Jamaican Blue Draws
This amazing Jamaican blue draws, also know as duckunu/duckunoo, or tie-a-leaf, is a delicious treat, made from cornmeal, sweet potato, green banana, freshly grated coconut, coconut milk, and a blend of spices, wrapped in green banana leaf and boiled for a moist and incredibly tasty pudding.
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Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 300kcal
Equipment
- 1 stock pot
Ingredients
- 2 cups cornmeal
- 1 cup all purpose gluten-free flour
- 1 1/2 cups cane sugar or maple syrup or coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 2 fingers green bananas peeled and chopped
- 1 medium sweet potato peeled and chopped
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup grated coconut or shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup raisins optional
- Fresh banana leaves
- baker's twine for tying
Instructions
- Prepare the banana leaf by cutting along the midvein of the leaf and discarding it. Cut the leaf into equal rectangular pieces. Wilt or quail banana leaves by passing them over an open flame, or bring a large pot of water to boil and dip the leaves in the boiling water until they are wilted. You can use a pair of tongs to remove them, and then set aside.
- In a large bowl, add cornmeal, flour, sugar or sweetener of choice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, and mix until fully combined. Set aside.
- Add coconut milk, green banana, sweet potato, and vanilla to a high-speed blender, or grate green banana and sweet potato using a box grater. Process until the mixture resembles a coarse batter.
- Stir the mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until combined, then fold in the grated coconut and raisins.
- Place about 2-3 tablespoons of the batter onto the center of the banana leaf, then bring the edges of the banana leaf over the batter.
- Fold the edges under to make a tight package, then tie the blue draws with strips of banana bark or baker's twine securely. Repeat until all the batter is gone.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil over medium-high heat. Add blue draws parcels. Return to a boil, then reduce to simmer for one hour.
- Remove each of the blue draws from the pot using a pair of tongs, and place into a serving plate. Remove the tie from each parcel and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 2014IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 2mg