Xerém Semolina Pudding

Name: Xerém Semolina Pudding (Pudim de Xerém (ou Xarém))
Yield: Serves four
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 2 cloves; 4 coffee spoons roasted sesame seeds; lime peel zest; ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon of seedless raisins, hydrated in cherry brandy or port wine; ¾ cup sugar; 1 cup of water; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tablespoon of walnuts coarsely broken; 1 tablespoon of toasted pine nuts; ½ cup coarse corn semolina; ¼ cup sunflower oil; 1 tablespoon of peeled toasted almonds, coarsely chopped

Pudim de Xerém (ou Xarém)

Preparation info

Serves
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Best I(n) Can

By Akis Konstantinidis

Published 2016

About

Ingredients

¼ cup sunflower oil
½ cup coarse corn semolina
1

Europe
Portugal
Dessert
Vegan

Method

Preparation

Fry the semolina in oil over a medium heat, until lightly browned, add the syrup and dried fruit, mixing continuously for about a minute. Remove from heat and continue to mix until thickened. Set aside in the fridge.

Preparation for the syrup

Make the syrup and keep on a low heat, almost-but-