My husband and I do like polenta
we grow our own corn from heirloom seeds to ensure non-gmo and organic food
we grow enough to feed our chickens with and have plenty for our own cornmeal
once the corn is plenty dry...
the kernels are easy to shuck off the cob
we used to take the corn to a local man who ran the corn through his grinder...
but, we learned that it is best to keep the kernels on the cob...
as they keep their protein better
in the future...
we will keep the corn on the cob and hung up...
and grind what we need at the time we are ready to use it
we are looking for a good table top grain mill to do our own corn grinding
when I feed it to the chickens...
I just shuck the kernels off a cob as they gather around me for their daily portion of corn
today, I made one of our favorite corn dishes...
polenta
from 2 cups of ground corn meal...
I make about 6 cups of polenta
in a pot, put in 4 cups of water and bring to slow simmer
in a bowl, stir in 2 cups of cornmeal into 2 cups of coconut milk
slowly pour into the simmering water, stirring to avoid lumps
cook over a low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring often
turn off heat
add 6 TBsp of butter
1 tsp of sea salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp of pepper
1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg
2 cloves of minced garlic
pour into greased pans and let cool
the polenta will thicken as it cools
once it has thickened, you can slice it up and fry it or eat it anyway you want
corn is a great blessing from God
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it:
Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water:
Thou preparest them corn,
when Thou hast so provided for it.
Psalm 65:9
May your day, or night be filled with God's grace.
