Cooking & Baking
Related: About this forumAny hominy/posole enthusiasts here? A question.
Is frozen pre-cooked hominy a viable substitute for canned hominy?Any special treatment I have to give it before cooking?
I ask because a little while back I made a hominy/green chile/bacon casserole (with canned hominy) and it was so good I just couldn't get enough of it. But canned hominy just ain't that easy to come by. The frozen variety is available, though, but I'm a little leery.
Thanks.
AndyS
(14,559 posts)luvs2sing
(2,220 posts)I can always find it in cans at my local stores. Its usually with canned vegetables. Ive never seen it frozen before, but I imagine it would be the same as any other frozen vegetable which can be interchanged with canned.
stevil
(1,537 posts)Might be a good idea to thaw the hominy before using in the recipe. Posole is the bomb.
DinahMoeHum
(21,738 posts)After thawing, can I use it like canned, or do I have to cook it before use in a recipe?
zeusdogmom
(979 posts)Worked great later for my next batch of posole. So now when I go to the Mexican grocery to buy hominy, I buy the big can, use what I need and freeze the remainder. Saves $$$
Hominy at the standard grocery is rather expensive. Much less so at the local Mexican market. Tortillas are better, too 😁
tanyev
(42,369 posts)They also have cans of just hominy, which Im going to assume is also at my Kroger, but I dont know that for sure.
ETA: You can order Juanitas hominy online from Target.
randr
(12,408 posts)needs to be cooked. I usually start with stock/water and boil posole until tender before adding what ever it is that I am going for.
DinahMoeHum
(21,738 posts)I live near a couple of Spanish-oriented supermarkets, btw.
randr
(12,408 posts)It is from Mexico but I don't have any at the moment
The Polack MSgt
(13,159 posts)As a man who loves casseroles, hot dish,, baked noodles, au gratins and home baked dishes of all kinds - I am intrigued
DinahMoeHum
(21,738 posts)The Polack MSgt
(13,159 posts)You can bet yer behind that I will be making a batch of this
Can't wait
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Kali
(54,991 posts)I have seen plenty of fresh nixtamal with is basically hominy, but I never thought to use it as "hominy" even in posole. isn't that funny? I buy the big cans of Juanitas as mentioned above in the Mexican section of any grocery around here.
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(13,014 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,738 posts)n/t