Corn on the cob?

Pooky

Our fav is to chop them in to 4/5 bits - depending on size - coat in oil and fry slowly with fresh chillies and garlic - great with pizza and dips.

My parrot on the other hand just loves them raw - he can strip a whole cob in under 2 mins.

Debt_Free_Chick

Roast or BBQ.

Doing this and the natural sugar in the corn caramelises so you get a really nutty flavour. Absolutely gorgeous.

And once you're hooked, you'll be making Delia's Toasted Sweetcorn Salsa at every opportunity.

I wish that woman would stop dreaming up such yummy stuff!

melorac

Corn on the cob........ Fab. I love it.
Best on the BBQ, wrapped in foil with a little butter and black pepper. Although still tasty boiled or microwaved.

Quite a few good deals on them at the moment in the shops.... so a good idea, to stock up on them and freeze them your self at home. Cheaper than buying frozen shop ones. Just blanch for one minute, cool then freeze. I normally half one cob, to give 2 cobettes when freezing them. Just score the full cob all the way round, in the middle, then snap in half, before blanching. This is also a better size if you have kids that love corn on the cob :j

Humphrey10

I've always assumed pre-prepared veg is more expensive than 'normal' veg, so when I wanted some sweetcorn kernels today I bought some sweetcorn cobs, assuming the kernels could be picked off in some way.

But I have realised I have no idea how to get the kernels off - you have to cut them off I've been told? Would a blunt knife do or does it have to be sharp (all mine are pretty blunt!)? Do I need to cook the sweetcorn first? Can you eat raw sweetcorn?

I think I should have gone for the tinned stuff!

zippychick

Hiya

yes you would use a knife to cut the kernels off. As far as i know you need to cook it. Tinned might have been easier!

Why not eat as corn on the cob and bite off with your teeth? Garlic chilli butter is soooooo tasty! Our corn on the cob thread may help

I will merge this later

Have you looked up a youtube video on cutting the kernels off or video jug? That's possibly easiest

Zip

Little_Vics

The easiest way to get corn off the cob is to hold it vertically on a hard service, and run a sharp knife downwards close to the core. The kernels will fall off. I always cook it first, but I'm sure you can do it when they're raw. I wouldn't eat it though.

zippychick

This video shows how

xrjtg

Humphrey10 wrote: »

I've always assumed pre-prepared veg is more expensive than 'normal' veg

Prepared fresh vegetables probably are more expensive to buy than unprepared fresh vegetables. However, there are lots of good reasons (ease of storage, prolonging the season, it being easier to sell the "ugly" specimens) why it could well be cheaper to buy prepared frozen or tinned vegetables.

Peas, sweetcorn, broccoli, cauliflower and green beans are all cheaper frozen than fresh (although the brassicas aren't as nice as fresh). Carrots are the main example I've found that tend to be more expensive frozen.

Linda32

I've always found the frozen sweetcorn (the kernels) to be fine. A big bag isn't very expensive at all

t_obermory

I've tried cutting the sweetcorn off the cob before and its a nightmare, you'd defiantly need a sharp knife. I'd just eat them on the cob much tastier.

Given how much corn on the cob costs I'd think I'd probably work out cheaper to buy a bag of frozen sweetcorn in future.