Green Corn on the Cob
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Select fresh corn.
Avoid corn that has been standing for more than a day.
Remove the husks and silks from the corn.
Steam
Steam the corn in a steamer over boiling water for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the kernels.
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 corn
- Sweet kernels; freshness matters because its sugar turns to starch after picking.
The step that matters
Steaming time. Steam for 20 to 30 minutes, judging by kernel size. Steam heats the kernels gently and evenly. Too little time leaves them starchy and firm, while too long toughens the kernels and dulls their sweetness.
“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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