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Pate Rouge (Corn Meal with Tomato Sauce and Onions)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups corn flour
  • Onions, diced
  • 1 bullion cube
  • Pimento
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • Onions, sliced
  • Oil
  • Tomatoes, chopped
  • Salt to taste

Directions

  1. Sauté diced onions, bullion cube, pimento and tomato paste in oil.
  2. Add the water and bring to a rolling boil.
  3. Add corn flour slowly while stirring it vigorously with a wire wisk until all the lumps are out and it starts to become thick.
  4. In a separate pan, sauté sliced onion in onion with salt, then add chopped tomatoes and cook briefly. Add this mixture to the corn flour mixture.