sweetcorn in the oven?

hotcookie101

Hiya, I am planning on cooking ribsand chicken nigella style tom evening when a friend comes round. We are also going to have roasted spuds and corn on the cob, but I dont really want to have to use the hob as well as the oven (its electric and seems to eat the electricty despite being A rated when I bought it 2 years ago)
Can I stick the corn in a baking dish with a bit of water and cover with foil and cook in the oven with the rest of the stuff?
thanks

Boudica

Hi Hotcookie

I put sweetcorn into little foil parcels with salt, pepper butter and a little water. It needs to be cooked separately as the kernals will burn and go crunchy if they're not covered up.

Hope this helps......your meal sounds lovely and yummy

Pink.

Hi hotcookie,

As long as the corn is covered and sealed tightly with the foil then it will steam and be just as good as if it were cooked on the hob.

Pink

hotcookie101

how long do you reckon i should cook them for? usually i bbq for about 15-20mins in total, is that too long in the oven?

jessbrown100

These all sound really nice- might try it rather than boiling them next time

jessbrown100

btw, what does Nigella do to ribs and chicken?

Boudica

hotcookie101 wrote: »

how long do you reckon i should cook them for? usually i bbq for about 15-20mins in total, is that too long in the oven?

It depends on the thickness of the sweetcorn stem. I usually put thim in for around 40 mins...but you can check after half an hour.

You can also put a little cumin into the foil bags too....it makes a nice change

gunsandbanjos

Chilli&Lime butter then cover them in tinfoil, 30-40 mins in a preheated oven. Yummy:D

hotcookie101

jessbrown100 wrote: »

btw, what does Nigella do to ribs and chicken?

Oh it looks very tasty-from the express book, is on bbc website-they are marinaded with apple juice, maple syrup oil soy sauce, garlic, star anise and cinammon. have been sitting in fridge in freezer bag since yesterday am, all I have to do when I get home from work is empty them into roasting tin and roast for hour or so. haven't cooked them before but I can't imagine ribs and chicken being nasty! Fingers crossed
Thanks for all advice re sweetcorn :beer:

Gingernutmeg

There's a video of the chicken and ribs recipe here

jessbrown100

ohhhh! am having curry for tea but now I want ribs, chicken and sweetcorn!! bloomin' meal planning!!