1 tb Oil
2 Clove garlic, minced (2 tsp)
1 sm Onion, finely chopped (about
-1/4 cup)
2 c Cold water (to 3 cups)
Salt & fresh ground black-pepper
1/2 c Fine (stone ground) cornmeal
Servings: 6 to 8 Notes: Angu (pronounced "aing goo") is a sort of
polenta,
one of the many cooked starch pastes one finds in Brazil. For best
results,
use a fine, stone ground cornmeal.
DIRECTIONS: Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Cook the garlic and
onion
over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until soft but not brown. Add 2
cups
water and bring to a rapid boil.
Add the cornmeal in a thin stream through your fingers, stirring
vigorously
to prevent lumps. The mixture should be the consistency of choux
pastry or
soft ice cream. If too thick, make a hole in the angu with a wooden
spoon
and stir in a little cold water. Reduce the heat to low and gently
simmer
for 3 to 4 minutes. Correct the seasoning and serve at once.
Note: For a prettier presentation, the angu can be spooned into a
thickly
buttered tube pan and unmolded onto a platter. (Picture in magazine
shows
that a fluted tube pan was used, and the center of the un molded angu
was
filled with flat leaf parsley- or cilantro?