Cooked corn is an excellent addition to almost any dish. It is very nutritious and tasty, it has long occupied its place of honor on our table in the summer. How correctly to cook corn cobs, so they turned out really delicious?
How much should you cook corn cob?
To begin with, you need to find out which grade the corn bought on the market belongs to. There are special varieties for eating, and there are fodder for animals. How long does it take to cook food grade corn? It is softer and quite half an hour, but a coarse fodder will have to cook much longer - from two to three hours.
If you bought corn in the market and have already found small multicolored grains on the ear, leave it. This grade is for the preparation of popcorn.
The most important advice how to properly cook corn, sounds as follows: the cobs are cooked for about 20 minutes and through this time they are completely softened for eating. If you miss this point, the corn again becomes stiff and then cooking time increases substantially.
Fans of experimenting can be offered an interesting way of cooking in the oven. We rub the butter of the cob and wrap it in foil with a sprig of dill. To give a piquant taste, you can rub it a little with garlic.
How to cook fresh corn?
With the time of cooking determined, now you need to choose the method of preparation. It is best not to discard leaves when cleaning cobs. Leaves should be washed under a stream of warm water and put on the bottom of the pan, already on top to lay corn and fill with water.
Put the pan on the fire. After the water boils, you must pour it. To add a more saturated flavor to the water with salt, you can send a little spices, for example, sweet-scented peppers - this will add a spicy and very mouth-watering flavor.
Correctly cook the corn in a thick-walled saucepan, as cooking time takes a long time. Close the lid firmly. Very good to cook in a cast-iron pan. It is perfectly permissible to cook corn in a double boiler or in a microwave oven. It's very easy to cook corn in a pressure cooker, as it saves time and energy. It only takes 5-10 minutes.
Keep in mind that after cooling the corn will immediately begin to harden, which will be an unpleasant surprise for your teeth. It is best to serve cooked corn on the table immediately after its preparation, still hot. To the cobs retain their fragrance and softness for longer, lubricate them with butter. This also will greatly enhance the taste.
For gourmets you can serve corn, sprinkled with grated cheese. In order not to make a mistake when buying and picking soft corn, pay attention to the cobs and leaves: they should not be damaged and bright green.
How to cook old corn?
If you find dimples in the center of the grains, then the cobs are exactly old. They can be cooked, but they will be more stringent, regardless of the time and method of preparation.
Cooking fresh corn is much easier, because it is tender and very quickly prepared. But it happens that the fresh and juicy corn begins to age with time. How to cook old corn? If you do not throw up your hand, you can fix the situation using small tricks.
Cook the old corn in the same way as the young one. The difference is only in the cooking time. If the cobs have lain only a couple of days, it's enough to increase the cooking time by 20 minutes. But for cobs lying for a week, it will be necessary to increase the cooking time by an hour and a half.