Corn and bacon is one of the combos that I always want to eat. I made this dish one night when I wasn’t feeling up to cooking anything too complicated and just wanted to eat. It would work well as a side dish or you can just eat it out of a bowl like we did. I made it with frozen corn but it would be even better with fresh corn. I think that this is going to be a summer staple for us this year.
Charred Corn and Bacon
Ingredients:
- 3 cups corn kernels // If frozen, thaw in warm water water and strain
- 4-5 pieces of thick cut bacon, cut into chunks
- 3 tbsp butter, divided
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1/2 tsp crushed cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp fresh chives, minced
- salt & pepper
Directions:
- In a heavy-bottomed medium sized pan, melt 1 tbsp of butter of medium-high heat.
- Once melted, add in corn and stir to coat with butter. Add bacon, onions, cayenne pepper, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Stir.
- Continue stirring occasionally and cook until bacon is crispy and corn is slightly charred, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tbsp of butter in a small dish. Combine with flour and stir to create a paste. [This will make it easier to add to the chicken stock]
- When the corn mixture is finished cooking, add chicken stock and butter mixture. Stir gently to break up any flour chunks. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low.
- Continue cooking until the liquid has thickened. Taste for seasonings. Serve iwth chives sprinkled on top.
Mmmmm… Let me know when you plan to make this again, and we’ll come visit you two! 🙂
Let us know when you want to visit and I’ll make it! Haha.