Djenkume or Djinkume (Africa Polenta)
This Djenkume or Djinkume (african polenta) is my mom’s favorite dish. We use toasted corn flour for extra flavor.
My kids learn to eat eat because their mom loves cooking this so much. I love making it with a tomato base, but you certainly doesn’t have to.
Ingredients
2 cups cornflour
2 tsp of Savourous organic garlic powder
1 tsp. of savourous organic ginger powder
2 tsp. of Savourous organic onion powder
2 tbsp. coconut oil
4 tbsp. tomato paste (depend on how deep you want the djinkoume to be colored)
Salt and pepper(to taste)
4 cups of broth (vegetable or chicken….)
Instructions
1
Over medium heat in a pan, cook the dry cornmeal by constantly stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan until the flour is slightly golden. Remove and set aside
2
In a wok, mix the coconut oil, tomato paste, ginger, onion and garlic
3
Cook this mixture over medium heat for about 3 minutes
4
Pour the stock and coconut milk into the mixture, and let it boil
5
Add salt pepper and seasoned to taste (be really easy on the salt as the salt will be more pronounced after the djenkoume is ready)
6
Gradually add your precooked dried cornflour by whisking it well until it is all incorporated and the mixture is as smooth as possible.
7
Cover and let the cornmeal paste simmer for about 10 minutes
8
Remove and serve warm with some salsa, hot sauce and some fried or grilled meat.
Step 4 mentions coconut milk. How much?