Name: Guriev Kasha (Гурьевская каша)
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: ½ cup sugar; 6¾ cups light cream (or half milk and half cream)—see note; ¾ cup regular Cream of Wheat or farina (not the quick-cooking type); Pinch of salt; ½ pound walnuts, coarsely chopped; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract; ¼ cup sugar; 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 teaspoons sugar

Preparation info

4
Servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

About

This classic Russian dessert is as full of calories as it is of panache. It was named after Count Dmitri Guriev, Tsar Alexander II’s Minister of Finance, well known for his high-living ways. Guriev Kasha may be served warm from the oven or chilled.

Ingredients

6¾ cups light cream (or half milk and half cream)—see note
¾ cup regular Cream of Wheat

Method

Bring the cream to a boil in a deep saucepan, and then slowly pour in the Cream of Wheat, stirring constantly. Add the pinch of salt. Cook over medium heat, uncovered, until thick. Then stir in the sugar and vanilla extract. Keep warm.

While the Cream of Wheat is cooking, caramelize the nuts. In a large frying pan place the sugar and the lemon juice. Carefully heat until the sugar begin