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HOW TO PREPARE CORN ON THE COB FOR COOKING
Our preferred method to prepare corn on the cob for cooking is to carefully peel back the husk & remove the silk. Gently fold the husk back to cover the ear & tie with a cotton string. Place your corn in a large pot full of ice & cold water. From time to time add some more ice. Prepare this a couple hour before you are going to cook the corn.
You can omit the cold water bath & just remove the husk & silk just and cook it, but trust me, it will not taste as crisp & fresh.
METHOD OF COOKING
TO BOIL
Remove the husk & silk, place corn in a large pot, cover with water, boil covered for 3-5 minutes. This is probably the best way for making a quick dinner especially if you are cooking a lot of corn. Not a bad way to cook corn as long as you don't over cook. Corn should still be a crisp. For sweet corn add 1 Tbsp sugar (or more) to the water.
TO STEAM
Remove the husk & silk, steam covered 8-10 minutes.
TO MICROWAVE
Leave husk on (silk removed) & microwave on high, in a microwave safe dish, covered, 3-4 minutes. Let stand 3 minutes in the microwave. (1 ear)
Husk & silk removed, buttered, in a microwave dish, covered, 4-6 minutes, let stand 3 minutes in the microwave. (2 ears)
To cook 4 ears use the same procedure as above & cook 10-12 minutes, standing 3 minutes.
GRILLED
Husk & silk removed, wrapped in foil or placed in a foil pack, grill over medium coals 15-20 minutes turning a couple times.
In the husk, silk removed, using a medium-high heat place on the grill & cook turning often until the husk is lightly browned on all sides, about 10-15 minutes.
ROASTED
Husk & silk removed, buttered & wrapped in foil. Bake at 375 F for 30 minutes. Can be baked along with potatoes or your roast.
THE BEST PART...EATING CORN ON THE COB
One of the best part of eating corn on the cob is when the family is sitting at the table, mom would butter a slice of bread, turn her corn in the bread, & pass the bread so each of us could "butter" the corn. The youngest is always last but also has the most fun, they get to eat the bread.
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