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How to cook hominy corn {Ecuadorian mote}
Recipe and instructions for cooking dry hominy corn, called mote in Ecuador, from scratch.
- Prep time
- --
- Cook time
- 2 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb dried mote or hominy corn
- Water
- Salt
Instructions
- 1
Soak the dried mote corn overnight
- 2
Rinse it well, place it a large pot with plenty of lightly salted water and boil over medium heat until the corn is soft and starts to “pop”,about 2-3 hours, stir occasionally and add additional water if needed.
- 3
Drain and cool down, can be served plain as a side dish or used as a component for other dishes.