Coarse Hominy or Samp
Ingredients
Directions
Soak
Soak the coarse hominy in 2 cups of water for 6 hours or overnight.
Cook
Add 6 cups of boiling water and 3 teaspoons of salt to the soaked hominy.
Boil over the fire for 45 minutes.
Transfer to a fireless cooker and let it sit for 8 to 12 hours.
If needed, reheat the hominy and return it to the cooker for additional cooking.
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
- Coarse hominy
- Provides the starchy corn base that softens and thickens into the dish's texture during soaking and cooking.
The step that matters
Soaking the coarse hominy. Soaking hydrates the dried corn kernels so they cook through evenly and soften; skipping or shortening it leaves the centers firm and the texture uneven.
“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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