Guanimes
HB-4221 · Hand-built original · Puerto Rican
Guanimes are Puerto Rican cornmeal dumplings made from fine yellow cornmeal and coconut milk, wrapped in plantain or banana leaves and steamed. They are traditionally served with stewed codfish.
Puerto RicanSide Dish1 hr12 Servings274 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal
Main ingredient: cornmeal
Pairs well with: stewed codfish, stewed codfish with eggplant
Servings:12quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 2 cups fine yellow cornmeal
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon lite salt or to taste
- 2 cups coconut milk, stir coconut milk content
- 4 tablespoons margarine made with extra virgin olive oil
- 12 plantain or banana leaves, cut into 8x8 or 8x6 inches, and wipe clean with wet cloth
- 24 kitchen strings (twine), cut into 10 inches long
Method
- Whisk the cornmeal, sugar, and salt together in a bowl until well blended.
- Pour in the coconut milk and add the margarine. Mix until a dough forms.
- Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to thicken.
- Place 2 tablespoons of the cornmeal mixture on a plantain or banana leaf, leaving a 1-inch border on the sides and bottom.
- Fold the leaf over the dough completely, forming a small log, and roll until the dough is totally wrapped in the leaf.
- Tie a knot at each end of the leaf with kitchen string. Repeat with the remaining dough and leaves.
- Steam the guanimes for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Lift the guanimes from the steamer basket by their strings, unwrap, and serve with stewed codfish or stewed codfish with eggplant.
Prep: 30 Minutes · Cook: 30 minutes · Total: 1 hour
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
274 kcalCalories
4.8 gProtein
35 gCarbs
13.5 gFat
8.8 gSaturates
4.5 gFibre
1.9 gSugars
56 mgSodium
0 mgCholesterol
228 mgPotassium
10 mgCalcium
1.8 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data