Creamy Corn with Chives

Name: Creamy Corn with Chives
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons cornstarch; 4 ears corn, shucked; 2 Tbsps minced fresh chives; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 59 milliliters finely chopped onion; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 79 milliliters water

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Creamy Corn with Chives If you have kosher salt, ears corn, chives, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes.

Instructions

Working over a shallow bowl, cut off corn kernels, then scrape each cob with a knife to extract juice. Discard cobs.

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Corn Kernels

Extract

Juice

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Knife

Bowl

Purée 2 cups kernels, reserving remainder, and all of juice in a food processor 2 minutes, scraping down sides. Force through a fine sieve into a bowl and discard solids. Stir in salt, cornstarch, and sugar.

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Corn Starch

Juice

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Sieve

Bowl

Cook onion in butter in a saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, until softened.

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Butter

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Add reserved kernels and water and simmer briskly, covered, stirring occasionally, until corn is crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Water

Corn

Stir corn purée again, then stir into kernels. Bring to a boil, stirring, and simmer, stirring, until thickened, about 2 minutes. (If desired, thin with water.) Season with pepper and stir in chives.

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Chives