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Creamed Corn

By Cecelia Jenkins

Published on June 8, 2015

Time

40 minutes

Yield

Serves 4 to 6

Creamed Corn

Ingredients

9 ears corn, kernels cut from cobs (6 ¾ cups)1 ¼ cups water ¼ cup heavy cream Salt and pepper

Before You Begin

This recipe is best made with fresh corn cut from the cob. If making this recipe ahead of time, rewarm it gently over low heat, adjusting the consistency with water as needed.

Instructions

  1. Combine corn and water in large saucepan and bring to boil over high heat (bubbles will be noticeable around sides of saucepan). Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until corn is crisp-tender, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Remove saucepan from heat and transfer 1 1/2 cups corn mixture to blender. Add cream, 1 1/8 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Stir pureed corn mixture into corn mixture in saucepan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve. (If your creamed corn looks thin, return it to low heat and cook gently until thickened slightly, about 3 minutes.)
Creamed Corn

Creamed Corn

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Time

40 minutes

Yield

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

9 ears corn, kernels cut from cobs (6 ¾ cups)
1 ¼ cups water
¼ cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper

Ingredients

9 ears corn, kernels cut from cobs (6 ¾ cups)
1 ¼ cups water
¼ cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper

Ingredients

9 ears corn, kernels cut from cobs (6 ¾ cups)
1 ¼ cups water
¼ cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper

Why This Recipe Works

We cooked fresh corn kernels with water (and no salt) to tenderize the corn and bring out the sweet flavor. Then we pureed some of the corn to add body to the dish. Adding a small amount of heavy cream gave us a rich, creamy texture without any added thickeners.

Before You Begin

This recipe is best made with fresh corn cut from the cob. If making this recipe ahead of time, rewarm it gently over low heat, adjusting the consistency with water as needed.

Instructions

  1. Combine corn and water in large saucepan and bring to boil over high heat (bubbles will be noticeable around sides of saucepan). Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until corn is crisp-tender, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Remove saucepan from heat and transfer 1 1/2 cups corn mixture to blender. Add cream, 1 1/8 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Stir pureed corn mixture into corn mixture in saucepan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve. (If your creamed corn looks thin, return it to low heat and cook gently until thickened slightly, about 3 minutes.)

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