Hominy Porridge
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare and cook
Pour boiling water over the hominy and let it soak overnight.
In the morning, add more water if necessary and boil for at least 30 minutes.
Serve
Stir in the butter just before serving.
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
- Hominy
- Forms the body of the porridge as its starch softens and thickens during long boiling.
- Butter
- Adds richness and a smooth, silky mouthfeel when stirred in at the end.
The step that matters
Soaking the hominy overnight. Soaking hydrates the dried kernels so they cook through evenly and soften within the boiling time. Skipping or shortening the soak can leave the hominy firm at the center and the porridge unevenly textured.
“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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