Creamed Corn

5.0(869)

This is a sweetly comforting dish, and it's remarkably simple to make. Fresh corn is best for this, but frozen corn would work as well. If using the latter, add a bit of water when cooking before you add the milk.

by Amanda Hesser

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Side Dish

Servings

4 servings

Total time

20 min

Calories / serving

262 kcal

Ingredients (7)

serves

6 ears fresh corncorn
2 tablespoons butterbutter
Sliver of garlicgarlic
Sea saltsalt
3/4 cup milkmilk
1/4 cup heavy creamheavy-cream
Fresh sage leaves or chopped parsley, for garnishparsley

Instructions (2 steps)

01Scrape corn kernels from cobs, running knife edge along cobs to squeeze out juices. (If the corn is not very fresh, then blanch in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes before scraping kernels from cobs.)
02Place a medium saucepan over medium heat. Drop in butter and melt until foamy. Add corn, garlic and juices. Season with salt and cook until kernels become tender. Pour in milk and simmer until milk is almost gone. Pour in cream and simmer for 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve.

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