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    August 20, 2016

    CORNCHAFF RECIPE

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    When I was in boarding school, we were served Cornchaff a couple of times every damn week. Today, I make it almost every week because this dish is a delectable delight of creamy goodness emanating from corn and beans slowly simmered in BIG flavours. Errm, excuse my French.

    This is so easy to make. I think I use the word "easy" a lot when it comes to recipes but that's because a lot of the meals I show you are EASY. Cornchaff is basically just that kind of one-pot, dump-and-go recipes and you guys know I love to dump things in a pot and go away.

    I've had an interesting Cornchaff-making journey since I moved to the United States. 

    First, I would make Cornchaff with dried peeled broken corn from the grocery store. I found this too mushy for my liking.
    Then one day I discovered dried corn in an African store. I jumped for joy. I would boil the corn in Kanwa (lime stone) or baking powder and peel off the skin, rinse and put back into the pot to boil before adding in the raw soaked beans. Too time-consuming for my liking.

    Then my sister-in-law told me she used to make her Cornchaff with a particular brand of corn straight from the can. I couldn't find the particular brand but I decided to try making this corn and beans delight with frozen sweet corn. It was the bomb.com. I shared the recipe with all kinds of sweet details that will make you get a PhD in Cornchaff concoting. Read it here: How to Make Delicious Cornchaff.

    Cornchaff Recipe| Preciouscore.com


    As God would have it, I went to the grocery store the other day and I saw something looking like whole peeled corn in the can. It didn't look like sweet corn. It looked like dried peel corn. I was confused because the title read, "Hominy". After looking through the can, umpteen times, I discovered there was "Maiz" written somewhere on it. And "maiz" means corn in French. Thanks for the French lessons, Mr Findo!

    I purchased it to see if opening the can would reveal some nice peeled corn to me. Brethren, when I went home and opened the can, tadaaaa! Corn! Peeled soft corn! Corn just like the one back home! I used  it together with black beans, which I had boiled earlier. Boiling the beans while doing some form of house chore (or sleeping), reduces cooking time. But don't forget your beans pot on the fire if sleeping! My black beans together with the corn and all the ingredients I'll show you in this recipe make for Cornchaff that is da bomb.com.

    For those who live in the United States, here is an affiliate link for online purchase:

    This recipe is partly in celebration of my newfound love... The soft peeled corn in the can.

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    Cornchaff
    by Precious Nkeih (www.preciouscore.com) August-20-2016
    An excellent culinary marriage of corn and beans
    Ingredients
    • 5 cups boiled corn
    • 5 cups boiled beans
    • 1 cup palm oil (or vegetable oil)
    • 1 stem leeks
    • ½ inch ginger
    • 7 cloves garlic
    • 3 - 4 cubes Maggi
    • ½ a large onion
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon country onions (rondelles) powder- optional
    • 1 habanero pepper- optional
    Instructions
    1. Put beans, corn and oil into a pot.2. Blend together garlic, ginger, onions, leeks and pepper (if using) and add in.3. Add in half a cup of water, salt, Maggi and "contri onion" (rondelles) powder. The "contri onion" is optional.Set pot on medium high heat. Cover and let everything simmer together for about 20 minutes. Check while simmering and add water if more moisture is needed.5. Serve warm.
    Details

    Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 35 mins Yield: 5 servings

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    Welcome to my core! I am Precious Nkeih, the recipe developer and writer right here on my blog, Precious Core. My goal is to show you insanely delicious recipes you can replicate in your kitchen. And I love to tell stories too. Hope you find recipes here that will make cooking easier for you! Check me out on YouTube at YouTube.com/PreciousKitchen.

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    Comments

    1. Tessy Onyia says

      August 21, 2016 at 3:41 am

      Aww! you just reminded me of the good old days, delicious and healthly.

      http://www.tessyonyia.com

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    2. Kewrites Kewan Fombong says

      August 22, 2016 at 2:27 pm

      Cornchi glorious cornchi:-)

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    3. Precious Nkeih says

      August 23, 2016 at 12:35 am

      I know right??? Sweet cornchi for the soul.

      Reply
    4. Precious Nkeih says

      August 23, 2016 at 2:39 am

      Delicious and healthy in one plate always works for me, Tessy. How are you, hun?

      Reply
    5. Unknown says

      August 23, 2016 at 11:30 pm

      which boarding school did you attend?

      Reply
    6. Clarita says

      December 26, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      "maïs" is the correct spelling in French. Just discovered your blog…. Great job!

      Reply
    7. Gisele says

      April 13, 2017 at 12:40 pm

      Cornchi made easy... Hihihihi. Me i use popcorn. I peel d skin of d popcorn by boiling it wil baking soda for an 1hr in a pressure pot. Easy.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        April 13, 2017 at 8:19 pm

        I love the popcorn idea! Thanks for sharing, Gi.

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