🇸🇸 South Sudanese Cuisine

Soor

Maize Porridge

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 258 kcal

A thick, smooth maize porridge cooked to a stiff consistency, shaped into a mound and eaten with stews — the corn equivalent of asida for South Sudanese who grow maize.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring water and salt to a boil.
  2. 2 Gradually sprinkle in maize flour, stirring constantly.
  3. 3 Stir vigorously for 10-12 minutes until very thick and smooth.
  4. 4 Shape into a dome on a serving plate.
  5. 5 Serve with any mulah.

Did You Know?

Arguments over whether asida or soor is the superior porridge have divided South Sudanese dinner tables for generations.