“Hominy and me, we’re pretty good company…”
When I was a kid, one of my mother’s favorite albums was “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” by Elton John; which she played endlessly…and the last song on the album is “Harmony” with lyrics, “Harmony and me, we’re pretty company…” and several other lines using the namesake title of the song. For some reason, I thought Elton was singing “HOMINY” and sang along just as loud as I could substituting the word HARMONY with my beloved corn treated lye foodstuff. To this day, I still love that song, and I still sing it just as a did when I was a kid. “HOMINY, gee I really love ya, and I wanna love you forever. and dream of the never, ever, ever leaving HOMINY”
It’s inexplicable WHY we remember the things we do from our childhood and past. I think of that Elton John song every time I make POZOLE, mostly because hominy is the main, toasty delicious ingredient in this traditional Mexican soup recipe. I’ve also updated this version by substituting classic dried oregano with dried basil, and the addition of BLUE ELEPHANT Green Curry Sauce…that quite honestly, electrifies this wonderful soup with a jolt of all natural Thai nuance.
I also add a ton of green, fresh roughage to the surface of the area at service…a soup and salad if you will, that just works with the intense, rustic nature of the dish. I hope you like - I think you’ll find that all the ingredients in my VERDE CURRY POZOLE work in perfect HOMINY! Thump thump - slurp slurp!