Corn Humitas

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Ethnic: Chilean
Main Ingredient: corn
Categories: Main
Meal Type: Dinner
Food Type: Vegan
Level:Easy
Servings: 10
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes

Corn Humitas are similar to tamales. The difference is it has fresh blended cooked corn instead of the masa. It is absolutely delicious.



Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 10 whole corn husks
  • 1 tbsp, leaves basil
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1/4 cup Corn flour, masa, enriched, yellow
  • 10 ear, large (7-3/4" to 9" long) yields corn | corn on the cob
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 whole jalapeno Pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
 

Recipe

Soak the corn husks in a bowl of warm water.
 
 
Chuck the corn. With a knife take off the corn kernels and add to blender. Blend and stir with a spoon. You don’t want to blend until smooth. It should be chunk.
 
Add olive oil to pan. Sauté  the onions, garlic and jalapeno Pepper. Sauté  until the mixture is golden brown. Add the corn mixture from the blender. Cook and stir for around 5 minutes. Add the corn meal. Cook for around 10 minutes until mixture becomes somewhat thick.
 
 
Spread the dough out over the corn husks to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness.  Fold the sides of the husks in toward the center and place in a steamer. Tie string around the tamales to ensure the filling doesn ’t come out.
 
Steam for 25 minutes.


Nutritional information
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Corn Humitas
Servings Per Batch 10
Amount Per Serving
Calories157 Calories from Fat 5
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g5%
Saturated Fat 1g3%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0g0%
Sodium 23mg1%
Potassium 447mg13%
Total Carbohydrate 32g11%
Dietary Fiber 4g 15%
Sugars 10g
Protein 5g 11%
Vitamin A 13%
Vitamin C 22%
Calcium 2%
Iron 1%
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.