Hominy

Bollo Limpio (Boiled Hominy Corn Rolls)

9 comments October 29, 2012

Bollo Limpio is a wrapped corn cake from the city of Barranquilla, in Colombia. It is usually served with chicharrón, chorizos, butifarras, and other Colombian fried meats on the side. Other popular bollos recipes in Colombia are Bollos de Yuca(Cassva Rolls) and Envuelto o Bollo de Mazorca (Fresh Corn Rolls) Bollo Limpio is one of [...]

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Colombian Yellow Hominy Soup (Sopa de maiz Pelao)

24 comments February 23, 2010

Do you have pork spine?, I asked the butcher at my local market. He looked at me like I was from another planet and said “no, we don’t have that!” Okay, thank you, I said. I was plannig to make Sopa de Maiz Pelao, a soup that my grandmother used to make. She would add [...]

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