Cuscús Valle (Corn Gruel Soup)

Recipe category
Country
Source
Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana
Cooking time
60 minutes
Number of servings
6
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
12 cup(s) water
1 kg pork needle bone (or pork backbone)
250 gr coarse corn cuchuco
4 piece(s) scallion stalks, finely chopped
12 tbsp hogao (Colombian tomato-onion sauce) [see p. 253]
pinch salt and pepper to taste
Directions
  1. Cook the bone (or backbone) and scallion until they give a good broth, for approximately 1 hour.
  2. Add 4 tablespoons of hogao, cuchuco, salt and pepper and let cook for 40 minutes.
  3. Should result in a thick gruel.
  4. Serve and sprinkle each portion or plate with a tablespoon of hogao.
  5. When cooled, the soup should set.
  6. Can also be served cold.
  7. Locro nariño Es costumbre prepararlo para vigilia