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Kaguyjy
White corn pudding
Kaguyjy: Paraguay's white corn pudding with milk and honey for San Juan
On the night of 23–24 June, Paraguayans celebrate San Juan with bonfires, games like walking over hot coals and the 'paso de fuego', and a table of traditional foods, and kaguyjy (also mazamorra) is one of them. It is a soft, creamy pudding of cracked white corn (locro) simmered slowly in water and then milk with sugar or honey, sometimes with orange peel. It is eaten warm or cold. It is gluten free. Chef's tip: soak the corn overnight and cook it until each kernel is tender before adding the milk, or it never turns creamy.
- Total time
- 130 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 9 oz cracked white corn (locro or maíz pisingallo)soaked overnight
- 6 ¼ cups water
- 3 ¼ cups milk
- 4 oz sugar or honey
- 1 strip orange peel
- ½ tsp ground cinnamonto serve
- 1 pinch salt
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Drain 9 oz cracked white corn (locro or maíz pisingallo) and simmer in 6 ¼ cups water with 1 pinch salt, partly covered, for 1–1½ hours, stirring now and then, until the kernels are tender and starting to burst. Add more water if it gets dry.
80 minStep 2: Add 3 ¼ cups milk, 4 oz sugar or honey and 1 strip orange peel and simmer gently, stirring often, for 25–30 minutes, until creamy and thick like rice pudding. A common mistake is a high heat once the milk is in: it catches and scorches.
28 minStep 3: Remove the peel. Serve warm or cold, dusted with ½ tsp ground cinnamon.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kaguyjy take?
- About 130 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 120 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of sugar or honey?
- Maple syrup or golden syrup, same amount.
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