Hominy Porridge
Ingredients
Directions
In a double boiler, bring the water to a boil.
Add the salt and stir briskly while adding the hominy.
Cook for one hour, stirring thoroughly occasionally.
Serve with cream.
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
- Granulated hominy
- Forms the thick body of the porridge as its starch gelatinises during long cooking.
- Water
- Hydrates the hominy so its starch swells and softens into a porridge.
The step that matters
Adding the hominy while stirring briskly. Dropping hominy into water without vigorous stirring lets granules clump and stick, leaving dry lumps and uneven texture. Brisk stirring disperses the grains so they hydrate evenly.
“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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