Corn Humitas Recipe

Humitas are a typical dish of Peru although currently they have become popular in other countries such as Bolivia, Argentina, Chile and Ecuador, among others. Each country has its own recipe for humitas and even in Venezuela, there is a very similar recipe but known by the name of Jojoto or Corn Halquitas.

This time we teach you the Peruvian version to learn how to prepare some delicious homemade corn humitas. The corn humitas can be eaten at any time and are perfect for filling anything.

Ingredients to make Humitas de choclo:

 ½ dozen Corn

 ½ unit of grated onion

 2 tablespoons tomato sauce

 2 tablespoons ground chili pepper

 1 cup of fresh milk

 1 branch of Basil

 1 unit of corn pancas soaked in water

 1 pinch of salt

 1 pinch of Pepper to taste

How to make Humitas de choclo:

Put oil in a frying pan and fry the onion, once it has browned, add the tomato sauce and the grated corn and the chili, the ground basil and the salt.

Then add the milk little by little until it has a somewhat thick consistency.

At the same time, assemble the humitas in cornbreads soaked before in boiled water and tie them with a thread or wick.

At the bottom of a large pot, place the corn pancas and put the humitas on top, covering them with boiling water; then put more pancas on top and then cover the pot, letting it boil for 30 minutes.

Serve the corn humitas accompanied by a Creole sauce made with chili, vinegar, onion, salt and pepper to taste or a guasacaca.

And if you want to see similar recipes from other countries, be sure to check the recipe for Canarian tamales.

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