Mamalygu is traditionally prepared in Moldova, and it represents a very thick porridge from corn flour. The consistency of the dish is so dense that porridge is cut to pieces before serving. Secrets and recipes for making Mamalygi We will operate in this article.
Subtleties of cooking Mamalygi
- Corn porridge is taken in thick-walled dishes, just for such a goal is suitable for Kazan. So that no lumps appeared, and the consistency was monotonous, the porridge must often stir.
- The main component of Mamalygi - corn flour, do not prepare such a dish from the cereals. Flour can be fine, and large grinding. Before cooking it is better to dry in the oven, and then sift.
- Warm Mamalyu cut into smooth pieces will help not a knife, but a thread or a fishing line.
- You can determine the readiness of the porridge using a wooden rolling pin. It should be immersed in the dish and quickly twist. If porridge does not stick to the tree, it means that it can be removed from the stove.
- Laying Mamalygu from Kazanka is better not for the dish, but on the board or tissue napkin.
How to cook cheese mamalygu
There are many recipes for Mamalygi, in which cheeses of different varieties are used. There is a simple solid cheese in our recipe, the porridge itself is brewed on milk. Here are what ingredients we need for her:
- corn flour - 1.5 glasses;
- milk - 1 l;
- solid cheese - 100 g;
- creamy oil - 150 g;
- salt to taste.
Mamalyga with cheese is made in this way:
- Take a thick-walled saucepan and pour milk. We put about a third of the serving of butter and immediately salt to taste.
- We put milk on fire and bring to a boil. Corn flour smeared into the plate, and when the milk boils, speck it with a thin flowing in a pan, stirring intensely.
- We reflect the fire of the burner and cook for 25-30 minutes, until it thickens to the desired state.
- Three cheese and calm the rest of the creamy oil. Flying porridge watering oil, sprinkled with cheese and serve.
How to cook hominy with cheese and pork cracklings
Classic hominy cooked with pork cracklings, but we just add a variety of recipes and even cheese. we will use for this porridge:
- corn flour - 2 cups;
- onions - 2 heads;
- lard - 250 g;
- creamy oil - 100 g;
- grated cheese - 1.5 cups;
- water - 1.2 l;
- salt to taste.
To prepare the food do the following:
- Put cauldron of water on the stove. When boiling, salt it to taste.
- Then in boiling water slowly vsyplem corn flour, stirring vigorously porridge.
- Reduce heat and will prepare hominy about 20-30 minutes, focusing on its thickness.
- Until cooked porridge, we can peel and chop the onion and bacon. These we fry in a pan to get cracklings with sweet golden onion. Potro cheese on a grater, melt the butter.
- Hot thick hominy shift on the board or on a towel and divide the thread into square pieces. We expand them in the a la carte dishes, polem melted butter, we add cheese and bacon with onions.
Sweet baked polenta with cheese
Hominy can be both salt and sweet porridge. We prepare from it a casserole with cheese, for which we use the following:
- corn flour - 2 cups;
- milk - 1.2 l;
- sugar - 2 tbsp .;
- sour cream - 3 tbsp .;
- curd - 200 g;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- butter - 50 g;
- breadcrumbs;
- salt to taste.
Prepare casserole hominy manner:
- First, cook porridge, which boil the milk, salt it, add sugar and a trickle vsyplem flour. Cook for about half an hour until thickened.
- Brush the baking sheet with melted butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Thin layer overlaid on it a hot hominy.
- Cottage cheese mixed with eggs, a little podsaharim and put a layer on top of the cereal.
- Smazhem casserole with sour cream on top and place in oven for 20-30 minutes.
- Before serving, it is possible to further pour the melted butter.