Creamed Corn

Maybe other people have had luck in finding creamed corn here in the UK, but I haven't been one of them - until today! Tesco's finally has Green Giant creamed corn! Though they suggest it's great for stews and soups... hrm....

It actually makes a kick butt corn chowder..

though I have to ask..... what on earth else does one do with creamed corn?

I would love to have it in a cornbread/pudding recipe...

what on earth else does one do with creamed corn?...

My mom makes it into a creamed corn casserole which is really good - - - but I just eat it plain. Well, COOKED, but plain. Had it tonight with baked chicken. SLURP.

I use it in a Mexican cornbread casserole.

So where are the recipes?   Please..

So where are the recipes?   Please..

When I get home from work tonight I'll dig up the recipe and post it. And unlike the one I promised for the jalapeno cheese bread I actually know for sure where this one is so I promise I'll post it.

Great now I am making corn chowder and jalapeno cheese bread.  I found two recipes for the bread....one with sour cream and one without.... which did yours use Melissa?

I am doing it without the sour cream but one thing is for sure  my fingers are hating me for not putting on gloves before seeding them!

Great now I am making corn chowder and jalapeno cheese bread.  I found two recipes for the bread....one with sour cream and one without.... which did yours use Melissa?

Mine didn't have sour cream in it but that sounds like it could be good too.

I am doing it without the sour cream but one thing is for sure  my fingers are hating me for not putting on gloves before seeding them!

Ooohhh yeah you have to be careful with those things. Whatever you do don't rub your eyes.

I got a corn spoonbread recipe from one of our MIA expats that has sour cream in it.  It takes creamed corn - but also Jiffy Corn Muffin mix!  Which I happen to have a stash of...and it was really good - the boys all loved it and are demanding it again!

ooh ooh! Creamed Corn! I love creamed corn! Tesco, here I come!

[color=ff33ff]this recipe was my grandmother's...
she always made it for us for Thanksgiving, Xmas, and Easter dinners.

It's a creamed corn casserole, and its one of my favourite holiday dishes...  its also nice for large gatherings of people for dinner parties or pot luck dinners.

(*it is best made in a shallow baking dish, as it gets too runny if it's too thick, and just doesn't turn out right.  9x13 glass cake pans work well...)[/color]

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GRANDMA LUCILLE'S CREAMED CORN CASSEROLE

ingredients:
2 cans cream-style corn
1 can whole kernal corn
3/4 c. milk
1 egg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
6-8 slices of bacon
1 c. sage and onion croutons


Saute onions and cook bacon.
Chop bacon into bite sized pieces.

In a separate dish, stir together egg and milk, and mix in corn, salt and pepper.

Lightly grease shallow baking dish, or spray with Pam.
Place 1/2 corn mixture, then 1/2 croutons and 1/2 of the bacon pieces in the dish.   Reapeat layers.

Bake, COVERED, for 45 minutes at 350 degrees F, until center is firm.  Remove cover for last 10 minutes to brown toppings.  (***careful not to let the croutons burn!  watch closely near the end!!!!)

Serves a lot!


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[color=ff33ff]i don't like when this casserole is too runny, so i tend to use frozen corn in place of the can of "whole kernal corn", and i add a bit more than a can's worth...  usually about 1 1/2 cans worth, or so.   try it like the recipe says, first, and then experiment for yourself![/color]

Right, in honour of Thanksgiving I'm resurecting this old gem. I hate Tesco and don't have one in easy reach anyway, so I'm wondering if anyone actually knows how to MAKE creamed corn? Certainly it can't be that complicated and must just involve a blender and some cornstarch or something? If it's simple I'm not goint to bother traipsing around looking for the real thing....

From Alton Brown on food tv... I'd leave out the onion and rosemary for flavour more like what you are used to...

Or just forgo Tesco and go to Sainbury's that carries Green Giant Greamed Corn.

1/2 onion, diced
1 tablespoon butter
2 pinches kosher salt
8 ears fresh corn
1 sprig fresh rosemary, bruised
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
1 cup heavy cream
Fresh ground black pepper

In a saucepan over medium heat, sweat the onion in butter and salt until translucent.
In a large mixing bowl, place a paper bowl in the middle of the bowl. Resting the cob on the bowl in a vertical position remove only the tops of the kernel with a knife, using long smooth downward strokes and rotating the cob as you go. After the cob has been stripped, use the dull backside of your knife to scrape any remaining pulp and milk off the cob.

Add the corn and pulp mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium high until the juice from the corn has tightened. Add the rosemary. Sprinkle the corn with the sugar and turmeric. Stir constantly for about 2 minutes. Sprinkle the cornmeal onto the corn, using a whisk to combine well. Add the heavy cream and cook until the corn has softened, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the rosemary. Season with freshly ground black pepper.

My soup and bread came out great over a year ago....

though...

I can't take to make it as I got really sick with a stomach flu after beign stuck in a room with someone with it during jury duty.  Shame as it was the best meal....

2 1/2  lbs frozen corn 
3/4  cup whipping cream 
1  teaspoon salt 
3  teaspoons sugar 
2-3  teaspoons cornstarch 

4-6 servings Change size or US/metric
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10 minutes 5 mins prep

Put the corn in a pan, add the salt, sugar and half the cream and bring to a boil.
Reduce to low or simmer, then thicken with cornstarch and the reserved cream.
Heat to desired thickness, take off the heat and serve.