Cooking Corn

[livingdeb]

I cooked corn on the cob for the first time yesterday. Here are the steps I took.

1. Hear about easy delicious microwave recipe.

2. Wait until corn is in season (i.e., no more expensive than 3/$1) and buy an ear.

3. Forget about it in the refrigerator for over a week.

4. Microwave it in the husk for 2 minutes. Notice that the ear is too long to keep from getting wedged in the microwave when the carousel turns.

5. Wrap in a towel for five minutes while steam does something or other.

6. Take the husk off, salt and eat.

It was a bit underdone and not very yummy. I was going to eat the whole thing anyway, but I just couldn't get through that last row.

Robin says it's best to grill it and second best to roast it in the oven or even the microwave.  He also said it's best to avoid corn, one of the scariest frankenfoods we currently have.

I kind of like corn on the cob, though, and don't eat enough vegetables.  And just because it's been altered doesn't mean it's dangerous.  If it is dangerous, it's just another one of the slow-death things, not a quick-death thing.  So I will try cooking it again.

Comments

[p-j-cleary.livejournal.com]

Robin obviously hasn't had fresh-out-of-the-field sweet corn. Delish!

Boiled corn on the cob slathered with butter and sprinkled with salt is one of the true delights of summer.

[madspark.livejournal.com]

Freshness is _everything_ with corn on the cob, so most likely it was the dwell time that did it in.

[alethiography.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

A couple of notes:

1. Corn on the cob is also awesome raw. No, seriously - and don't hold the half-cooked version against the raw version. Try it! (No butter and salt in that case.)

2. Husking and then boiling is perfectly easy and delicious. (Personally, I almost never find the microwave easier than the stovetop for things - e.g., pudding - that can be cooked either way.)

3. My understanding from what I've read is that corn isn't actually scarier than any other fruit or vegetable. What's "scary" about corn is the way they make it into everything else in the grocery store (beef, chicken, eggs, milk, additives, etc.) Eating corn itself is not scary at all.