Recipe and instructions for cooking dry hominy corn, called mote in Ecuador, from scratch.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Andean, Central America, Ecuadorian, Latin, Mexican, South American
Keyword Corn, Hominy, Mote
Cook Time 2 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Soaking time 8 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1lbdried mote or hominy corn
Water
Salt
Instructions
Soak the dried mote corn overnight
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.
Drain and cool down, can be served plain as a side dish or used as a component for other dishes.