The Holidays are over, and it is time to start the year. This recipe honors one of my family traditions. On January 1st, we start the year by making Humitas Chilean tamales (made with fresh corn and no filling) and Pastel de Choclo corn pie.
All family members helped (including my uncles, children, etc.) with the labors: the corn peeling, grating, sorting the corn leaves (husks) by size, grinding meat, chopping onions, etc. This Chilean corn pudding captures all the flavors with a lot less labor.
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Pastelera de Choclo Chilean Corn Pudding
A great side dish.
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 bag of frozen corn (454 grams), my favorite brand here is super sweet corn HEB has better color and texture than the others I’ve tried.
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter (60 grams) at room temperature
- 3/4 cup milk
- salt and pepper
- 5 leaves of sweet basil chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F or 200C.
- Cook the corn in bags or as directed, reducing cooking time by half.
- Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor. The process to a coarse paste, you still want to see bits of corn.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden and a stick bury in the middle comes out clean.
- Serve hot.
Notes
You can freeze it for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Vegetables
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Chilean
Keywords: Pastelera de Choclo, Chilean Corn Pudding
Thank you Pili for this recipe, I did it few months ago and it was great. Now I’ll do it again for tomorrow Sept. 18.
Claudia
I hope you enjoy it!
Gracias Pilar, se ve sencilla esta receta, voy a ver si encuentro esa marca en Orlando, sino buscaré otro que sea dulce y lo voy a preparar el finde.
Saludos!!
Incluso con uno no dulce resulta, queda bien. Suerte.
Gracias! Años q quería una buena y fácil receta de pastel de choclo.
Me alegro, saludos.
Looking forward to making this dish for Christmas Eve dinner. Please note that a key ingredient is not listed in the English recipe- basil. Basil adds an amazing flavor to a simple but very delicious dish.
Thanks Patricia. I added the basil, you are right using the right basil is key.