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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Central American >> Honduran

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut corn off the cobs, saving cobs and husks. | 2. Take the largest husks, put into a pan of boiling water to soften. | 3. Heat the butter in a pan, add the onion, and cook until soft. | 4. Add the tomato, salt and pepper, and sugar and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. | 5. Add the corn, milk and eggs and cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. | 6. Remove the husks from the water and dry. | 7. Place 3 tablespoons of the corn mixture on the center of each husk. | 8. Fold the sides of the husks over to form a small package (using two leaves if needed), tie with kitchen string. | 9. Place cobs in the bottom of the pot of boiling water and place the humitas on top of the cobs. | 10. Cover pot and steam for 30 minutes. | 11. Serve hot. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
corn	8	ears		983.84	213.928	37.4088	15.444
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
butter	3	tablespoons		256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
sugar	1	teaspoon		18.354	4.5908	0.0	0.0
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
milk	1/4	cup	evaporated	138.0	3.324	1.374	14.304
tomato	1		peeled chopped	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.