3 secrets of cooking authentic Hutsul banosh porridge

Banosh is a delicious, delicate, and flavorful Hutsul dish originally from western Ukraine. Its main ingredients are corn grits, cheese, and milk. However, to make it really successful, you need to know a few useful rules and secrets of cooking.

The FoodOboz editorial team shares with you the main tricks and rules for cooking this dish, which will help you to prepare a successful and delicious dish.

3 secrets:

• use only fresh, full-fat, natural milk

• be sure to stir the banosh with a wooden spoon and cook in a cauldron
• cheese and cracklings are two ingredients without which the dish will not be tasty

Recipe for authentic Hutsul banosh:

Ingredients:

• corn grits - 200 g
• cheese - 200 g
• homemade sour cream - 400 g
• cream - 400 g
• lard - 100 g
• onion - 1 pc
• sugar - 1 tsp
• salt - 1 tsp
• ground pepper - a pinch
• mushrooms - optional

Method of preparation:

1. Wash the cauldron well, pour in the cream, add the sour cream, mix, put on the fire and carefully add the corn grits. Be sure to stir so that it does not get lumpy.
2. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, add salt and immediately remove from heat.
3. Then stir the dish vigorously without stopping with a wooden spoon in one direction for about 15-20 minutes, until the banosh thickens and fat droplets appear on the surface.
4. Be sure to cover the pot with a lid and bake at 80 C for 10 minutes.
5. Cut the lard into slices and fry until tender. Peel the onion and cut it into half rings along with the mushrooms. Add everything to the lard and fry until tender.
6. Break the cheese with your hands.
7. Take the banosh out of the oven, put it on a flat plate, add the cracklings and onions on top, and sprinkle with cheese.

Serve the dish hot with kefir or whey and lightly-salted cucumbers - it will be very tasty.