Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Corn on the Cob - Three Ways to Cook & Three Ways to Season
I am in Love with Corn ! Now its H , big boy V and Lil Miss S !! It’s such a healthy vegetable and is right enough as a starter at home. Being a purist, I like to enjoy it just in its original form many times.. SOmetimes with the natural flavouring - Butter + Salt. Sometimes a little more seasoning ...
Corn on the Cob can be had in a barbeque or in a picnic, right as a summer treat !!
This post of mine has been trickled by an event - Saturday Snapshots hosted by Shweta and Siri. The theme for this week was a yellow vegetable /fruit. I have been rubbing my little head hard to portray the Corn on the Cob the best.The props, background and most of all to retain the simplicity of this lovely ingredient. Before I assembled them all on the picture, I had assembled them all in my petite sized head. A few days ago, I wrote to a beautiful lady - Farruk Shadab from Cubes and Julinnes. She has been really kind helping me understand the basics of photography on a dark background. A set up which I couldn’t have put together without her tutorials..Thank you Farruk fondly known as Nishi!
School holidays in full force, we are thoroughly enjoying the break trying to break every rule of the routine. Doing things that we don’t stand a chance when the school term begins.... So there is constant hustle tussle around... Amidst that, doing a complete set up with pictures is a hooligan task.
CORN ON THE COB RECIPE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PREP TIME COOK TIME TOTAL TIME 5 Min 12 Min 17 Min ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Recipe type: Snack, Starter Serves: 2 - 4 People ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INGREDIENTS: · 2 ears of sweet Corn – husked · Two knobs of Butter · A fat pinch of Salt · A pinch of Pepper · A pinch of Chilli · Lemon Wedges ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS:I have bought a husked corn that you get in the super market. So all that I needed to do is give it a good wash and steam it for about 12-14 minutes in a cooker. But I have tried the other methods in various instances. There are many ways to cook the sweet corn. METHODS OF COOKING SWEETCORN Method 1 : Steaming in a Cooker Rinse the corn under running tap water and place in a pan that fits inside your cooker and steam it for 12 - 14 minutes. Remember to fill water inside the cooker before you place the pan. Remove it from the cooker and set it aside to be seasoned. Method 2: Boiling in an open pan Rinse the corn under running tap water to get of any grim. Use a large open pot that can fit the corn end to end and fill it with water just enough to cover the corn. It will take about a minute to get boiling. Now place the corn in the pot, add 1/2 tsp of salt if you like and allow it to cook for 7 minutes roughly. Check if it’s cooked by running a paring knife on the cob. Once cooked, pull it off from the pot and get it ready for seasoning. **To speed up this method, I always heat up water in my kettle and pour it over the corn. Method 3: Microwave Clean out the tassels and wash the corn inside out to get rid of any impurities. Place both the ears of the corn on a microwave dish and sprinkle about 1 tblspn of water. Cover it with a microwave safe lid and cook it for about 5 minutes. Leave them to settle for 1 more minute after cooking and then get them out and place them on a plate, ready to be dressed. ** Every Microwave has a different setting and wattage. 5 Minutes stated above is just approximate, what I have tried. Each ear approximately needs 3- 4 Minutes to cook. Every ear of cob added will need more minutes. Accordingly increase the time. There are more ways to cook them like Grilling and roasting them on the gas oven. But since I haven’t done them in recent times, I haven’t mentioned the time and the method. Over a period of time, as I do it I shall update this post. SEASONING THE CORN ON THE COB Method 1 :
This is the Most preferable way to serve it to the kids. I do it this way and my kids love it. Rub a knob of salted butter over the ear of the cob and serve them straight to the kids. I chop an ear of the corn into two pieces making the sizes portion able to eat for the little ones. A good muscle power is needed to chop them into two halves. *** If Salted butter is not available, Sweep some spreadable salted butter over the corn. Method 2:
Brush the butter over the corn. Sprinkle the salt uniformly and pepper sparingly. This method of seasoning is enjoyed universally - babies to big boys and the big girls (U & me!! too). Method 3 :
Brush the knob of salted butter on the cob. Sprinkle uniformly a pinch of chilli powder & salt. Rub the lemon wedges on them and serve them right away. Enjoy it warm! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: There are N numbers of ways to season this delectable Corn. I have mentioned three of my family favourite ways. Enjoy them my way and do share your family favourite approach too. If you buy the sweet corn along with the tassels from your market, make sure u strip it first and clean the in and out before you start processing it. Retain the tassels. They come quite handy. If you want to grill it, the tassels form a protective shell. We can use it to hold the corn instead of a plate too. |
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