🇨🇮 Ivorian Cuisine

Biokosseu

Corn Porridge

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 314 kcal

A thick, creamy corn porridge cooked with fresh corn and groundnuts, offering a naturally sweet and nutty breakfast that sustains through the morning.

Ingredients

4 ears fresh corn, kernels removed
1/2 cup roasted peanuts, ground
4 cups water
2 tbsp sugar or honey
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1 Blend fresh corn kernels with 2 cups of water until smooth.
2 Strain through a fine sieve to remove husks, keeping the milky liquid.
3 Pour corn liquid into a pot, add remaining water and ground peanuts.
4 Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, for 15-20 minutes until thickened.
5 Add sugar and salt. Serve warm in bowls.

Did You Know?

Biokosseu is so filling that Baoulé farmers traditionally eat a bowl before dawn and work the fields until midday without needing another meal.