Corn Meal Mush
A tasty, easy breakfast treat that you can make the night before.
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup corn meal
- ¾ tsp salt
- 2 Tbs oil (or butter)
Instructions
- Grease an 8x8 or 9x9 square pan.
- Add the three cups of water to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- In the meantime, combine the other cup of water, the cornmeal and the salt, stirring to combine.
- When the water is boiling, slowly add the cornmeal slurry, stirring constantly.
- Cook until thickened, stirring as needed.
- Pour into the greased pan. Spread to level it out, cover it with plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator overnight.
- In the morning, remove the mush from the square pan and cut it into slices ¼" thick.
- Heat the oil or butter in a pan and fry the mush slices over medium or medium-low heat until browned on both sides.
- Serve with butter and maple syrup.
Notes
This can also be served savory. Just butter the slices when they come out of the oven and add black pepper to taste.