Mamaliga Recipe 455

Steps:

• Put the water and the salt in a pot and put it on a stove. Heat the water to 70 degrees Celsius. Pour 8 tablespoons of Cornmeal while gently stirring for about 10 minutes. Don't forget to stir every 2 minutes. The water must not boil at this moment. Pour the rest of the Cornmeal gradually while stirring. When the smell of the Cornmeal start to change from raw and it starts to detach easyly from the walls of the pot it's ready. The consistency must be pretty solid. Stop the stove and let it 'breath' for 2 minutes. Take out the mamaliga from the pot to a dish or anything else. Enjoy it.

Steps:

• To prepare the Mamaliga, mix the cornmeal,and salt together with 1 1/2 c cold water and set it aside to soften.
• Bring 4 cups water to a hard boil.
• Add the cornmeal mixture to the boiling water, stirring constantly.
• When the Mamaliga begins to thicken, cover, and cook over lower heat, for about 30 minutes, stirring periodically; do not allow Mamaliga to burn. Now you are ready for the cheese.
• Divide the butter into 3 equal parts.
• Divide the grated cheese into two equal parts.
• Divide the cooked cornmeal into two equal parts.
• To a casserole dish, add 1/3 of the butter and 1/2 of the cooked cornmeal.
• Add an additional 1/3 of the butter, and 1/2 of the grated cheese.
• Add second 1/2 of the cooked cornmeal, butter and cheese.
• Top with the sour cream.
• Bake 1 hour at 350°F.

Steps:

• Heat the water and add the salt.
• When the water starts to boil, pour the cornmeal all at once and start stirring with a wooden spoon.
• The cornmeal will begin to bubble soon, at which point turn the heat down, but carry on stirring to prevent the formation of lumps.
• Wet the tail end of a wooden spoon with water and insert it into the mamaliga. If it is done, this will come out clean.