Corn porridge banosh

6 servings

40 minutes

Banosh (or banush) is a Ukrainian corn porridge, similar in meaning to mamalyga. Banosh is considered a festive dish, since in the past, cream for it had to be collected for a whole week. Served with fried onions and cracklings .

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 742.9
• Proteins: 6.5g
• Fats: 65.3g
• Carbohydrates: 33.2g

Ingredients

• Corn flour: 240 g
• Heavy cream: 600 ml
• Smoked lard: 200 g
• Onion: 1 head
• Water: 300 ml

Cooking steps

1. Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2. Pour cream into a pot, bring to a boil, and add salt.

   Required ingredients:

   • Heavy cream: 600 ml
   • Onion: 1 head

3. Mix corn flour with water.

   Required ingredients:

   • Corn flour: 240 g
   • Water: 300 ml

4. Add flour to the cream and start stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon, reducing the heat to the minimum.

   Required ingredients:

   • Corn flour: 240 g

5. Stir continuously for about 25 minutes while cooking. Remove the finished banosh from the heat.

6. Cut the onion into strips.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 head

7. Cut the fat into small cubes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Smoked lard: 200 g

8. First, put the fat in the pan and fry until the fat appears.

   Required ingredients:

   • Smoked lard: 200 g

9. Then fry the onion with fat in a pan until golden brown.

10. Serve banosh with cracklings on top.