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Jamaican Hominy corn porridge is a personal favorite and loved island wide. Its so filling, heart warming, and made dairy free with a few ital vegan friendly swaps!
Fill up yuh belly with warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, sweetness from dairy free vegan coconut condensed milk, and the satisfying texture of hominy corn. Its the complete vegan Jamaican breakfast meal!
What is Jamaican Hominy Corn Porridge?
Hominy corn is different from your typical corn on the cob. It is a dried maize product that has a dense, harder more textured feel compared to sweet corn. I love its texture in porridge because it has an amazing bite similar to Jamaican bulgar wheat porridge.
No, you cannot use canned sweet corn or fresh corn on the cob to make hominy corn porridge. It has a completely different texture and will not yield the same results whatsoever. Dried Hominy corn can typically be found in the ‘dry beans’ section of certain grocery stores. If you can’t find them in grocery stores, canned hominy corn may be available (make sure it says hominy!). Or you can order it online using this link as I did.
What you’ll need
- Hominy Corn – I couldn’t find any in my local grocers so I purchased a pack online, you can order it using this link. Keep in mind that cracked hominy cooks quicker than whole hominy kernels.
- Vegan condensed milk- This can be purchased at certain grocery stores or purchased online using this link. Or, if you have the time you can make my affordable 2 ingredient coconut condensed milk recipe!
- Coconut Milk
- Water
- Nutmeg
- Cinnamon
- Bay Leaves
- Oatmeal
How to make hominy corn porridge
Step One:
Start by soaking your hominy corn overnight. This step is extremely vital and canned be skipped. Think of it as soaking dry, uncooked beans overnight. The longer they soak, the better.
Step Two:
Once the hominy has been soaked overnight and it is the next day, go ahead and drain the water and wash off. Set a pot of 4 cups of boiling water and pour 2 cups of water over your hominy.
Blend your coconut milk with oatmeal. The oatmeal is necessary as it acts as a thickening agent. Do NOT leave this out!!
Once the water is boiling, add in the hominy along with the water poured over it. Add in your bay leaves and stir. Cover the pot and allow to cook. *Cracked hominy may cook in 25-35 minutes. Whole hominy kernels may cook in 35-45 minutes. The hominy is cooked once it is fork tender.
Step Three:
Once the hominy kernels are cooked, the porridge will have a slurry, gelatinous like consistency. Add in the coconut milk, spices, and vegan condensed milk to taste. Serve while warm with some water crackers or hardo bread and enjoy!
How to store Hominy Corn Porridge
This delicious Jamaican breakfast meal can last for up to 4 days in the fridge. However, Hominy corn porridge tastes best when served and made fresh. If attempting to re-heat the next day, the porridge may be too liquid. I solve this by adding a bit of oat flour (blended oatmeal) and heating on the stove. It allows the porridge to thicken up and I add extra vegan condensed milk if needed.
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3 Comments
w88
August 17, 2023 at 6:36 pm
I am really delighted to read this blog posts which carries tons of valuable facts, thanks
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Janet
April 8, 2024 at 4:06 am
Hi, these are fantastic recipes but to get a better tasting Homony corn porridge, is to soak the corn with discretionary amount of salt and sugar in the water and also when cooking the corn. If not, after the porridge is sweetened after cooking and ready to eat, the corn will not have that sweetened taste only the liquid. Thanks. Janet
Tiffany
April 8, 2024 at 4:42 am
Hi Janet,
Thank you for your recommendation! As this is an ital, low sugar/salt recipe blog, I will not be suggesting anyone to soak the hominy corn kernels with extra salt or sugar than needed as all of the recipes on the website are purposeful to cook low sodium/extra sweetness. I’ve made this recipe several times and the corn kernels taste wonderful as is! I can however possibly suggest to pour in a small amount of agave syrup of anything of the sort. Thanks again for your hack.