Sweet Corn
Sweet corn is exactly what the name implies. It's corn with a high sugar content. In many cuisines it is added into vegetable dishes. Tex-Mex cooking will use sweet corn in chilis and tacos while most Americans steam or boil it and eat it with butter and salt and pepper. Left to dry, the corn can be cooked in oil and will double in size. Unlike popcorn, it won't pop but can be eaten whole. You probably know it as corn nuts. This is the perfect recipe to try out different types of bacon. The natural saltiness of the bacon will flavor the corn, you don't need to add any salt to this dish. Using an apple wood bacon works well here, as does a maple bacon. Turkey bacon is okay in this recipe but it doesn't crumble very well. You want the bacon to be crisp but not burnt.Ingredients
8 cobs of sweet corn 1 pound of bacon, cut up into small piecesDirections
Boil corn until fully cooked. Shock corn in cold water.
Using a knife, remove the kernels from the corn.
On your electric griddle over medium heat, grill your bacon until desired crispness.
Carefully remove bacon and let it rest on plate with paper towel to absorb excess fat. Pour off the excess fat on the griddle (thank goodness for grease trays!), reserving 2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat to cook the corn. Add the corn to the bacon fat and sauté over medium heat until heated through, about 1 minute.
Toss with bacon and serve warm.

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