When I prepared corn for this video, I was so excited that I did one very wrong thing - I boiled corn WITH ash. That made it difficult to clean the nixtamalized corn at the end - some ash and tiny coals got stuck to the kernels (I still ate that corn, it tasted too good to be wasted). The CORRECT thing would be to boil ash WITHOUT corn first, preparing an alkaline solution, pouring it off the ashes, and then using it to cook corn in. I hope you will not repeat my mistake, and prepare your corn better than I did.
that is super ! some do not have wood ashes available so they can use the calcium hydroxide. i bought mine for the garden and use it, however it is sold in the mexican food section of some grocery stores, and also on line. thank you for your good video and loved your music selection too. now on to the corn medicine videos as history shows it to be a great medicine in many countries.🌾🌱
Thanks a lot for your info contribution we all can benefit from! And check out other corn videos on my channel - I had to split it into 3 or 4, to fit in all info on corn I wanted to present.
Wonderful. I had ate corn boiled without any treating when I was child but not much in korea. I knew the alkalization of corn from book. Still we eat corn boiled without any processing. I respect the wisdom of american indian. Thank you for your clip. 옥수수로 행복한 식생활이 되기를 바랍니다. 혹시 한국에 올 기회가 있다면 연락하세요.
I heard the purpose of cooking the Nxtamal this way is for the purpose of making the corn more nutritious. The way you cook it is way too fast. It should be left standing from 8 to 12 hours. Just bring the corn and the ash to a boiling point and let it rest from 8-12 hours ( nutritional purposes!)! Rinse it very well. Ready to use.
Thanks for the comment, my process is not perfect, it's better to prepare an alkaline solution ahead of cooking corn (see pinned comment). Cooking in an alkaline solution unlocks nutrients. It might be beneficial to let the corn sit in the solution for some time. As I said, I'm not super experienced in nixtamalization, and grateful for comments that add useful info to this thread.
Actually, don't follow my video, I made the mistake of cooking corn WITH ash. Instead, boil your ash in water for about 20 mins (1 cup of ash to 1 cup of corn), let it sit a bit, then pour water in a separate pot off the ash, trying not to disturb ash on the bottom. Use that solution to cook your corn.. More info here masienda.com/blogs/learn/wood-ash-nixtamal
I got ash from my wood stove. BUT! I made a mistake mixing ash with corn. First - boil ash and make an alkaline solution. Pour off solution into another pot, and discard the ash. Cook corn in that solution WITHOUT ASH. You can make ash by burning hardwood like oak. DO NOT use pine, as it has too much soot in it, which adds an unpleasant taste.
Buy Skeale lime food type online. No mess. Same results. You may want to check other videos. This one is not that good. She corrected and still not good enough.
so is the black mold huitlacoche aka "smut"..? Corn smut is a nutritious food source, it, along with the corn, provides all 9 essential amino acids! So can the smut be included with the kernals?
NO!!!! Black mold is highly toxic. It looks like a very, very fine black powder on and between kernels. Very different from huitlacoche, and if you don't know EXACTLY what to look for, don't touch corn with fungus on it. The "good" edible fungus looks like galls of enlarged deformed kernels. Toxic molds look like powder; different molds can be white, purple, pink, etc. in color
I wonder if nixtimilization (raising the ph of the cooking solution) works well with vegetables in order to make the vitamins more bioavailable there too. Kale, broccoli, collards, etc. -- dark green leafy vegetables have anti-nutrients in them and trying to eat leafy greens can be difficult. I've boiled them in baking soda before (raising the PH level fo the water) and the kale -- even the stalks -- disintegrate -- they come apart and they are digestible in my mouth. The water turns green. Raising the ph level of the water for cooking vegetables makes them way easier -- EVEN with beans!! Cooking beans in acidic solution makes them turn very hard. But when beans are cooked in a basic solution they cause less gas, too. I wonder if a lot of our health problems in USA -- maybe even the world -- are due to being, too clean. Not leaving dirt in there which has vital minerals and changes the properties of cooking solution to enhance the flavor of vegetables and/or meats and making more important nutrients more bioavailable for consumption.
WOW, you are raising VERY INTERESTING questions here! I love it! I've never researched cooking veggies in basic solution - but now that you pointed that out, I will "try at home", 😊😊. The second point - about being 'too clean' of a society - YES: and it is several issues, including added chemicals everywhere, including food, and stripping soils of nutrients (sterilized soil). As for 'adding dirt to your diet' - I've read research that says little kids that grew up eating dirt (you know how toddlers put EVERYTHING in their mouth) have less or no allergies later in life. Yay for dirt! Besides eating a bit of minerals with your dirt, dirt contains a whole microbiome of beneficial micro-organisms that is compatible with our digestive system microbiome. Of course, we are talking about healthy organic soil here - soil, not dirt. And that's why mass-production kills aliveness out of food... out of everything, really.
I made the mistake of cooking corn WITH ash. Instead, boil your ash in water (enough water to cover the corn plus a bit over in case it evaporates) for about 20 mins (1 cup of ash to 1 cup of corn), let it sit a bit, then pour water in a separate pot off the ash, trying not to disturb the ash on the bottom. Use that solution to cook your corn. More info here masienda.com/blogs/learn/wood-ash-nixtamal
@@AuthenticGardening I made the same "mistake", if you can call it that. But I also did it the "right" way, by separating the water from the ash. Though I am satisfied with the result, I feel there is still room for improvement. I followed these two recipes. th-cam.com/video/9VjchvSXklU/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/EiMWLFI-yd0/w-d-xo.html
Use about 3 parts water to 1 part ash (volume). Boil ash for about one hour first, let the ash settle, and pour off clear solution (discarding the ash). Use that solution to cook your corn in, and rinse off after the corn becomes soft.
When I prepared corn for this video, I was so excited that I did one very wrong thing - I boiled corn WITH ash. That made it difficult to clean the nixtamalized corn at the end - some ash and tiny coals got stuck to the kernels (I still ate that corn, it tasted too good to be wasted). The CORRECT thing would be to boil ash WITHOUT corn first, preparing an alkaline solution, pouring it off the ashes, and then using it to cook corn in. I hope you will not repeat my mistake, and prepare your corn better than I did.
Thanks for the video do most people don't know you need to do this to dry corn how much Ash to Corn did you use?
I thought you knew how to do it properly. Please read my comment. Be more assertive
I didn't have hard wood ash, but I had a fire of the corn stalks and cobs. I used this ash. It works really well!🌞
Awesome!
that is super ! some do not have wood ashes available so they can use the calcium hydroxide. i bought mine for the garden and use it, however it is sold in the mexican food section of some grocery stores, and also on line. thank you for your good video and loved your music selection too. now on to the corn medicine videos as history shows it to be a great medicine in many countries.🌾🌱
Thanks a lot for your info contribution we all can benefit from! And check out other corn videos on my channel - I had to split it into 3 or 4, to fit in all info on corn I wanted to present.
Thank you for sharing and teaching 😊💗🙏🏾
and thanks for your interest
Wonderful. I had ate corn boiled without any treating when I was child but not much in korea.
I knew the alkalization of corn from book. Still we eat corn boiled without any processing. I respect the wisdom of american indian. Thank you for your clip. 옥수수로 행복한 식생활이 되기를 바랍니다. 혹시 한국에 올 기회가 있다면 연락하세요.
There are many types of corn - watch here th-cam.com/video/jeHo3cZJ8B8/w-d-xo.html.
Too bad. If you don’t cook the corn by using the alkalinization process you will use most of the nutrients
Fantastic video, thank you!
Great video
Thanks you! Easy explanation!
I heard the purpose of cooking the Nxtamal this way is for the purpose of making the corn more nutritious. The way you cook it is way too fast.
It should be left standing from 8 to 12 hours. Just bring the corn and the ash to a boiling point and let it rest from 8-12 hours ( nutritional purposes!)! Rinse it very well. Ready to use.
Thanks for the comment, my process is not perfect, it's better to prepare an alkaline solution ahead of cooking corn (see pinned comment). Cooking in an alkaline solution unlocks nutrients. It might be beneficial to let the corn sit in the solution for some time. As I said, I'm not super experienced in nixtamalization, and grateful for comments that add useful info to this thread.
Thank you
Thanks for this! What is the approximate ratio for corn to wood ash?
Actually, don't follow my video, I made the mistake of cooking corn WITH ash. Instead, boil your ash in water for about 20 mins (1 cup of ash to 1 cup of corn), let it sit a bit, then pour water in a separate pot off the ash, trying not to disturb ash on the bottom. Use that solution to cook your corn.. More info here masienda.com/blogs/learn/wood-ash-nixtamal
Hi. I grew my own non gmo corn ....where did you get your ash??
I got ash from my wood stove. BUT! I made a mistake mixing ash with corn. First - boil ash and make an alkaline solution. Pour off solution into another pot, and discard the ash. Cook corn in that solution WITHOUT ASH. You can make ash by burning hardwood like oak. DO NOT use pine, as it has too much soot in it, which adds an unpleasant taste.
check here for more details masienda.com/blogs/learn/wood-ash-nixtamal
and congrats on growing your own corn!!! Power to the people who grow their own food
@@AuthenticGardening thank you....I appreciate your video and the help
Buy Skeale lime food type online. No mess. Same results. You may want to check other videos. This one is not that good. She corrected and still not good enough.
is there a ratio guidline of ashe to water?
masienda.com/blogs/learn/wood-ash-nixtamal
so is the black mold huitlacoche aka "smut"..? Corn smut is a nutritious food source, it, along with the corn, provides all 9 essential amino acids! So can the smut be included with the kernals?
NO!!!! Black mold is highly toxic. It looks like a very, very fine black powder on and between kernels. Very different from huitlacoche, and if you don't know EXACTLY what to look for, don't touch corn with fungus on it. The "good" edible fungus looks like galls of enlarged deformed kernels. Toxic molds look like powder; different molds can be white, purple, pink, etc. in color
omg ok. 😊
I wonder if nixtimilization (raising the ph of the cooking solution) works well with vegetables in order to make the vitamins more bioavailable there too. Kale, broccoli, collards, etc. -- dark green leafy vegetables have anti-nutrients in them and trying to eat leafy greens can be difficult. I've boiled them in baking soda before (raising the PH level fo the water) and the kale -- even the stalks -- disintegrate -- they come apart and they are digestible in my mouth. The water turns green. Raising the ph level of the water for cooking vegetables makes them way easier -- EVEN with beans!! Cooking beans in acidic solution makes them turn very hard. But when beans are cooked in a basic solution they cause less gas, too. I wonder if a lot of our health problems in USA -- maybe even the world -- are due to being, too clean. Not leaving dirt in there which has vital minerals and changes the properties of cooking solution to enhance the flavor of vegetables and/or meats and making more important nutrients more bioavailable for consumption.
WOW, you are raising VERY INTERESTING questions here! I love it! I've never researched cooking veggies in basic solution - but now that you pointed that out, I will "try at home", 😊😊. The second point - about being 'too clean' of a society - YES: and it is several issues, including added chemicals everywhere, including food, and stripping soils of nutrients (sterilized soil). As for 'adding dirt to your diet' - I've read research that says little kids that grew up eating dirt (you know how toddlers put EVERYTHING in their mouth) have less or no allergies later in life. Yay for dirt! Besides eating a bit of minerals with your dirt, dirt contains a whole microbiome of beneficial micro-organisms that is compatible with our digestive system microbiome. Of course, we are talking about healthy organic soil here - soil, not dirt. And that's why mass-production kills aliveness out of food... out of everything, really.
here is my video where we talk about having a little (organic) dirt in your diet th-cam.com/video/4PmHmqnfe-k/w-d-xo.html
Priviet. I'm interested in your corn, ash, water ratio.
I made the mistake of cooking corn WITH ash. Instead, boil your ash in water (enough water to cover the corn plus a bit over in case it evaporates) for about 20 mins (1 cup of ash to 1 cup of corn), let it sit a bit, then pour water in a separate pot off the ash, trying not to disturb the ash on the bottom. Use that solution to cook your corn. More info here masienda.com/blogs/learn/wood-ash-nixtamal
@@AuthenticGardening
I made the same "mistake", if you can call it that. But I also did it the "right" way, by separating the water from the ash. Though I am satisfied with the result, I feel there is still room for improvement. I followed these two recipes. th-cam.com/video/9VjchvSXklU/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/EiMWLFI-yd0/w-d-xo.html
What is the ratio of water to ashes?
Use about 3 parts water to 1 part ash (volume). Boil ash for about one hour first, let the ash settle, and pour off clear solution (discarding the ash). Use that solution to cook your corn in, and rinse off after the corn becomes soft.
@@AuthenticGardening Sounds like making lye that is used in soap making,
@@AuthenticGardening you said to use 3 parts water to 1 part ash (volume)
How much corn?