Duckanoo

Name: Duckanoo
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 cups cornmeal; 1 cup grated coconut; 1/2 cup brown sugar; Banana leaves, for wrapping

Duckanoo/DUK-ah-noo/

Also known as: Blue Drawers Variant

About this dish

A sweet steamed cornmeal pudding wrapped in banana leaf, spiced with nutmeg and coconut.

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Ingredients

🌽2 cups cornmeal

🥥1 cup grated coconut

🍬1/2 cup brown sugar

🍃Banana leaves, for wrapping

Method

Serves 2

Mix cornmeal with grated coconut, brown sugar, and spices.

Add enough water or coconut milk to form a thick batter.

Spoon portions onto banana leaf and wrap tightly.

Boil the wrapped bundles for about an hour until set.

Serve warm, unwrapped from the leaf.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Duckanoo is a traditional Caribbean dessert, closely related to paime and blue drawers, wrapped and steamed in leaf.

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