How to Make Mexican Hominy

Hominy makes an excellent side dish for any Mexican meal, including Mexican casseroles, salads or enchiladas. You also can pair hominy with a side of refried beans to form a complete meal. Mexican hominy is easy to make and it contains only a few ingredients that are staples in most pantries. Follow these steps to spice up your next meal.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 (15.5 ounce) cans white or yellow hominy, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 clove minced garlic
• Chopped fresh cilantro to taste
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 2 quart saucepan

Mexican Hominy Recipe

1. Warm hominy in saucepan over medium heat.

2. Add 1 can diced tomatoes.

3. Stir in 1 can green chilies.

4. Spice it up by adding cumin and garlic.
   
   

5. Cook over medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes.
   
   

6. Stir in cilantro and salt and pepper to taste.

7. Remove from heat and pour into 4 single serving bowls.

8. Top with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and serve.

Kinds of Hominy

9. Remove the hull from corn kernels and strip them of their bran and germ to make hominy.
   
   

10. Soak corn kernels in a weak lye bath to make Lye Hominy.

11. Crush corn kernels mechanically to make pearl hominy.

12. Grind corn to make that old southern favorite, grits. Grits are most often served as a cooked breakfast cereal or side dish, with butter, salt and pepper.

13. Choose between white hominy made from white corn or yellow hominy made from sweeter yellow corn. You can buy hominy canned or dried.

Tips & Warnings

• Tortilla chips can be served on the side, or added to the dish.
• Serve Mexican Hominy as a dip with tortilla chips.
• Use Mexican Hominy as a garnish to salads or casseroles.

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