Boiled Sweet Corn
Overview
Corn is delicious, but many people don’t know how to cook it. Boil it with water or steam it? Boiled corn is sweet, has a lot of water, and is easy to cook. The corn water is drinkable and has a slight sweet taste. Steamed corn is more fragrant than boiled corn, but it is drier and easier to store. If you like it spicy, you can steam it; if you like it soft, glutinous and sweet, you can boil it. In addition, old corn is suitable for boiling, while sweet corn can be steamed or boiled. Boiled corn with corn leaves is more fragrant. If steamed corn, remove the leaves to make it easier to cook. If you can't remember these rules, it doesn't matter. Use the Wanmo lifting pot to cook sweet corn in one step with one click. It has a large capacity and a stainless steel double-layer inner pot.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Corn selection: Corn should have a smooth surface, no insect holes, full and bright kernels. The corn silk of sweet corn is fresh and tender, while the corn silk of old corn is black.
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Clean the corn, remove the corn silk, leave the tender corn leaves, and drain the water.
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Put the washed corn into the steamer, pour an appropriate amount of water into the steamer, let half of the water soak the corn cobs, and half should not be soaked. This is steaming, and the bottom of the steamer is full of water.
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Cover the lid and steam over high heat for 12 minutes. Steam for about 8 minutes. Flip once so that the corn on the other side can be soaked in the water and cooked.
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The steamed corn is simmered for 3 minutes until it becomes bright and shiny, with plump kernels. At this time, raise the pot, drain the water, let it cool and then eat. Sweet and fragrant, it’s so delicious!
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The steamed and cooked corn is soft, waxy and sweet, so delicious.
