Zuf - Friuili's Farmer Pumpkin Porridge
Zuf is a thick porridge made primarily from pumpkin and polenta, traditionally enjoyed as a warm, hearty dish in the colder months.
Ingredients
- 700 grams pumpkin after peeling and cleaning, chopped into 1 com pieces.
- 150 grams polenta
- 30 grams 00 flour
- 2 large sage leaves
- salt
- cold milk to serve
Instructions
- Add the pumpkin, sage and some salt to a pan and cover with 1 litre of water (or enough to cover the pumpkin). Bring to the boil and then simmer until soft.
- Remove the sage leaves then mash the pumpkin.
- Mix the 00 flour with the polenta. Then gradually whisk the polenta and flour into the pumpkin stirring continuously so no lumps appear.
- Cook gently for 45 minutes. Stir regularly and add a little water if the mixture becomes too thick and starts to stick.
- Serve with some cold milk.