Güanimes
César Pérez
Photo by Food52
- Serves
- 10 to 12 güanimes
- Prep Time
- 15 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 1 Hour
Ingredients
- 2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 ear fresh corn
- 2 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 tablespoon (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 10-12 banana leaves (cut into squares large enough to wrap the dumplings)
- Kitchen string or twine, for wrapping
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Directions
- Step 1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Clean the banana leaves and heat them slightly over a flame or in a skillet to make them pliable. Cut them into approximately 8x8-inch squares.
- Step 2
Heat water and coconut milk in a pan until simmering. Add brown sugar and salt, stir to dissolve.
- Step 3
Add cornmeal and stir until the mixture forms a soft, cohesive dough. Adjust with a bit more cornmeal or water if needed.
- Step 4
Take a portion of the dough and shape it into a log, about 4 inches long in the center of the banana leaf square.
- Step 5
Fold the banana leaf around the dough, making a sausage shape, and tie each end closed with string.
- Step 6
Place the güanimes in the boiling water and cook for 45 minutes to an hour, until they are firm.
- Step 7
Remove the güanimes from the pot, allow them to cool slightly, then unwrap and serve warm.