Mămăligă, Romanian peasant polenta
Romanian cornmeal: a two-stage cooking process using corn flour in salted water, followed by pouring it onto a plate and serving it hot with sarmale (cabb…
A staple dish in Romanian rural areas, mămăligă is a versatile accompaniment to both sarmale (cabbage rolls) and fish cooked with garlic. It is traditionally cooked in a cast-iron pot.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time5 min
- Cook time30 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Calories433 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$0.84 $0.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $0.80
- $0.04
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Bring the salted water to a boil in a 4-litre cast iron pot.
- As soon as it starts to bubble, pour in half of the corn flour gradually, while continuing to stir. ≈ 4 min
- Let the mixture cook over low heat until it forms a paste: this is the “pâsat”.
- Add the remaining flour gradually, while mixing continuously. ≈ 3 min
- Continue cooking until the polenta reaches the desired consistency: the longer it cooks, the firmer it will become. ≈ 3 min
- Place it on a serving platter and serve it hot, alongside sarmale (cabbage rolls), chicken in cream sauce, garlic-infused fish, a fish stew, a meat or mushroom stew, mashed beans, or grilled sausages.
The bill
Mămăligă, Romanian peasant polenta
- 500 g of corn flour$0.80
- 1 heaped teaspoon of salt (10 g)$0.04
Total$0.84
that's $0.21 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 433 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 89.4 g |
| Sugars | 1.9 g |
| Fiber | 4.4 g |
| Protein | 12.5 g |
| Salt | 0.04 g |
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