and stir about 15-20 minutes. Insert wooden spoon into center of the cou-cou If spoon stands up in the pot and is easily removed from cornmeal, your cou-cou is done.
5. Cou-cou should be firm when it's done. If the cou-cou is oose and creamy looking, you have used too much water. If too much water is used, let cou-cou stand uncovered over low heat to "dry out."
6. When cou-cou is done, turn the entire mixture into a buttered serving bowl and garnish with whole okra.

yellow cornmeal, fresh okra, ground pepper, butter, salt, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cou-cou-caribbean-polenta-439189 (may not work)