Yesterday I went into my chest freezer for some of the summer corn I stashed away this year. I went looking around the internet for a creamy corn recipe since corn from the freezer is not crisp like corn straight off the cob and I wasn’t in the mood for a soup or stew today. I found this creamy corn recipe, modified it slightly, and made it gluten free. We had this last night as a side dish in our dinner and let me tell you, it was gone in no time. A super delicious side dish, my entire family finished off the pan and were asking for more! I’m pretty sure your families will do the same.
Ingredients:
- 20 ounces of corn (if using frozen corn from the summer like I did, make sure it’s totally thawed)
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
- 2 Tablespoons of Amish roll butter
- 1 cup of whole milk
- 1 Tablespoon of corn starch
- 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese
Procedure:
Thaw out 20 ounces of summer corn, for me this worked out perfectly because I portion my summer corn 2 cups per bag. I decided not to drain the liquid out, instead I decided to keep all of the flavorful liquid in the recipe.
Pour the thawed corn into a wide skillet, you want a lot of surface area to help when it comes time to reduce the liquid.
Add the half and half, salt, sugar, Amish roll butter, and pepper into the pan. Heat over medium low heat until the sugar is dissolved and the butter has melted.
While this is happening you can pour the milk into a large measuring cup and whisk it together with the corn starch.
When the butter is all melted you can add the cornstarch milk mixture to the pan with the corn.
This will seem like a lot of liquid, not to worry. Over the next 15 or so minutes you will see the liquid reduce leaving you with a creamy corn side dish.
Once this reaches the consistency of your liking, go ahead and immediately serve this delicious side dish. I found this to be an amazing reminder of why putting the effort into freezing and preserving the bounty of summer is so worthwhile. The flavors of summer corn in the end of December is a welcome treat. Enjoy!