Puerto Rican Cornmeal Dumplings

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Category:	Other Side Dishes
Keywords:	coconut, milk, seed, Anise
Serves:	8 servings
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

2 c	fine cornmeal
1 c	coconut milk, unsweetened
1/4 tsp	anise seed
1 tsp	salt
1/4 c	honey (some people use molasses- i don't care for it.)
1 pkg	banana leaves (sheets)
	kitchen string

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Ana Santiago

Full Flavored

Rochester, NY (pop. 210,565)

buenodeverdad

Member Since Jul 2011

Ana's Notes:

These dumplings are a family favorite, especially with stewed codfish. You can also serve with stewed beans or chili.
You can find banana leaves in the GOYA (brand) frozen foods section. Wash them very well under warm running water & cut to size with kitchen shears.

Directions

Wash banana leaves, dry & cut eight 8x8 squares. You can freeze the remainder if you have any left.

Mix cornmeal, anise, coconut milk, salt and honey to form a doughy mixture.
Form dough into 8 rolls (like sausages)

Place one cornmeal roll in the middle of each banana leaf square.
Roll the leaf and tie each end with string.

Drop the rolls into 8 cups boiling water with 1 teaspoon salt.
Cook for 30 minutes.
Remove from water, cut string from ends and serve. (The cornmeal rolls will slide right out of banana leaf.

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Ana Santiago buenodeverdad

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Kim Biegacki pistachyoo

Dec 15, 2011

Wow Ana, these sound amazing!!!! I will have to look for some banana leaves.

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Kim Biegacki pistachyoo

Feb 16, 2012

OK, those look delish and what may I ask is the deliciousness beside the cornmeal dumplings?

Ana Santiago buenodeverdad

Feb 16, 2012

Stewed Codfish...This was my Mom's lunch today, so I took the picture quickly! lol

Kim Biegacki pistachyoo

Feb 16, 2012

Well the stewed codfish looks divine too. Oh, if I cannot find the banana leaves does it loose alot of flavor if I use corn husks instead?

Ana Santiago buenodeverdad

Feb 16, 2012

If you can find parchment paper, wrap in that, tie and then boil. Wet paper first to make manageable. I've never tried making them in corn husks...maybe I'll try!

Kim Biegacki pistachyoo