sweet corn tomalito

I first tried tomalito at Chevy's Fresh Mex restaurant. It's a sweet and delicious corn mash, generally served as a side dish. So when I made turkey tacos the other night, I decided to add tomalito to the menu (to the delight of everyone). You may need to pick up a few extra ingredients at the store to make this dish, but it's actually quite easy to cook.

You will need:

5 tablespoons soft butter
1/4 cup masa harina
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 cups frozen or fresh corn
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons milk

Tie on your apron. In a medium bowl mix butter, masa harina, and sugar until light and fluffy. In a food processor or blender combine 1 cup of corn, water and cornmeal until smooth. Stir into the masa harina mixture. Add 1 cup of corn, baking powder, salt and milk and mix together. In a flat, microwave safe dish, spread tomalito mixture and cook at 30% power for approximately 7 minutes. Cook in microwave on high for 4 more minutes. Let tomalito stand for a few minutes before eating. Serves 4-6. Happy eating!

*Masa harina is a Mexican flour generally used for making tortillas. You can find it in the baking section of any grocery store.