Mazamorra

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 Care needs to be taken when using the boiling milk.

Preparation Time: Need to soak the corn the day before.
Serving suggestions: top with some fruit or fruit sauce
This is a vegetarian recipe

In Uruguay the mazamorra is a common dish. It is a dessert of indigenous roots elaborated with: white corn, water, sugar and vanilla or artificial vanilla extract.

A variant, which is the most consumed in the country, is the milk mazamorra. In this variation, enough milk is added to the ingredients mentioned above. Sometimes, some people add a pinch of cinnamon powder. No other ingredients are added.

• 150g of corn stomped (or liquefied in a little milk)
• 1 litre of milk (can be replaced by water)
• 1 vanilla chaucha 
• 150g of ground sugar
• A potion of natural fruit or syrup to accompany (optional)

 

• 2x cooking pots or saucepans
• Stirring spoon
• Serving dishes 

 

 

Always wash your hands before preparing food.

1. Soak the corn with cold water in a pan the day before.
2. The next day cook it in the same water, until the corn softens.
3. Boil milk in a bowl with sugar, vanilla chaucha.
4. Add the drained cooked corn and continue cooking for a few minutes.
5. Serve cold, alone or accompanied with natural fruits or a syrup.