Confetti Hominy

Name: Confetti Hominy
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon , cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 small onion , chopped; 1 small red bell pepper , seeded and chopped; 2 (12-ounce) cans hominy , drained; ¼ teaspoon dried basil; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Chef

Eric Copage

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Cookbook

Fruits of the Harvest: Recipes to Celebrate Kwanzaa and Other Holidays

Published by Amistad

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This image courtesy of Joseph DeLeo

“My mother used to make hominy,” says Mavis Young. “Before she would cook it, she’d go through this very long process: She’d take the dry corn, put them in water with potash or a little lye, then boil them, which would loosen the husk. Then she’d wash them several times to get the lye out, and take the cobs off by hand, and then wash them some more. Today I just buy it in a can.”

NotesIf you like corn, you’ll love hominy. This plain-Jane staple of southern cooking gets the “company’s coming” treatment with a little bacon, basil, sweet pepper, and onion.

Serves4 to 6

CostInexpensive

Easy

Total Timeunder 30 minutes

One Pot MealYes

OccasionBuffet, Casual Dinner Party, Family Get-together

Recipe Courseside dish

Dietary Considerationegg-free, gluten-free, lactose-free, peanut free, soy free, tree nut free

Five Ingredients or LessYes

Mealdinner, lunch

Taste and Texturesavory, smoky

Ingredients

3 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 small onion, chopped
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 (12-ounce) cans hominy, drained
¼ teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Cook the bacon in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until crisp and browned, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain, leaving the fat in the pan.
Add the onion and bell pepper to the pan, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the reserved bacon, hominy, basil, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer, and cook to blend the flavors, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.