The season for harvesting corn for food is during the summer season. Many people like to pamper themselves with boiled cobs for this short period. This cereal has a high biological activity. Therefore, its use improves the metabolic processes of the body. It remains only to learn how to cook corn and the subtleties of its choice.
Not every ear is suitable for boiling. Overripe corn will remain tough no matter how much it is cooked. Therefore, it is necessary to buy it only in the period of the best maturity. Corn purchased after August cannot be enjoyed to the full. But even in season it is necessary to pay attention to the appearance of the product. A bright yellow color means that the cereal is overripe.
For boiling, it is worth choosing cobs of a light yellow or milky white shade. There should be no space between the grains. If you crush one of them, a viscous "milk" will appear. Deformed grains with depressions indicate that the product is stale. How long it takes to cook corn depends on the degree of maturity of the cereal. For cooking, choose cobs of the same size.
Preparation
The first step is to prepare the product. To do this, remove the leaves from each ear and wash the corn. If you have time, soak it in water for an hour. Cobs that are too large can be cut lengthwise. You do not need to soak the milky white young corn before boiling it.
The bottom of the cooking container is laid out with leaves from the cobs. For this, it is best to take a thick-walled saucepan. The product is loaded, filled with boiling water and placed on the stove. Now the most important thing is to calculate the cooking time. Milky white cobs are cooked for no more than half an hour.
For mature cereals, 40-50 minutes is enough. Sometimes you come across a little overripe corn, which needs to be cooked for at least 3 hours. To find out the degree of preparation of such a product, it is better to taste the grains. It is not worth digesting the cobs. They can harden again.
Useful Tips
To make the corn as juicy and tasty as possible, you need to know a few more subtleties:
1. Cook the cobs over low heat. Avoid boiling vigorously.
2. It is necessary to salt the product during use or five minutes before removing it from the stove.
3. The added butter to the water will improve the taste of the corn.
4. The product should be consumed immediately after preparation, otherwise it loses its beneficial properties.
Cook corn right and enjoy the delicious taste of a healthy product!
