FUNCHI (CORN-MEAL MUSH)

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FUNCHI (CORN-MEAL MUSH)

To Serve 6

 

 

Funchi the Aruban staple, is a simple corn meal preparation.

It must be vigorously stirred while cooking, and to the rythm of these

rotations old-time cooks repeated:

" Un pa mi, un pa bo, un pe,..,un pa mi, un pa bo, un pe,..,un pa mi, un pa

bo, un pe. " (which means,one for me,

one for you, one for her....)

Funchi was then scooped from the kettle with a little round calabash, and

the " Funchi Ball " was placed on each

individual plate - " Un pa mi, un pa bo, un pe,..,un pa mi, un pa bo, un

pe,..,un pa mi, un pa bo, un pe. "

 

 

Mix in heavy saucepan the following:

 

 

1 1/4 cups cold water

1 1/2 cups corn-meal

1 tsp. salt

Stir in:

 

1 1/2 cups boiling water

1 tsp. butter

Bring to a brisk boil over high heat and cook for 3 minutes.

Continue cooking an additional three minutes, stirring the Funchi vigorously

with a wooden spoon or

" Palo di Funchi " .

When the mixture is very stiff and pulls away from the sides of the pan,

remove from the fire.

Turn out into a deep well-buttered bowl and cover with a plate.

Now shake the Funchi down in the bowl, then invert it on a serving platter.

For a special Sunday breakfast fry sliced Funchi in butter and serve with

cheese or crisp bacon and scrambled eggs.

 

 

Language is an expression of thought. Everytime you speak, your mind is on

Parade

Mark 12: 30,31

 

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