VeraBlue
Executive Chef
I love farm fresh corn on the cob, and what's not to love??
Ever since I was little, my mother would boil the **** out of it, sometimes for upwards of 30 minutes in the water!! She'd add salt or sugar to the water...doing all sorts of things that could harm the happy little kernels.. But I digress..
It was always served after the main meal, for some reason unknown to me. After the last buger, or piece of chicken, or whatever she was serving was consumed, then she would bring this platter of bright yellow summery goodness to the table. Most of us were too full to actually truly enjoy the corn (regardless of how long she cooked it, or what she dumped in the water, we still loved corn on the cob). And then there were the few ocassions when it was actually forgotten in the pot of water in the kitchen, never even making an appearance on the table.When I started cooking, I began doing my own experiments. I started by reducing the cooking time, settling on 6-8 minutes for boiling, and nothing in the water, save the corn. My favourite method is soaking the corn in the husks, silk removed, in beer or cider for a few hours, and then grilling.
My question: When do you serve the corn on the cob? I never serve it at the end because I want people to actually enjoy it. Was my mother the only one who did this??? Does anyone else serve it at the end??
Ever since I was little, my mother would boil the **** out of it, sometimes for upwards of 30 minutes in the water!! She'd add salt or sugar to the water...doing all sorts of things that could harm the happy little kernels.. But I digress..
It was always served after the main meal, for some reason unknown to me. After the last buger, or piece of chicken, or whatever she was serving was consumed, then she would bring this platter of bright yellow summery goodness to the table. Most of us were too full to actually truly enjoy the corn (regardless of how long she cooked it, or what she dumped in the water, we still loved corn on the cob). And then there were the few ocassions when it was actually forgotten in the pot of water in the kitchen, never even making an appearance on the table.When I started cooking, I began doing my own experiments. I started by reducing the cooking time, settling on 6-8 minutes for boiling, and nothing in the water, save the corn. My favourite method is soaking the corn in the husks, silk removed, in beer or cider for a few hours, and then grilling.
My question: When do you serve the corn on the cob? I never serve it at the end because I want people to actually enjoy it. Was my mother the only one who did this??? Does anyone else serve it at the end??