Fried Fresh Corn Recipe
Fried corn
Cutting the corn
For corn lovers there are many ways to prepare corn besides just boiling it. Enhance the flavor by cutting the corn off the cob and you are ready to create a new dish or an old favorite.
Most of us love the crunch of fresh corn and sometimes without the bother of eating it from the cob. A favorite at picnics is corn on the cob along with all of the other finger food.
As winter approaches it is time pull the frozen garden veggies out and create something different and more of a comfort dish or a side dish to compliment your meal. Once you learn how to cut your corn off the cob, you will be ready to prepare your dish.
Be prepared for the splash of the juices from the plump kernels on your first try. After a few ears of corn it is fast going.
You might think, why use fresh corn? When summer comes along and the gardens are bounty heavy you might have a load of corn in the freezer and because fresh is better.
Fried Corn and Balsamic tomatoes-sides
Cook Time
Ingredients
- 8 ears corn, cut off of the cob
- 1Tbls olive oil
- 1 Tbls flour
- 1/4 tsp corriander, ground
- 1/4 tsp mace, ground
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Shuck all ears of corn and remove silk, if fresh. Frozen go to step 3
- Wash thoroughly if fresh. Frozen go to step 3
- Place your knife in the the middle of kernel rows and slice down each row of kernels until all are done.
- Place your corn on the cob over a wide bowl or pan, large end of corn down and cut all kernels off of cob. Scrape the cob to get all juices out into bowl.
- Heat your oil in fry pan and add corn and juices and spices. Stir to combine
- Add flour and 1/4 cup of water. Must be stirred constantly until corn is done to prevent sticking to the pan and to cook the corn evenly.
Fresh verses fresh frozen
When you have made this dish once you will see how easy it is to prepare. It is a nice side dish served with sliced tomatoes marinated in balsamic vinaigrette or your favorite dressing.
The corn used for this recipe is fresh corn and not frozen. Even though I have frozen fresh corn and made the same dish after letting my corn defrost before cutting off the cob.
Nutrition
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 63g | |
| Calories | 59 |
| Calories from Fat | 0 |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Fat 0 g | |
| Saturated fat 0 g | |
| Carbohydrates 14 g | 5% |
| Protein 2 g | 4% |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | |
| Sodium 3 mg | |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
