Xima
Make homemade Xima by following this recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white corn meal
- 1 cup cold water
Directions
- In a large saucepan heat the 3 cups water and salt to boiling.
- Combine cold water and corn meal in a separate container. Mix well to remove lumps. Set aside.
- When water is boiling remove it from the heat. Stir or whisk in the corn meal mixture. When lumps are gone return the pan to the heat and return to a boil, stirring constantly, until the mixture returns to a boil.
- Cover, turn the heat to low and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
Yield: About 6 cups, Serves 4
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size: 1 | |
| Servings per Recipe: 4 | |
| Amount per Serving | |
| Calories: 126 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat: 1 g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat: trace | 0% |
| Cholesterol: 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium: 541 g | 23% |
| Total Carbohydrate: 27 g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber: 3 g | 10% |
| Protein: 3 g | |
| Vitamin A | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0% |
| Calcium | 1% |
| Iron | 8% |
*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.