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
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Step 1
Warm hominy in saucepan over medium heat.
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Step 2
Add 1 can diced tomatoes.
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Step 3
Stir in 1 can green chilies.
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Step 4
Spice it up by adding cumin and garlic.
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Step 5
Cook over medium heat for 7 to 8 minutes.
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Step 6
Stir in cilantro and salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 7
Remove from heat and pour into 4 single serving bowls.
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Step 8
Top with shredded Monterey Jack cheese and serve.
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Step 1
Remove the hull from corn kernels and strip them of their bran and germ to make hominy.
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Step 2
Soak corn kernels in a weak lye bath to make Lye Hominy.
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Step 3
Crush corn kernels mechanically to make pearl hominy.
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Step 4
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.
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Step 5
Choose between white hominy made from white corn or yellow hominy made from sweeter yellow corn. You can buy hominy canned or dried.
