Fried polenta sticks recipe

Ingredients to make Fried Polenta Sticks:

• Polenta
• 850 milliliters of Water
• 1 pinch of salt
• 230 grams of corn semolina
• 10 tablespoons of grated coconut
• Salad
• 1 unit of fresh Papaya
• 1 unit of onion
• 1 unit of green pepper
• 1 unit of Lemon (zest and juice)
• 1 pinch of salt and black pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh Parsley or Cilantro

How to make Fried Polenta Sticks:

1. To make the polenta, the first step is to heat the water with a little salt and when it starts to boil, add the semolina and the coconut.
2. Let everything cook together, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes until you get a soft dough that shows the bottom of the saucepan.
3. Trick: Avoid using very fine semolina so that the polenta is well compacted and the sticks do not fall apart
4. Pour the polenta mixture into a rectangular container, previously greased with oil, and smooth the surface with a wet spoon or spatula.
5. Let cool until set overnight or at least 4 hours.
6. When it is cold and compact, unmold the polenta and cut rectangular pieces in the shape of canes or squares.
7. To make the garnish salad, chop the papaya and reserve the seeds for decoration. If you can’t find this fruit, you can substitute it with a pear.
8. Finely chop the onion and paprika and mix everything with the rest of the ingredients.
9. Separately, fry the polenta sticks in hot sunflower oil until golden brown and crisp.
10. Make sure that the oil temperature is medium-high to prevent the sticks from burning before they are golden and tender.
11. Remove excess oil with absorbent paper.
12. Serve the fried Caribbean corn and coconut with the salad and enjoy either as a main course or as an appetizer.
13. The fried polenta sticks with coconut are delicious and if you like this type of fried food you can also try the tofu with tomato.