Creamy Farine (Cassava) Grits (Edit recipe)

These creamy farine grits are grain free and made with a single ingredient, Farine. Farine is a type of cassava meal that is popular among the Indigenous people of Guyana. It is also well known throughout the Caribbean, Brazil and the African continent. It is perfect if you are looking for a grain free alternative to grits.

5 minutes

Difficulty:

Easy

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	279
Fat:	17 g
Carbohydrates:	28 g
Protein:	1 g
Cholesterol:	9 g
Sodium:	548 mg
Fiber:	2 g
Sugars:	1 g
Calculated per serving.

by Althea Brown

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Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 cup White Garri (Cassava Farine), (cassava meal, also called African couscous)
2 cups Water, (may also use bone broth)
1 cup Coconut Milk, full fat
1/4 cup Coconut Cream
1 Tbsp Ghee
1 tsp Salt, or salt to taste
pinch Ground Fresh Black Peppercorns
1 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast

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Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan on medium heat
Add farine, followed by salt, pepper and nutritional yeast and mix together well (about 1 minute)
Then add the coconut milk and stir until the mixture thickens but is not dry (about 2 minutes)
Remove from the heat, then add coconut cream and stir to combine
Add the ghee just before serving and mix well or you can add a bit of ghee to individual portions
Serve immediately

Notes

Do not overcook or it will become mushy. Farine grits thicken as it cools, if it becomes too thick before you are ready to serve add ½ cup of hot coconut milk to the grits and mix together well, then serve immediately