Maiz Caquiao or Chaca Recipe (Cracked Corn Pudding)

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup chacá (hominy cracked corn)
• 1 gallon liquid from boiling corn (about 3 liters)
• ¼ cup rice

  (optional, if you prefer it pudding-like)
• 4 cup whole milk
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon cloves
• 1 tablespoon salted butter

  (optional)
• ¼ cup raisins

  (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar

Instructions

• 1 Soak corn overnight.
• 2 Place the corn in a deep pot, and add enough water to cover it plus a couple of
  inches.
  
  Boil corn until it is very soft. For this, I highly recommend you use a pressure
  cooker (it will take 45 minutes in a pressure cooker, and 2-4 hours in a regular
  pot). If you use a regular pot, keep an eye on it and add water as it becomes
  necessary to keep the same level of liquid.
• 3 In a large Dutch oven. (caldero) combine corn, rice, 1 ½ quarts of water (better
  if it is the water in which you boiled the corn; add extra fresh water if
  needed), milk, cinnamon, and cloves.
• 4 Cook over low heat until the liquids reduce to half and the rice is cooked
  through, stir often to prevent it from sticking and scorching, especially if you
  have added rice.
  
  Once cooked through, add the butter, raisins, salt, and sugar to taste.
• 5 Remove and let it cool to room temperature.
  
  Chill before serving.

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