Fungi is a traditional United States Virgin Islands recipe for a staple accompaniment of yellow cornmeal incorporating okra. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic United States Virgin Islands dish of: Fungi.
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Fungi/funji is a staple accompaniment across the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean made from yellow polenta with okra. It is considered the national dish of the US Virgin Islands.
Ingredients:
125g frozen or fresh sliced okra
90g fine yellow cornmeal
300ml boiling water
1 tbsp butter
1/8 tsp salt.
freshly-ground black Pepper, to taste
Method:
For the fungi, bring the water to a boil and add the okra.
In a separate bowl, blend 2 tbsp of the cornmeal with 6 tbsp water. Pour into the pan with the boiling water and okra and let cook for one minute.
Stirring constantly, slowly pour the rest of the cornmeal into the pan. Add black pepper, salt and butter and continue cooking for about 6 minutes.
