Jamaican Cornmeal and Cheese Cakes (recipe)

Filed Under dairy, cheese, vegetarian, appetizers, snacks | Posted on July 13, 2007

Jamaican Cornmeal and Cheese cakes

Most of the recipes that I post here have been made on a Friday for Shabbat dinner, however there is a significant amount of recipes that are also made around 7p.m. when I get the ‘munchies’. This recipe for Jamaican cornmeal and cheese cakes is just one of those. My mother said she’s never heard of them but she also only likes cornmeal in porridge so I have no idea if this recipe is ‘authentic’ or not. Either way it’s very delicious. The first time I tried this recipe I did not thicken the cornmeal enough so the ‘cakes’ spread too thinly to hold their shape. This time around I made sure to thicken the cornmeal until it wouldn’t even fall off the spoon :) It made a -huge- difference :) I don’t know if it was my stove but the cakes took much longer than I expected to develop a well-defined crust, about 10 minutes per side. This was the only drawback to the recipe, however. Bite-sized in shape, the outsides are crunchy and salty while the insides are smooth and creamy. If you have the time, do give it a whirl!


Jamaican Cornmeal and Cheese Cakes
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Serving Size: 6

Ingredients:

1 cup cornmeal
4 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup grated cheese
fat for frying

Directions:

1. Bring 3 1/2 cups water to the boil
2. Moisten cornmeal with 1/2 cup cold water and add with salt to pot
3. Stir constantly until mixture gets -quite- thick

4. Add the cheese and let cool

5. Shape into round cakes, about 2.5 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick

6. Pan-fry and drain.



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4 Responses to “Jamaican Cornmeal and Cheese Cakes (recipe)”

  1. AppleDiva on July 13th, 2007 3:19 pm | link

    Happy Shabbat. Cheese and cornmeal are a winning combo. I am going to try it out!!

  2. Josh Lane on August 7th, 2007 6:05 pm | link

    Are you kidding me?!! This looks delicious!!

  3. Nicole on August 7th, 2007 6:36 pm | link

    That looks delicious-a variation on the cornmeal arepas from Venezuela, that I stuff with cheese and eat for breakfast sometime. I will definitely try it.

  4. Cathy on February 14th, 2008 12:29 pm | link

    What kind of cheese do you use? A white cheese like Gouda or cheddar? Thanks

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