El Salvador · Latin America

Riguas Salvadoreñas

Name: Riguas Salvadoreñas
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: El Salvador
Ingredients: 600 g fresh corn kernels; 2 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp butter; banana leaves, cut in squares; crema to serve

Sweet fresh-corn cakes cooked on banana leaves, eaten with cream and coffee.

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Riguas Salvadoreñas

40 minTotal

6Servings

2/5Effort

3/5Wow factor

Ingredients

600 g fresh corn kernels
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp butter
banana leaves, cut in squares
crema to serve

Instructions

Grind or blend corn to a thick, coarse paste.
Mix in sugar, salt and butter.
Spread 1 cm thick on banana-leaf squares and fold over.
Cook on a medium comal 8 min per side.
Unwrap and serve with crema.