Hominy and Milk
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the hominy in 2-3 waters, like rice.
In a pot, combine the hominy, water, and salt.
Allow it to swell for 30 minutes.
Cook
Boil slowly for 45 minutes.
If too thin, uncover and boil until it reaches the consistency of hasty pudding.
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.
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What each ingredient does
- Fine hominy
- Starch that swells and thickens into a porridge-like texture as it cooks.
The step that matters
Adjusting the thickness at the end. Boiling uncovered lets steam escape, so the liquid reduces and the starch thickens the pot. If the hominy stays covered, it will remain thin and watery.
“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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