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Guanimes are a prepared food that can be traced back to the pre-Columbian era in Puerto Rico. Guanimas translates to corn bread By the Tainos who were native Indians from Puerto Rico. Traditionally, Guanimes are made with cornmeal, sugar, salt, all purpose flour and butter, wrapped in banana leaves. These may be served with a salt cod stew (bacalao guisado) or during Easter, "holy broth" (clad de coco y pescado, a soup made using coconut milk and fish).

Origin

Guanimes are related to tamales and hallacas. Cornmeal masa is wrapped in corn husk stuffed with meat, nuts, fish, beans, or nothing at all. They are then boiled like tamales and hallacas. Taínos in Puerto Rico also mashed a variety of tubers and squash into the cornmeal masa. This later became the modern day pasteles.^[1]

Modern Puerto Rico

To prepare guanime dough (masa) dry corn kernels must be boiled until soft and left over night in water. Once the corn has softened even more it is then mashed with salt, lard, broth and coconut milk until it resembles a dough similar to bread. A small amount of the dough is then put onto a banana leaf forming into small logs, wrap and tied on both ends. Once wrap they boiled in salt water. They are then served traditionally with salted cod fish stew.

Guanimes de Plátano replace corn with green plantains with the same ingredients.

Guanimes dulces are sweet and prepared with sweet plantains, cornmeal, milk, coconut milk, raisins, vanilla, anise seeds, honey or molasses. There is also a cassava version known as Rusiao de yuca and are steamed on a grill.

References

^ Aboy Valldej́uli, Carmen (1983). Cocina Criolla (in Spanish). Pelican Publishing Company. pp. 320–321. ISBN 9780882894294.

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[1] Aboy Valldej́uli, Carmen (1983). Cocina Criolla (in Spanish). Pelican Publishing Company. pp. 320–321. ISBN 9780882894294.

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+'''Guanimes''' are a prepared food that can be traced back to the [[pre-Columbian era]] in [[Puerto Rico]]. Guanimas translates to corn bread By the Tainos who were native Indians from Puerto Rico. Traditionally, Guanimes are made with cornmeal, sugar, salt, all purpose flour and butter, wrapped in banana leaves. These may be served with a salt cod stew (bacalao guisado) or during Easter, "holy broth" (clad de coco y pescado, a soup made using coconut milk and fish).
 ==Origin==
-Guanimes are related to [[tamales]] and [[hallaca]]s. [[Cornmeal]] [[masa]] is wrapped in corn husk stuffed with meat, nuts, fish, beans, or nothing at all. They are then boiled like tamales and hallacas. [[Taíno]]s in Puerto Rico also mashed [[cassava]], batata, and [[Squash (plant)|squash]] into the cornmeal masa. This later became the modern day ''[[pasteles]]''.
+Guanimes are related to [[tamales]] and [[hallaca]]s. [[Cornmeal]] [[masa]] is wrapped in corn husk stuffed with meat, nuts, fish, beans, or nothing at all. They are then boiled like tamales and hallacas. [[Taíno]]s in Puerto Rico also mashed a variety of [[tuber]]s and [[Squash (plant)|squash]] into the cornmeal masa. This later became the modern day ''[[pasteles]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Aboy Valldej́uli |first1=Carmen |title=Cocina Criolla |date=1983 |publisher=Pelican Publishing Company |isbn=9780882894294 |pages=320–321 |language=es}}</ref>
 ==Modern Puerto Rico==
-There are two well known guanimes in Puerto Rico one made with cornmeal or cornflour and the other with flour. Guanimes are prepare with coconut milk, [[anise]], honey and grated plantain or cassava. A small amount of the dough ''(masa)'' is then put onto banana leaves forming into small logs, wrap and tied on both ends. Once wrap they are boiled in salt water.
+To prepare guanime dough ''(masa)'' dry corn kernels must be boiled until soft and left over night in water. Once the corn has softened even more it is then mashed with salt, lard, broth and coconut milk until it resembles a dough similar to bread. A small amount of the dough is then put onto a banana leaf forming into small logs, wrap and tied on both ends. Once wrap they boiled in salt water. They are then served traditionally with salted cod fish stew.
+''Guanimes de Plátano'' replace corn with green plantains with the same ingredients.
+''Guanimes dulces'' are sweet and prepared with sweet plantains, cornmeal, milk, coconut milk, raisins, vanilla, anise seeds, honey or molasses. There is also a [[cassava]] version known as ''Rusiao de yuca'' and are steamed on a grill.
 ==See also==
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 * [[Tamales]]
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 [[Category:Stuffed dishes]]
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