How to cook corn

How to choose good corn

In order for boiled corn to live up to your taste buds, you need to choose the right cobs in the store or market. The most delicious are on sale until the end of August. Later ones can be overripe and harsh.

You can check the age of corn by crushing one grain. A white liquid resembling milk will flow from the young seeds.

Young corn with grains of milky white or light yellow color is ideal for cooking. The ear should be soft to the touch, but elastic at the same time. The grains should fit snugly together and be approximately the same size.

Pay particular attention to the leaves. In good corn, they are green, firm, fresh.

Don't buy corn without leaves. Perhaps the seller deliberately removed them to hide the poor quality of the product from you.

How to cook corn on the stove

Boil water in a saucepan and dip the corn into it. You do not need to remove the leaves: when boiling, they will give the corn additional flavor and juiciness. But it is better to get rid of the stigmas. The ears must be the same size so that they cook at the same time.

Young corn is cooked for 20-25 minutes, mature corn - at least 2 hours.

To speed up the cooking process of old corn, you can soak it in water for 2-4 hours beforehand. The kernels will soften and cook faster.

Towards the end of cooking, remove a sample from the dish: pry one grain with a fork and bite through. If it's soft and juicy, the corn is done. Drain the water, close the lid tightly and wrap with a towel. Wait 10-15 minutes. This evaporation makes the corn more delicate in taste.

Remove the leaves from the hot corn and serve. Salt and butter to taste.

How to cook corn in the microwave

Peel the corn and soak in cold water for 1 hour. Then put it in a plastic bag, pour 2 tablespoons of clean water at room temperature there. Tie the bag tightly and make a couple of small holes in it for steam to circulate. Send the cobs to a bowl and microwave it. Cook for 15 minutes at maximum power.

You can cook corn in the microwave even faster. Wash the cobs, remove leaves and fibers. Wrap the corn tightly in a paper towel dipped in water and place on a plate. Select maximum power and place the cereal in the oven for 5 minutes. Everything! The corn is ready.

Use cooking tongs to remove corn from the microwave: the dish is very hot.

How to cook corn in a slow cooker

Clean the ears from fibers and leaves, wash thoroughly. Pour water into the multicooker up to the maximum mark, put the corn inside. If the ears do not fit entirely into the bowl, cut them into several pieces. Select high pressure mode, set a timer for 15 minutes. At the end of cooking, take out the corn, let it dry a little, season with salt and butter to taste.

How to cook corn in a pressure cooker

Peel off any excess corn and wash. Place the ears (whole or cut) into the bowl of the household appliance. Boil the corn at maximum power for an electric pressure cooker, or over medium heat for a mechanical pressure cooker. Cooking time is from 10 to 40 minutes, depending on the age of the cobs.

Eat hot corn immediately after cooking. When cooled, the grains lose their juiciness and harden.

How to cook corn in the oven

Grease a deep baking dish with butter. Put the washed and peeled corn from leaves and stigmas there. Pour warm boiled water so that the ears are half in it. Cover the mold with a sheet of foil. Send the corn to an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 40 minutes if the grain is young, and for 120 minutes if the ears are ripe. Add salt to the finished dish.