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    So I was looking for white corn to add to a white chili and ended up with a can of hominy. Never tried it before, is it very different from your average sweet corn?
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  • #2
    Love love love hominy! I think it would make a great addition to your white chili.

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    • #3
      Hominy has a different taste than your average sweet corn plus it has a firmer texture.
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      • #4
        Hominy is actually maize, a living 'ancestor' of the corn we are all more familiar with. Am I mistaken, or is hominy the corn from which cornbread is made?
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        • #5
          SailorMan, that's possible. I know there's white corn meal as well as yellow.

          We ended up using the hominy in a sort of Mexican casserole, with ground chicken, cheese, onions, pinto beans and navy beans. It was delish!
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          • #6
            Hominy is not a breed of corn, but the result of a processing method.

            Hominy is made from whole corn kernels that have been soaked in a lye or lime solution to soften the tough outer hulls. The kernels are then washed to remove the excess solution, the hull, and often the germ.
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            • #7
              It's also the stuff that grits are made of.

              ....and now I want grits.
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              • #8
                It's also what polenta is made from, unless I'm mistaken.
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                • #9
                  A subject near and dear to my heart. Corn has niacin that is largely unavailable unless it is soaked in an alkali solution, a process developed by the Aztecs called nixtamalization. Hominy is nixtamilized corn.

                  Back when the New World was new and boatloads of dried corn were being shipped to Europe, it was standard to simply grind it up for food - like polenta. However they left out the nixtamilzation because they didn't understand its purpose, and the disease Pellagrabecame a problem in poor communities where corn was a significant part of their diet. This carried on in American settlers well into the 1940's
                  "The traditional food preparation method of maize ("corn"), nixtamalization, by native New World cultivators who had domesticated corn required treatment of the grain with lime, an alkali. The lime treatment has been shown to make niacin nutritionally available and reduce the chance of developing pellagra.[23] When maize cultivation was adopted worldwide, this preparation method was not accepted because the benefit was not understood. The original cultivators, often heavily dependent on maize, did not suffer from pellagra; it became common only when maize became a staple that was eaten without the traditional treatment."

                  Enjoy the hominy

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                  • #10
                    Kittish, this is from Wikipedia: "Hominy is a food which consists of dried maize kernels which have been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization."

                    MoonCat, that does sound delicious! Do you have any dry ice around, to send me the leftovers? [Kitten-begging meow sounds]
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                    • #11
                      Yes, and you can use that same process with any type of corn. Commercially, currently, field corn (which is what today's maize is also called) appears to be most usually used, though there seems to be at least one varietal bred specifically for making hominy. Hominy is the final result of the processing method, no matter which type of corn you start with (apparently you can even turn popcorn into hominy, you just wind up with smaller finished kernels).
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                      • #12
                        More "corny" trivia: You've probably heard about "blue corn". Nowadays, "blue corn" means that it's been dyed to make the tortilla chips look more interesting. Back in pre-colonial times, one variety of corn contained a natural acid-base indicator. It turned blue when the right amount of alkali had been added to make the niacin bioavailable.
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                        • #13
                          Quoth SailorMan View Post
                          Kittish, this is from Wikipedia: "Hominy is a food which consists of dried maize kernels which have been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization."

                          MoonCat, that does sound delicious! Do you have any dry ice around, to send me the leftovers? [Kitten-begging meow sounds]
                          Sorry, I'm eating the last of it for lunch tomorrow.

                          Also, I misspoke. It was ground beef, not ground chicken. The chicken was used to make tortillas. We were on a Mexican food kick.

                          Ground beef, onions, tomatoes, hominy and tomato sauce topped with Mexican cheese and spices, and baked in a casserole. It was yummy.
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                          • #14
                            Quoth MoonCat View Post
                            Sorry, I'm eating the last of it for lunch tomorrow.
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                            • #15
                              Quoth dalesys View Post
                              Alright, everybody gather around Mooncat's window to yowl at her/him.
                              Her, thank you.

                              And I ate the leftovers in a low-carb whole wheat wrap. Found a great brand of wraps that only has 11 grams carb per wrap.
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