I had some locro (hominy stew) in Buenos Aires when we visited there a couple years ago and I've been meaning to make some of our own. This is the largely inauthentic version I made after cobbling a few online recipes together and tossing out all the ingredients we didn't have at home. But it turned out really well, so I'm writing it down for other people who like cheap, easy food.
Ingredients:
6 chorizo sausages (the raw kind, not the dried kind) or other raw spicy sausages
2 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 28-oz can hominy
1 small acorn squash, peeled and chopped
4 medium potatoes (or to taste), peeled and chopped
2 19-oz cans mixed beans
olive oil
boiling water
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp sweet paprika
black pepper
Heat a tablespoon or two of olive oil in a large stew pot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and sautee until the onions are a little softened. Push to the edges. Chop the chorizo sausages and toss in. You can saute them in batches to get some nice browning going, or you can be a little lazy and cook everything together. It's a stew, it'll still taste good.
When the sausages are mostly cooked add the hominy, cumin, paprika and black pepper to taste. Boil a kettle of water and add enough water to cover everything. Add the squash and potatoes and mix everything together. Cover and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for about 1.5 hours. Add the canned beans and cook for half an hour longer. You can probably add the beans with the rest of the vegetables too.
If the potatoes and squash aren't falling apart then you can mash them a bit to thicken the stew. Serve with bread or other carbs of your choice.
Serves 6-8
