Mom’S Skillet Corn

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Mom’s Skillet Corn – Also called creamed corn or fried corn, this slow summertime side is made amongst sweet, fresh ears of corn cutting from the cob too combined amongst butter, milk, too a picayune cornstarch for thickening.

My mom was a proficient cook, but in all probability a ameliorate baker.  She made normal, everyday dishes that were non exceptionally fancy, but ever good.  She cooked a lot of vegetables, casseroles, roasts, chicken, jelly, jams, relish, pickles, too to a greater extent than or less pretty wonderful biscuits.  She likewise made cracking pies, cobblers and real pretty cakes.  I wishing I’d spent to a greater extent than fourth dimension amongst her learning how to ‘can’ fresh fruits too vegetables.  Every summertime Mom drove 500+ miles, ane way, to see her Mother too assistance harvest too tin her habitation grown vegetables.  They spent ii weeks picking, peeling, cooking, pickling and canning.  I intend those were to a greater extent than or less of Mom’s happiest times.  Some things Mom made were memorable, slow too delicious too this is ane of those recipes.  You may accept heard this called creamed corn, skillet corn or fried corn.  It doesn’t affair what you lot telephone outcry upward it – simply telephone outcry upward me when it’s ready!

What to expect for when picking out the best corn:

• Firm, plump ears, no skinny minis;


• Select ears that experience heavy for their size;


• Pick corn amongst kernels uniform inwards size too inwards a at nowadays line;


• Look for deep greenish husks; and


• the silk should live on a picayune dry out at the ends.

 

I learned to brand Mom’s Skillet Corn piece yet living at home, many, many moons ago. Mom didn’t ain a nutrient processor thus that was a procedure I added when I got my offset amazing Cuisinart. You don’t accept to usage a nutrient processor to brand this recipe, thus no worries if you lot don’t accept one.

The procedure is simple, cutting the corn from the cobs too procedure speedily inwards the nutrient processor. Then scrape the pulp too milk from the cobs using the ho-hum side of a tabular array knife too add together it to the processed kernels. The mixture is sautéed for a few minutes inwards a buttered skillet, thus milk is added too cooked downward until creamy. I usage a picayune cornstarch to thicken it up, but it’s non necessary if you lot want a thinner consistency. Be certain to flavor well, particularly amongst enough of dark pepper. If you lot notice yourself amongst extra corn this summer, this is a cracking agency to usage it upward inwards a recipe your corn loving solid unit of measurement amongst love! This skillet corn likewise freezes beautifully 🙂

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Grilled Mexican Street Corn (Elote) – fresh sweetness summertime corn slathered inwards a mixture of mayonnaise, garlic, lime juice, chili pulverization too Cotija cheese thus grilled to perfection. The terminate number is the perfect combination of salty, spicy, too tangy, too it’s utterly addicting!

Spicy Shrimp & Fried Corn H5N1 fresh too tasty twist on classic shrimp too grits! Creamy, sweetness fried corn is topped amongst spicy shrimp, garden fresh tomatoes too greenish onions for a delicious bowl of salubrious comfort food!

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Mom’s Skillet Corn

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Fried Corn, Skillet Corn or Creamed Corn - whatever you lot telephone outcry upward it, it's all good!

Course:

Vegetable

Servings: 6

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  5-6
  fresh ears of corn,
  husks too silk removed
  


• 
  3
  tablespoons
  unsalted butter
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  freshly the world dark pepper
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1
  cup
  milk,
  more or less equally needed for desired consistency
  


• 
  1
  tablespoon
  cornstarch
  

Instructions

1. 
   

   Cut the corn kernels from the cobs. Reserve the corn cobs. Measure out 1 loving cup corn kernels too laid aside. Add the remaining kernels to a nutrient processor too pulse 6-7 times or until creamy. Using a ho-hum knife, scrape the pulp too milk from the reserved corn cobs too add together to the creamed kernels.

   
   


2. 
   
   In a ii loving cup measurement cup, whisk together the milk too cornstarch. Set aside.
   
   


3. 
   
   Melt butter over medium rut inwards a large skillet. Add the whole corn kernels, processed corn, corn pulp, salt, pepper too sugar. Sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add the milk too cornstarch mixture. Bring the corn to a boil, thus cut back the rut to depression too simmer until the corn is thick too creamy. Add to a greater extent than milk or cornstarch if needed for desired consistency. Serve amongst extra butter too to a greater extent than the world dark pepper if desired.
   
   

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If you’re yet covered upward amongst corn, you lot mightiness want to campaign to a greater extent than or less of these cracking recipes from to a greater extent than or less of our favorite bloggers. This Scalloped Corn too Broccoli recipe sounds terrific – to a greater extent than or less other winner from Deborah at Taste too Tell. I’m thus curious almost this Sweet Corn Gelato from Martha at A Family Feast. Doesn’t it audio wonderful?  And finally, I’m loving this Charred Corn too Bean Salad everybody’s favorite salubrious summertime salad gets a delicious makeover amongst sweetness corn that’s been blackened on the grill. Another creative too beautiful recipe from Sue at The View from Great Island.

Enjoy! (Originally posted June 2011, updated July 2018)

Tricia

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