Big Hominy
Ingredients
Directions
Combine 1 quart of corn with 1 tablespoon of baking soda in a large pot.
Boil slowly until the husks are loosened.
Change the water and cook the corn in clear water until tender, about 6 hours.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Corn
- Supplies the kernels that swell and soften into tender hominy during long cooking.
- Baking soda
- Makes the cooking water alkaline, which helps loosen the kernels' tough outer hulls.
The step that matters
Change the water. Changing to clear water removes the alkaline cooking liquid and loosened hulls. Leftover alkali would leave the hominy bitter and soapy, so the fresh water must be clear before the long final cook.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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