Bollo Limpio is a Colombian side dish popular in the Caribbean region of the country. These hominy corn rolls are wrapped in corn husks and boiled.
What is Bollo Limpio?
It is a wrapped hominy corn and cheese dish from the city of Barranquilla, in Colombia. Bollo Limpio is usually served with chicharrón, chorizos, butifarras, and other Colombian fried meats on the side. It's a bland corn roll and the perfect dish to balance flavorful or greasy meats.
Other popular bollos recipes in Colombia are Bollos de Yuca (Cassava Rolls) and Envuelto o Bollo de Mazorca (Fresh Corn Rolls) among others.
Bollo Limpio Recipe (Boiled Hominy Corn Rolls)
Ingredients
- 5 cups cooked hominy corn
- 2 cups grated or crumbled queso fresco
- 6 tablespoons of melted butter
- Salt to your taste
- Corn husks for wrapping
Instructions
- Place the corn, cheese, melted butter and salt in the food processor and mix until the corn is pureed.
- Transfer mixture to a bowl and let it sit for 15 minutes.
- For each bollo, arrange 2 corn husks on a work surface. Divide the mixture evenly and place in the center of the husks.
- Roll the corn husks so that the filling is completely enclosed. Twist and tie the ends.
- In large pot place about 2 cups of water. Place the pot on the stove over high heat until the water is boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 40 to 45 minutes.
Nutrition
Bollo Limpio is one of those dishes you don’t normally find at Colombian restaurants in the United States, which is a huge reason to make it yourself 🙂
Other Side Dishes to Try
Arroz con Coco Blanco (Coconut Rice)
Torta de Plátano Maduro (Ripe Plantain Cake)
Jenn and Seth
this sounds soooo delicious!!
Andrea
Se me volvió la boca AGUA al leer esto. Con lo que me gustan estos bollos... ¡Gracias por la receta!
Belinda @zomppa
Beautiful!! I love all your dishes - you should be opening a restaurant!
Juliana
I never had anything like this Erica...and sure would love to try it. Looks tasty...hominy and cheese all together.
Have a great week 🙂
5 Star Foodie
Oh those sound scrumptious, so nice with queso fresco!
Chris
I have never heard of this but it sounds like it would be great with the queso in there.
Cristina
We made Bollo Limpio for lunch today with chorizo and Italian sausages. They are perfect with these kind of sausages. thanks.
Erica
Thank you all for your comments and feedback!
Darlene in North GA
Do you soak the dried corn husks in some water? If so, for how long?
Thanks for the time you spend on this blog. I was a missionary in several cities in Colombia for 9 months. I have sweet memories of Colombia and her people.
Anonymous
Sounds like a good dish
Angie
Making this as a side for labor day. Can I use canned hominy? How do you cook it? To which consistency? Thanks so much for sharing this recipe! Looking forward to try it.
Mai
Can you make these ahead and freeze
Angela O.
Erica, My family loves making bollos con queso. The masa with a stick of monterey jack cheese. We usually make it Christmas Eve morning and steam them on Christmas Day morning. Have you ever made them way in advance, say a week? If so, did you refrigerate or freeze them? Before or after cooking?