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Bollitos de Maíz [Video + Recipe] Boiled Cornmeal Dumplings
Bollitos de Maíz, the Dominican boiled cornmeal dumplings craving some comfort food? This humble dish can be served as a side dish or in our beloved sancocho.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4 porciones
Calories: 364 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
Caribbean , Dominican
Ingredients
- 1½ cups cornmeal
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar (white, granulated)
- ¾ cup boiling-hot water (more for adding to the broth)
- 2 tablespoons salted butter (or vegetable oil).
- 2 quart chicken or vegetable broth salted to taste [2 lt]
Instructions
1. Mix dry ingredients
- Mix cornmeal, flour, salt, and sugar. Stir to mix well.
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2. Make the dough
- Add the boiling hot water and proceed to mix well right away using a spatula. Add butter to the mix and combine.
3. Make the bollitos
- Let the dough cool enough that you can handle it. Take two tablespoons of the mix and form into dumplings, about ¾" (2 cm) in diameter, squeezing to compress them well. Repeat with the remaining dough. You should obtain around 16.
4. Cook the bollitos
- Heat broth over medium heat until it breaks into a gentle boil. Place the dumplings gently into the broth one by one (careful with splatters!). Do not initially stir or disturb them, once they've been boiling for at least 10 minutes you can stir to make sure they cook evenly.Cook for 1 hour, or until cooked-through (you can cut one in half to check for doneness at the 45-minute mark, cook for an extra 15 mins if needed). Add water as needed to maintain the same level. If you are going to use them for sancocho, skip this step and just add them uncooked to the preparation at the point in which the water in the sancocho starts to boil.
5. Serve
- Serve the bollitos freshly out of the pot, and serve with any of our guisados. See serving suggestions above the recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
364kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
58g
(19%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
2947mg
(123%)
Potassium
587mg
(17%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
33mg
(37%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4porciones
Amount Per Serving
Calories 364
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 364kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 58g | 19% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 2947mg | 123% |
| Potassium | 587mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 33mg | 37% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.