[mypharmalife]

Today this was posted to Facebook, and tomorrow I'm going to try the recipe. My mother-in-law's majarete was legendary, so I have some big shoes to fill. There's even a video showing you what to do, I now have no excuse

Even if you're not interested in this recipe, read the history of the three sisters: DR, Cuba and PR, interesting!!

And if you like to cook, "Like" DOMINICAN COOKBOOK on Facebook and you'll get recipes on your wall, in both English and Spanish.

Recipe: Majarete (Corn pudding) - Dominican Cooking

[DoctorGordanBens]

This brings back memories! My beloved grandma,RIP used to make it for la cena.
If love corn,you will like this recipe.

[DoctorGordanBens]

I read the history portion,very interesting.The Puertorriquen majarete is made with rice flour.
Also you can substitute a large can of cream of corn for the fresh corn kernels.

[Tilmbeinymn]

Interesting that there is a Dominican recipe that requires sweet corn. While there is corn grown here it is not sweet corn so I am sure it was made with whatever corn is available here. The recipe looks interesting.

[sEe]

This brings back memories! My beloved grandma,RIP used to make it for la cena.
If love corn,you will like this recipe.

Aw, This, and arroz con leche, reminds me of my grandma too!

[DoctorGordanBens]

Verdad que si!

[DoctorGordanBens]

AlterEgo,

Did you make the majarete,was it good?

[mypharmalife]

AlterEgo,

Did you make the majarete,was it good?

Will let you know tomorrow - bought the corn today, and even a new strainer, but also bought chivo, and decided it was too hot to stay in the kitchen any longer after getting the chivo cooking. Mr. AE is waiting with baited breath - I promised to do it first thing in the morning.

I swear it's as hot in NJ as in DR - maybe hotter - and I'm even closer to the beach here than in DR. My a/c is working hard, and it's still 82 in the house. Arghhhhhh!

[treawittelf]

This reminds me when I was in Haiti on business with a Dominican friend we were served what was basically yellow corn "grits" (as opposed to white corn) that is a typical staple food of the Southeast US and my friend told me that Dominicans eat something similar but that it was sweet instead being seasoned with salt.

[DoctorGordanBens]

Will let you know tomorrow - bought the corn today, and even a new strainer, but also bought chivo, and decided it was too hot to stay in the kitchen any longer after getting the chivo cooking. Mr. AE is waiting with baited breath - I promised to do it first thing in the morning.

I swear it's as hot in NJ as in DR - maybe hotter - and I'm even closer to the beach here than in DR. My a/c is working hard, and it's still 82 in the house. Arghhhhhh!

You cooked chivo? you go girl! I like it picante con moro de habichuelas.
I haven't gotten used to the hot weather yet,the humidity is killing me!

[DoctorGordanBens]

This reminds me when I was in Haiti on business with a Dominican friend we were served what was basically yellow corn "grits" (as opposed to white corn) that is a typical staple food of the Southeast US and my friend told me that Dominicans eat something similar but that it was sweet instead being seasoned with salt.

Yes,it's a cornmeal porridge.Made with evaporated milk,coconut milk,spices and sweetened with brown sugar.
It's so good!

[verybigf]

Will let you know tomorrow - bought the corn today, and even a new strainer, but also bought chivo, and decided it was too hot to stay in the kitchen any longer after getting the chivo cooking. Mr. AE is waiting with baited breath - I promised to do it first thing in the morning.

I swear it's as hot in NJ as in DR - maybe hotter - and I'm even closer to the beach here than in DR. My a/c is working hard, and it's still 82 in the house. Arghhhhhh!

I live bayside of Long Beach Island and.I say its hotter here in N.J. than the d.r. all the time! I agree totally!!

[mypharmalife]

You cooked chivo? you go girl! I like it picante con moro de habichuelas.
I haven't gotten used to the hot weather yet,the humidity is killing me!

Yes, it's one of our favorite meals, but I don't do picante anything. Are you sure you're Dominican?? Haha

I make it the way my suegra did, starting with carmelized sugar before adding the chivo.

I live bayside of Long Beach Island and.I say its hotter here in N.J. than the d.r. all the time! I agree totally!!

I live oceanside of Absecon Island [Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate and Longport], and it's been brutal this year.

Now I'm off to make the majarete before it gets too hot!!!

[DoctorGordanBens]

AlterEgo,

Yeah...I'm dominican,born in the DR,but raised in the states.When I used to visit my family here in
the DR it was always in Dec,Jan or Feb,the not so humid months.

[mypharmalife]

Okay, majarete is made. Hard to find yellow corn in southern NJ, so we made do with the 'butter & sugar' type [yellow and white mix]. Recipe was easy and fast. Naturally I had to taste it while it was still warm, couldn't wait, yum!!

It also has the Mr. AE "seal of approval". We'll have it for dessert tonight after it has cooled in the fridge. We happen to love cinnamon, so I left one stick in each cup instead of throwing them out.

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[mypharmalife]

AlterEgo,

Yeah...I'm dominican,born in the DR,but raised in the states.When I used to visit my family here in
the DR it was always in Dec,Jan or Feb,the not so humid months.

I know DR in the summer, I worked for years in the NY textile industry, everyone shut down first 2 weeks in July; and at the time Mr. AE worked in the NY jewelry industry with my father, that shut down the same two weeks each year. So, that's when we went to DR.

Since 1980 we've lived in casino-land, where you can't take a summer vacation. We're happy to take a winter one, coming to DR after Christmas and before Spring for decades now. We love when Semana Santa comes in March, and it's still cool. Those late Easters get a little hot and humid.....

It's the "picante" remark that surprised me - most Dominicans don't like spicy food. My parents [Italian] only added heat to seafood dishes, and I never liked it much, so most Dominican food rules in my book! My suegra never even used black pepper. "Pica! Pica!"

[xqdrocherz]

We have a ton of sweet corn here so I think I will try this recipe. LOVE, LOVE the video. For me it makes all the instructions easier to follow.

I'll report back

[mypharmalife]

Oh! I forgot to mention that Mr. AE instructed me not to throw out the corn mix that was left in the strainer afterwards.

We're making arepita de maiz with it tonight. It probably has a different name in DR, but that's my definition, and I'm sticking with it!!

[DoctorGordanBens]

It looks good! I like the cinnamon stick as presentation.I know you must have tried
habichuelas con dulce for semana santa.Am I right?

[mypharmalife]

It looks good! I like the cinnamon stick as presentation.I know you must have tried
habichuelas con dulce for semana santa.Am I right?

Been enjoying habichelas con dulce since the 70's. Love it! One of Mr. AE's aunts was the Queen of it, no one could make it like she did, much to the dismay of Mr. AE's mother [her sister]. When Tia Ramona knew we were in DR, she made it for us. They're both gone now, so if I want it I have to make it myself!