Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried white corn, cracked if available
  • 2 ears fresh yellow sweet corn cut off the cob
  • 2 medium white onions, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 1/2'' thick slices of smoked bacon, cubed
  • 2 chorizo colorado or other spicy cured sausage
  • 2 each 1'' thick osso bucos or similar cut (rump, shoulder)
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup butternut squash, peeled & diced small
  • 1 cup batata (white yam) peeled & diced small
  • 1 large baking potato peeled & diced small
  • 2 plum tomatoes cut in small wedged
  • salt to taste

Method

  • 1) Soak the white corn in 2 cups of water
  • 2) In a large stewpot put the onions, garlic,m bacon, sausage and osso buco - cook over med heat until the onion are translucent.
  • 3) Add the fresh corn, paprika, cumin, salt & pepper - continue to cook, stirring regularly for approx 10 min.
  • *At this point you can transfer everything to a slow cooker
  • 4) Add the soaked white corn (water & all).
  • 5) Add hot water to the pot about 2'' above the level of the ingredients.
  • 6) Add the remaining vegetables, stir & bring to a boil.
  • 7) Reduce hear and simmer, covered, stirring every 15-20 min for 2-3 hour minimum.
  • 8) Remove the osso buco bones and cut the meat into small pieces - return them to the pot
  • 9) Continue to stir over low heat and begin to use the back of a wide spoon or spatula to start pressing the ingredients against the side of the pan.
  • 10) The idea is the have the starchy vegetables and tomato disintegrate into the stew. The stew will gradually become thicker & thicker as you cook it.