I'm not panicked. There's still plenty of time. It's seven days until Christmas, and I won't let stress lead me astray, causing massive consumption of potato chips, cookies, and chocolate. I'll eat kale. And hominy. And a nice Calabrese style Italian sausage. Hominy always reminds me of when I was a child and my mom cooked it for us. My dad was in the Air Force, money was tight, and hominy was a good, cheap meal. Mom served it with crumbled bacon on top, and it was fabulous. Anytime I eat hominy it's emotionally satisfying.
Frankly, I could have eaten the whole bowl.
Sausage With Hominy And Kale
(Sunset Magazine)
Serves 4
4 sausages, (choose you own favorite type)
2 19 ounce cans of white or yellow hominy, drained and washed
2 cloves garlic slivered or chopped
2/3 cup broth. chicken or vegetable
2 tablespoon olive oil
salt, pepper,
pinch of red pepper flakes
about 12 ounces dark greens, such as spinach, kale, chard
(Note: If you use kale or chard, boil them for 2 minutes, drain and then treat them like the spinach below)
Add the oil to a hot non-stick skillet and cook the sausages over medium high heat until cooked through and nicely browned. Remove and set aside. Add the stock and scrape any browned bits left by the sausages, then add hominy and 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper. Cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally until the stock has almost evaporated. When the hominy is almost sticking to the skillet, remove to a bowl and set aside. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil, along with the garlic, and pepper flakes. Saute for a minute or so, then add the spinach and saute until it's wilted. If you are using the kale or chard, add it and saute for about 1 minute. Remove from heat ahd season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with the hominy and sausages
Unreal. My dad was in the air force and money was always tight. Two winters in a row we survived on neck bone stew. Your hominy and bacon sounds rich indeed.
Posted by: MyKitchenInHalfCups | December 18, 2007 at 12:29 AM
Neck bone stew sounds great!!! What kind of neck bones? I once had a stew made with chicken neck bones and it was delicious.
Posted by: sher | December 18, 2007 at 12:55 AM
I haven't had hominy in years! It does sound good with some bacon crumbled on top!
Posted by: Deborah | December 18, 2007 at 07:34 AM
Lawdy - I don't even know what hominy is! Looks good, though. Mmm'kay - I'm off to do some googlification.
Posted by: Jenn | December 18, 2007 at 11:00 AM
I ate hominy as a child as well. We ate it alongside eggs, and bacon, but I can't say I've had it in a longggggg time.
Posted by: NinaMM | December 18, 2007 at 01:49 PM
Oh yum. My mom cooked this too, although never with quite as much style as your dish here! Hers was pretty plain, but we still liked it.
Posted by: Kalyn | December 18, 2007 at 06:22 PM
Oh, how I wish I could convince myself that hominy and kale taste just like chocolate and potato chips....
Posted by: Lydia | December 18, 2007 at 06:46 PM
Looks good! Hominy sounds interesting, I will have to look for some to try.
Posted by: Kevin | December 18, 2007 at 07:31 PM
Hi Sher! I want to thank you so much for the "Seasoned Eatings" spice package you sent me. I just got back from being in Ohio the past 2 weeks and was so excited to come home to my package! I gathered up all the ingredients for the cookies yesterday and will be baking today or tomorrow for the roundup. I will post the cookies as soon as they are ready. So nice to meet you and I will be back to you soon!
Cheers!
Posted by: Deb | December 19, 2007 at 06:19 AM
You rule Sher -- this looks soooo good... I got all the ingredients and will be making it either tomorrow or Friday! I'll report back then...
Posted by: Emily | December 19, 2007 at 07:18 PM
We had hominy when I was a kid too and that's just how my mom fixed it. Small world.
Posted by: Glenna | December 20, 2007 at 05:21 AM
Hey Sher -- Made your recipes tonight with minor modifications... It was hard for me to get used to hominy in a non-mexican food context, but I did add some sauteed onions and garlic to it, along with freshly grated parmesan, and the cheese really was a good addition...
Thanks for the inspiration -- I love your blog!
Posted by: Emily | December 20, 2007 at 05:48 PM
Oh man, what a deprived childhood I had. My mom did not cook hominy. I didn't even know what hominy tasted like until I left home and started cooking for myself. Now I love it. Now I would like some of yours Sher! :)
Posted by: Christine | December 22, 2007 at 12:19 AM
hi
how are you?
my name is shiran and i really likes your cooking!
about the brussels sprous
what do you think i can use instead of sausage?- because i usually dont it sausage
and i really whant cook this soup.
Posted by: shiran | January 16, 2008 at 07:13 PM