Ecuador · Latin America

Humitas

Humitas (placeholder image)
Fresh-corn cakes steamed in husks, eaten with black coffee.
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Humitas

90 minTotal
10Servings
3/5Effort
3/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 1 kg fresh corn kernels (husks reserved)
  • 3 eggs
  • 100 g butter, softened
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 150 g queso fresco

Instructions

  1. Blend corn to a coarse paste.
  2. Beat butter with eggs
  3. mix in corn, baking powder, sugar and salt.
  4. Spoon onto overlapping husks, add cheese and fold.
  5. Steam 45 min until firm.