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Pinol de Gallina

Name: Pinol de Gallina
Total time: 2h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Guatemala
Ingredients: 1 hen, jointed; 150g corn kernels; 50g sesame seeds; 50g pumpkin seeds; 3 tomatoes; 2 tomatillos; 1 onion; 3 garlic cloves; 2 dried chilies; Cinnamon, clove, allspice; Stock

Baja Verapaz stew of hen in a toasted-corn-and-sesame recado spiced with cinnamon and clove — one of Guatemala's oldest Mayan-mestizo dishes.

2h 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 1 hen, jointed
• 150g corn kernels
• 50g sesame seeds
• 50g pumpkin seeds
• 3 tomatoes
• 2 tomatillos
• 1 onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 dried chilies
• Cinnamon, clove, allspice
• Stock

Method

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Simmer hen 90 min in stock.

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1
Simmer hen 90 min in stock.
2
Toast corn and seeds until deeply golden; grind fine.
3
Char tomato, tomatillo, chile, onion and garlic; blend with spices and toasted meal.
4
Fry sauce in oil; add broth; simmer with hen 20 min.