Green Corn Boiled Whole
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Strip off the outer husks and pull off the silk carefully.
Re-cover the ears with the thin inner husk and tie at the top with a bit of thread.
Cook and serve
Cook in salted boiling water for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cut off the stalks close to the cob and serve wrapped in a napkin.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Fresh green corn
- Provides the sweet kernels that are the main substance of the dish.
The step that matters
Cook in salted boiling water for 25 to 30 minutes. Boiling cooks the kernels through and softens them; overcooking makes them tough and starchy, while undercooking leaves them firm and raw-tasting. Timing by the kernels' tenderness matters more than the clock.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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