Huminta a la Olla (Sweet Corn Apettizer)  Ingredients:       4 cups fresh corn    1 cup lard       1 cup boiling water    1 tablespoon salt       2 tablespoons sugar    5 pieces small fresh cheese       1 teaspoon anise seeds    fresh corn husks       cinnamon (optional)

Preparation:

1.- Grind in a mill the 4 cups of corn. Melt lard and add to corn. Add also sugar, salt, and mix. 2.- Add anise seeds and ground cinnamon (if desired). 3.- Take 2 corn husks and place them on a flat surface(one overlapping the other). Place in center 1 or 2 spoonfuls of the filling with 1 slice of fresh cheese. Fold first the upper side, then the bottom side, and finally the other two. Wrap them nicely and tie with a string made of corn husks. Repeat the procedure with the remaining ingredients. 4.- Arrange two rows of corn cobs without the kernels on bottom of a large pot. Cover with a row of husks and add boiling water just enough to cover the husks. Place humintas on top, cover with a layer of corn husks and arrange another layer of humintas on top. Simmer for approximately 45 minutes. If you are not sure about the cooking time, place a potato in the pot along with the humintas. When the potato is done, the humintas are also done.

Categories:  Vegetables, Bolivian, Appetizers

Estimated Serving:  8

Estimated preparation time:  80 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  AnaPau    2010/01/07