Fried Fresh Corn With Bacon Grease
Created by Chef shapeweaver on July 11, 2014
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 50m
- Recipe #13054
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 corn ears (sweet, small 5-1/2-inch to 6-1/2-inch long)
- 2 tablespoons bacon grease
- 2 bacon slices, cooked
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
How to Make
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Step 1: This takes a while to prepare as corn must be cleaned of husk and silk.
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Step 2: Then slice corn off the cob.
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Step 3: Cook 2 strips of bacon. retain 2 tablespoons of bacon grease, add corn and 1/2 cup of water, and 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter and cook till liquid is mostly gone.
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Step 4: Season with salt and pepper as desired.
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Step 5: Top with crumbled bacon and stir.
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Step 6: Can add onions or peppers to enhance flavors.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (199.5 g)
- Calories 231.2
- Total Fat - 11.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.4 g
- Cholesterol - 25.3 mg
- Sodium - 192.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 28.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.1 g
- Sugars - 9.6 g
- Protein - 8.5 g
- Calcium - 6.8 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg