Mămăligă in 25 minutes, without lumps
Mămăligă is three ingredients: water, salt and cornmeal. The method is what matters.
Rain the cornmeal in slowly
Bring salted water to a boil. Add the cornmeal in a thin stream and whisk all the time. Lumps form when the cornmeal goes in too fast.
Cook it longer than you think
Stir with a wooden spoon over low heat for 20 to 25 minutes. The mămăligă is ready when it pulls away from the sides of the pot.
What to serve with it
- Sour cream and crumbled brânză (or feta)
- A fried egg on top
- Sarmale, the classic partner
