Snack · 40 min · portuguese

Milho Frito

This is the kind of Portuguese snack you’ll make on repeat — cornmeal and water, 40 minutes, big payoff. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 4 grams of protein per serving. No specialty equipment and nothing hard to find at a regular grocery store.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1 cup Cornmeal
• 3 cups Water
• 1 bunch Kale
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 3 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 tsp Salt

Steps

1. Whisk the cornmeal into boiling salted water; cook on low 20 minutes, stirring, until very thick.
2. Spread in an oiled dish and chill 2 hours until firmly set.
3. Cut into cubes and fry in olive oil until golden and crisp on all sides.
4. Wilt the kale with garlic in the same pan until just tender.
5. Serve the crispy corn cubes over the garlicky greens.
6. Madeira comfort food: crisp outside, creamy inside, gone in minutes.

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