In order for boiled corn to turn out tasty and juicy, you need not only to cook it correctly, but also to choose it.
Before you start cooking corn, you need to skillfully choose your corn.
How to choose the right corn?
- When choosing corn, first of all, you need to look at the size of the cobs themselves. Do not take very large and long cobs with even rows of grains.
- In order to check the youth and freshness of the cob, it is worth picking out the grain and cutting it. If juice is released at the same time, then the corn is fresh and juicy.
- Another way to test this vegetable is to break the cob in half. If the break is light and moist, then the cob is young.
- Checking the corn by the antennae. In the event that they are brown and tough, then we have fodder corn. If tender and light, then food corn.
How to cook corn properly?
Depending on the variety and the freshness of the cob, the product may take from 15 minutes to 2 hours to cook. You can cook corn not only in a saucepan, in the usual way, but also use a multicooker, double boiler, oven or microwave.
Cooking corn
We clean the cobs from the leaves and wash them. For cooking, we use a saucepan with thick walls. We put leaves on the bottom, on top of them corn cobs, and on top we cover with leaves and antennae. Fill with cold water and wait for the water to boil. Reduce heat and close the pan tightly with a lid.
Depending on the youthfulness of the product, we are guided by the cooking time. Time ranges from 15 minutes to 2 hours.
After the corn is ready, turn off the heat and leave the ears in the water for 10 minutes. This will add flavor and juiciness. After 10 minutes, take them out of the water, rub them with salt and grease them with butter.
How to cook corn in the oven?
We use a baking dish as a container. Lubricate it with butter and place the corn in it. Fill with hot water. We put the form with corn in a preheated oven for 40 minutes. After the time has elapsed, we check the grains for readiness, salt or sugar to taste.
