Precooked cornmeal: what is it, what for and where to buy

If you know Latin American cuisine, you certainly do.repas, empanadas or cheese rolls. You can prepare these delicious meals at home easily and with less products.

The basis of all these recipes, precooked cornmeal. It is a gluten-free product obtained by cooking the corn kernel before grinding. Among its benefits, it is an important source of fiber and rich in vitamins, minerals and carotenoids.

If you think it’s the same as Corn starch not him. The main difference with this product is that although both are derived from maize, the pre-cooked flour uses all the leftover grain, while in the other the germ is eliminated.

Mercadona precooked cornmeal

If you’re looking for this type of flour, it’s available in a pack at Mercadona. A kilo, which costs 1.60 euros. Its manufacturer is Favero Antonio SRL. Among the nutritional values, a large amount of fiber stands out (3 grams per 100).

Mercadona precooked cornmeal Mercadona


Recipe with precooked cornmeal

On the Mercadona website they offer us a variety of dishes to prepare with this cornmeal. arepas. To prepare them, simply pour warm water in a bowl and add salt. Add the flour little by little and mix until you get a smooth dough. Let it rest for a few minutes.

Then divide the dough into pieces and form balls. Flatten with your hands until they are about 10 centimeters in diameter. You can grill them or fry them for about five minutes on each side. Now you need to fill them to your liking.

Foods that stand out more than Mercadona

It is common for Mercadona to add new products to its shelves that delight their ‘bosses’ because they love to call their customers. Some disappear and others return. So recently, fermented milk, chicory and kefir yogurt have prevailed. But without a doubt, two of Juan Roig’s typical international gastronomic dishes that stormed his supermarkets were cheese tequeños and meat samosas.

The first ones disappeared as soon as they went on sale, as they became indispensable for many families’ appetizers due to their cheese filling and easy preparation.

Desserts and ice creams were also the center of attention, with cloudy ice cream or Kinder Bueno at Mercadona.

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