Sweet Pecan Hominy
If you live in the South, or you’ve ever eaten anywhere in the South, you are familiar with hominy grits. It seems there are two schools of thought concerning hominy… you either love them or really don’t care about them. I think the best way to win over folks who dislike hominy is to turn them into something sweet, and pecans can’t hurt!
2 cups water
2 cups milk
1 cup hominy
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons pecans, toasted and chopped
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Place the water and milk into the top part of a double boiler. Carefully stir in the hominy and the salt. Stir constantly and cook for 5 minutes or until the hominy begins to thicken.
After 5 minutes place the lid on the double boiler and continue cooking 45 minutes or until the hominy has become thick. If they become too thick add a little more milk. Stir in the butter.
Mix the pecans with the brown sugar. To serve, sprinkle this sweet mixture over the hominy.