Corn on the cob, microwave style
This "recipe" comes via our friend Pete O, who sent us a video of how to cook corn on the cob in the microwave.
NOTES:
1. This method of cooking corn on the cob neatly removes nearly all of the silks between the kernels!
2. This is a quick way to prepare corn kernels for freezing and for later use in a corn chowder recipe during winter.
PREPARATION:
1. Have a cutting board, a decent serrated-edge knife, and a potholder ready.
2. Leaving the entire husk intact, microwave 2 ears of corn at high for 8 minutes. (When microwaving only one ear, 4 minutes is a tad too long. Maybe 15-30 sec under 4 minutes will do better.)
3. Using a potholder, remove the ears from the microwave and place them on the cutting board. One at a time and still using a potholder, gently hold each ear about an inch-and-a-half from the stalk end and using a firm hand, cut the last inch of the cob off.
4. Still with the potholder, grab the silks (avoid grabbing the upper cob part) and pick up the ear so it is dangling off the counter a few inches. With a few firm shakes of the silks, the ear of corn should start to emerge from the cut-off stalk end.
5. Continue working with the silks and a few more brisk shakes to release the corn form the silks. Sometimes a twist of the silks helps too.
NOTES:
1. This method of cooking corn on the cob neatly removes nearly all of the silks between the kernels!
2. This is a quick way to prepare corn kernels for freezing and for later use in a corn chowder recipe during winter.
PREPARATION:
1. Have a cutting board, a decent serrated-edge knife, and a potholder ready.
2. Leaving the entire husk intact, microwave 2 ears of corn at high for 8 minutes. (When microwaving only one ear, 4 minutes is a tad too long. Maybe 15-30 sec under 4 minutes will do better.)
3. Using a potholder, remove the ears from the microwave and place them on the cutting board. One at a time and still using a potholder, gently hold each ear about an inch-and-a-half from the stalk end and using a firm hand, cut the last inch of the cob off.
4. Still with the potholder, grab the silks (avoid grabbing the upper cob part) and pick up the ear so it is dangling off the counter a few inches. With a few firm shakes of the silks, the ear of corn should start to emerge from the cut-off stalk end.
5. Continue working with the silks and a few more brisk shakes to release the corn form the silks. Sometimes a twist of the silks helps too.
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