HOW DO YOU COOK CANNED CORN

How to Cook Canned Corn – the Quick and Definitive Guide

Are you like me who find stocking canned corn fun? Those canned corn seem to always find a sweet spot on my grocery basket rarely into my plate. So I prepared quick and tasty ways, all under 5 minutes on how to cook canned corn that will make you want to try it now.

Here are three different yet easy ways to get your corn jumping from the cans to your plates. Get your materials ready.

Try to look for newly canned corn. You can find that out printed in their cans.

The nearer the packaging date is, the newer that can of corn is.

Also notice that a whole bunch of canned corn in a grocery shelf has different packaging dates.

If you want the ones with a newer packaging date, try searching at the back or higher portions of the shelves.

Picking out Your Canned Corn

Canned corn may not differ highly but if you are using corn to enhance your diet, you might as well be keen to viewing sodium and sugar contents. Check the labels and find ones which contains lesser sodium and added sugar.

Remember that some canned corn is added with gluten during their packaging but here are ones that are not though. Find ones that are labeled gluten-free and along with gluten-free ingredients you can prepare a gluten-free diet.

Open your canned corn and drain half of its water using the strainer.

Now pour the remaining water and corn into your pan.

Turn the heat up to medium.

In a slow circular blending motion, stir the corn along with the water so as to keep the heating equal in the whole mix.

Once the water starts to boil around 2 minutes, lower down the heat a bit and continue for another stirring for another minute.

Remove the pan and pour the whole mix using into your strainer to drain the water.

Place a teaspoon of butter into the pan.

After the butter is melted, pour back the boiled corn into the pan.

Season with a pinch of salt and pepper or as desired.

PRO TIPS

For a spicy sweet combination, you may squeeze in a small amount of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes to your sweet corn.

If you want to enhance the smell while adding a “kick” to the natural sweet corn taste, try adding a pinch of cinnamon powder mix.