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Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
Smooth Jamaican cornmeal porridge with coconut milk, brown sugar, vanilla and nutmeg.
About Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge is a hot breakfast made by slowly cooking fine cornmeal into a smooth, sustaining bowl. This profile follows a coconut-milk version flavoured with bay leaf, brown sugar, vanilla and nutmeg.
Cornmeal gives the porridge a mellow toasted-corn flavour, while coconut milk makes it rich and gently tropical. Brown sugar, vanilla and nutmeg provide warm sweetness, and optional condensed milk adds extra dairy creaminess.
The porridge is pale golden and glossy, with a thick but flowing consistency and no visible lumps. Fresh nutmeg forms fine brown specks across the smooth surface, with optional condensed milk creating a lighter swirl.
Allergens in this recipe
Optional additions: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
Jamaican Coconut Cornmeal Porridge with Condensed Milk.
- Fine-ground cornmealSmooth maize base
- Coconut milkRich cooking liquid
- Bay leavesAromatic infusion
- SaltSeasoning
- Light brown sugarWarm sweetness
- Pure vanilla extractSweet aroma
- Sweetened condensed milkOptional dairy sweetness and creaminess · Optional
- Fresh nutmegWarm aromatic finish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Fine-ground cornmeal:
- Coconut milk:
- Bay leaves:
- Salt:
- Light brown sugar:
- Pure vanilla extract:
- Sweetened condensed milk (optional):
- Fresh nutmeg:
Origins & food traditions
Serious Eats supplies the complete Jamaican cornmeal, coconut-milk, bay, brown-sugar, vanilla and nutmeg recipe selected here, written with cultural context from Jamaican cookbook authors Michelle and Suzanne Rousseau. Its Jamaican kitchen guide independently identifies porridge grains and condensed milk among core Jamaican pantry traditions.
Countries
- Jamaica
- JamaicaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Jamaican Cuisine
- Caribbean Cuisine
- Jamaican CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.