A delicious and popular Peruvian corn pudding recipe that will keep both the sugar-addicts and the healthy dessert fans happy. This sweet treat is thickened with sweet potato flour (another Peruvian staple), potato starch (flavorless), or even corn starch.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Peruvian
Keyword fruit, purple corn, sweet
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Servings 12
Equipment
Pots, strainer, chopping boards, knife
Ingredients
For the base or pudding:
5litersof water4 liters to boil the corn and the rest to dilute the potato flour or potato starch
Pineapple peels
3cloves
1star anise
3cinnamon sticksor cinnamon chips
1/3kgpurple corn2 to 3 ears
3seedssweet peppercornallspice or guava pepper
For the mazamorra:
1cupprunes
1cupraisins
3cupswhite sugar
1/2cuppeach dried apricots
1/4cupsour cherriesoptional
1fresh peach
1pineapplepulp
1cuppotato flouror a cup of cornstarch
1/4cuplime juice
1tspground cinnamon
Instructions
Wash the pineapple carefully, if possible, with a brush under running water. Remove the crown, discard it and carefully peel the pineapple. For this recipe, we will use the whole pineapple, including its crust. Reserve the pineapple pulp and cut the peel into large pieces.
Wash the corn and partially degrade it; you don't need to cut it completely.
In a pot over medium-high heat place the 4 liters of water, pineapple peel, corn, corn kernels, star anise, cloves, cinnamon and if desired 3 grains of sweet peppercorn.
Simmer covered for at least 1 hour until the corn drains of its color. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, the mixture should have reduced from about one to two liters. Strain and reserve the liquid, you can discard the rest of the ingredients. If you wish, you can use the remaining corn to prepare chicha morada, which is another delicious dessert that you can make with purple corn.
To prepare the mazamorra, in a clean pot, put the remaining cinnamon, add the purple corn, the dried fruits (prunes, raisins and peach dried apricots) and the sugar. Bring the liquid temperature to medium heat for at least 30 minutes, the idea is that the dried fruits are hydrated, so you should not rush this procedure.
When the dried fruits are tender, add the diced pineapple, diced peach, and sour cherries. Stir and let them cook.
Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, dilute the flour in water and stir very well. Check that there are no lumps. (If there are lumps, strain the mixture or blend if necessary). Add this mixture to the pot.
While stirring, cook for another five minutes until it passes through the bottom of the container and the mixture can see the bottom of the pot. Just before turning off add the lemon juice, stir once more and let stand.
Serve in sweets cup with cinnamon sprinkled. Likewise, it is very common to eat it accompanied by rice pudding, symbolizing the flag of Peru.