Make your life simpler with frozen corn and take it to the subsequent stage. You get juicy, buttery corn with out having to shuck just a few ears of corn earlier than dinner. Plus, frozen corn has a brisker style than canned. Throw this straightforward facet dish along with only a few easy components.
For simpler frozen veggie recipes, try our Frozen Veggie Hacks.
Why Our Recipe
- Skip the microwave and make your frozen corn probably the most flavorful it may be.
- No must thaw—simply throw it in frozen!
Flip a bag of frozen corn into the simplest facet dish you’ll make. This frozen corn hack tastes similar to the actual factor—straight off the cob. The components and flavors are easy, making it tremendous versatile, too. You may add this corn to a salad, soup, or perhaps a taco the subsequent day. We love a recipe that makes it straightforward to repurpose our leftovers!
Ingredient Notes
- Frozen Corn: That is the magic! You don’t need to thaw, and the corn stays plump and by no means soggy.
- Butter: We use salted butter, however you need to use unsalted and add only a pinch of salt for taste.
- Sugar: Provides only a contact of sweetness to steadiness out the salt.
- Salt and Pepper: Only a easy salt and pepper seasoning that doesn’t overpower the sweetness of the corn.
Taste Variations
Tex-Mex: Add a 1/4-1/2 teaspoon every of chili powder, floor cumin, and garlic powder for a little bit Southwestern taste.
Garlic Butter: Add in 1 teaspoon of minced garlic over the last minute of cooking for a scrumptious garlicky twist.
Honey Butter: Simply change the granulated sugar with a tablespoon of honey, and voila— honey butter corn!
Serving Solutions
Mains: Traditional pairings embody ham, some country-style ribs, or BBQ hen.
Salads: Make a taco salad with this straightforward corn recipe. Use hen or floor beef, add some beans, and you then get a pop of sweetness from the corn.
Soup: Frozen corn (and the leftovers) can simply be added to taco soup or chili. You would even add it to a vegetable stew or hen noodle soup. Corn makes any soup higher!
Storage & Reheating
Refrigerate leftovers in an hermetic container for as much as 3 days.
Reheat by warming gently on the range, including a contact extra butter or oil to stop drying out.
Microwave on excessive in 30-second increments, untiled warmed by way of.
