About this dish
A firm cornmeal and okra porridge, a staple side dish in the Eastern Caribbean.
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Ingredients
🌽1.5 cups cornmeal
🫛150g okra, chopped
🧈1 tbsp butter
🫙3 cups water
Method
Serves 21
Boil the chopped okra in water until soft.2
Gradually stir in cornmeal to avoid lumps.3
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until very thick and pulling from the sides of the pot.4
Stir in butter and season with salt.5
Shape into a mound and serve with saltfish.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Fungee is a traditional side dish of Antigua and other Eastern Caribbean islands, commonly paired with saltfish.
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