Mohawk Indian Corn Soup

Description

On the Akwesasne Reservation where I grew up I have fond memories of corn soup always being on the stove on New Year’s Eve. Friends and family would stop in and have a bowl or two and celebrate the end of the year. I continue this tradition with my own family now. Use canned Indian corn instead of hominy if available.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
  • 1 ¾ pounds pork loin fillet, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 6 cups water
  • 3 cubes beef bouillon
  • 3 cubes chicken bouillon
  • 3 cups cubed rutabaga
  • 2 cups chopped carrots
  • 2 cups chopped celery
  • 2 (15.5 ounce) cans canned hominy, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork in hot oil until browned on all sides
  2. 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Stir water
  4. beef bouillon
  5. and chicken bouillon together in a large pot over medium-high heat until bouillon dissolves. Add pork
  6. rutabaga
  7. carrots
  8. and celery; bring mixture to a boil
  9. reduce heat to medium-low
  10. and simmer until vegetables tender
  11. about 40 minutes.
  12. Stir hominy and kidney beans into pork-vegetable mixture and simmer until hominy and meat are tender
  13. about 30 minutes more. Season with salt and ground black pepper.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 6

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