Shirley's Perfect Steamed Corn on the Cob Every Time!
Recipe: #4867
March 10, 2012
Categories: Side Dishes, Corn, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Mothers Day, Picnic, Potluck, Romantic Dinner, Sunday Dinner Steam, Gluten-Free, Low Fat, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegan, Vegetarian, more
"Are you tired of soggy corn that soaks up all your butter and tastes waterlogged? Well, there is a reason for that :) Here is the way my mom always cooked her corn on the cob, and her corn always tasted fresh and delicious every time... Yours will too! Using a large pan, place a large plate or vegetable steamer in the bottom of your pan after you add the water. Stack the corn vertically with the stems down on the plate/steamer. You should be able to put about 12 ears in to steam doing it this way, if your pan is big enough. Corn is great with grilled meats and fish, so feel free to serve it at your next BBQ!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (109.9 g)
- Calories 87.7
- Total Fat - 1.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.3 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 1178.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 6.4 g
- Protein - 3.3 g
- Calcium - 2.9 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Husk corn. Set aside.
Step 2
Put 2 inches of water in the bottom of a large pot big enough to hold all your corn. Add salt to water.
Step 3
Place a large plate or steamer in bottom of the pan.
Step 4
Put corn into the pan, whole or cut in half, and stack vertically (up and down) with the stems at the bottom.
Step 5
Put the cover on, and bring water to a boil. Once water comes to a boil, steam the corn for 15 minutes, keeping cover on. Keep an eye on the water, and if it starts to boil out, add more to keep at around 2" so water doesn't evaporate.
Step 6
Remove corn from pot with tongs, and put on a serving plate.
Step 7
Cover with aluminum foil, until ready to eat.
Step 8
Serve with lots of butter and sprinkle with salt, to taste.
Tips
No special items needed.