Sweet Corn
Ingredients
Directions
Boil fresh sweet corn in a small amount of water for 5 to 20 minutes, or until the milk is set.
Check doneness with a fork.
Turn the ears after boiling for 5 minutes to ensure even cooking.
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 sweet corn
- Provides the sweet kernels, whose milky juice sets into a tender texture as the corn cooks.
The step that matters
Judging doneness. Corn kernels turn tough and starchy when overcooked, so checking with a fork before the full 20 minutes keeps them tender and juicy.
“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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