Caribbean Cornmeal Dumplings Recipe

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:13:16 GMT

Step 1

Fill ½ of a large pot with water, sprinkle in ¼ teaspoon of pink salt and bring it to a boil then reduce the heat to medium

Step 2

Grab a medium sized bowl and place the flour, pink salt and cornmeal

Step 3

Mix all 3 ingredients together so the cornmeal is blended in with the flour.

Step 4

Slowly pour in the water, abit at a time, and use your hands to mix the flour to make a big ball of dough. The dough should be pliable, not too sticky and not too stuff/flour based. Add more water (1tbsp at time or flour 1tbsp at a time if needed).

Step 5

Once you have formed a huge dough ball, break off a piece of the dough and use both hands to form into a ball about the size of a golf ball.

Step 6

Flatten the ball to about ½'' thick disc into one hand and use thumb to make a dip in the middle.

Step 7

Carefully lower the dumpling into the pot (use a slotted spoon if you aren't feeling confident) and then repeat the same process.

Step 8

Once all of the dumplings have been added use a wooden or silicon spoon to give the pot a stir. This will stop them from sticking

Step 9

Bring the pot to a boil then reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Step 10

Once the dumpling have cooked use a slotted spoon to remove them.

Step 11

Notes

Step 12

Make sure your finger nails aren't excessively long has this can inhibit making satisfactory dumpling.

Step 13

Use a fine texture type of cornmeal as this takes a lot quicker to cook then coarse cornmeal.

Step 14

Make sure the water is pre-boiled and continued to boil throughout the preparation

Step 15

If the dough is too sticky you can save it by adding a small amount of flour at a time. Alternatively, dry dough can be leveled out with a splash of water

Step 16

DO NOT use cornstarch this is NOT the same as cornmeal. Cornstarch is a thicken and doesn't serve the same purpose as cornmeal.

Step 17

This recipe makes roughly 6-8 dumplings, depending on the size

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