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Vegetable locro

Hominy, white beans and pumpkin simmer into a thick vegetable stew with warm spices. Some pumpkin is mashed into the broth to provide body, while the beans and corn retain their generous texture.

VeganEasy6 substantial bowls

Ingredients

Original recipe: 6 substantial bowls. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 6 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 600 gCanned cooked hominy drained and rinsed
  • 480 gCanned white beans drained and rinsed
  • 500 gPumpkin peeled seeded and cubed
  • 250 gPotatoes diced
  • 180 gOnion diced
  • 150 gCarrots diced
  • 150 gRed bell pepper diced
  • 3 cloveGarlic chopped
  • 40 mlOlive oil
  • 1200 mlWater
  • 2 tspSmoked paprika
  • 1 tspGround cumin
  • 1 tspSalt
  • ½ tspBlack pepper
  • 40 gScallions sliced

Make it

  1. Heat 30 ml oil in a heavy saucepan. Cook onion, carrots and pepper over medium heat for 8 minutes.
  2. Add garlic, paprika and cumin and stir for 30 seconds. Add pumpkin, potatoes, water, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer.
  3. Cook partly covered for 20 minutes, then add hominy and beans. Simmer for another 15–20 minutes until the vegetables are very tender.
  4. Mash some pumpkin against the side of the pot to thicken the broth, leaving most beans and hominy whole.
  5. Divide into bowls and finish with scallions and the remaining oil.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

Ingredient flags: None of the nine major allergens identified in the specified ingredients. Check packaged ingredients and cross-contact.

This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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